May 22, 2019 | News, Retailing
M&S’ full year results for the 52 weeks ending 30th March 2019 have been released, and its top line summary reports as “good progress in restoring the basics.” The results indicate its food business is showing good signs of progress in arresting the decline...
Apr 30, 2019 | Frozen Foods, News
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show a record-breaking £2.5 billion was spent during the Easter week, which is the fastest rate of growth the overall sector has experienced in 2019. Total year-on-year sales increased by 2.0% during the 12 weeks to...
Apr 29, 2019 | News, Retailing
To celebrate its 150th Anniversary, Sainsbury’s is going back in time to its beginnings in London’s Soho with a pop-up experience. Visitors will be taken on a journey from the store’s family-run shop on Drury Lane in 1869, through to the present day. The...
Apr 26, 2019 | Baking, Ingredients, News, Retailing
Publication of Associated British Foods (ABF) interim results has revealed that at Allied Bakeries, recent customer discussions on pricing have had some success, but also led to the termination of its largest private label bread manufacturing contract with Tesco. ABF...
Apr 24, 2019 | News, Red Meat Processing, Retailing, Vegetable Processing
With an increase in demand for healthier, more sustainable and convenient products, Tesco is launching a new ‘Meat & Veg’ range. The new range is said to help make scratch cooking easier, removing the need to buy vegetables separately to make the base of popular...
