Apr 11, 2018 | News, Retailing
The latest preliminary results from Tesco show positive sales and profit growth as well as strong cash generation. Group sales are up 2.3% to £51.0bn, while UK like-for-like sales are up 2.2% with consistent strength in fresh food (0.4%). Group operating profit before...
Apr 5, 2018 | Dairy, News
In what’s being called an industry first, Lancashire Farm Dairies is to use free range milk in all of its yoghurt products. The Rochdale-based company has committed to only using free range milk in every yoghurt pot. Said to benefit both farmers and cows, the decision...
Apr 4, 2018 | News, Retailing
Grocery sales have increased in value by 2.5% compared to this time last year despite adverse weather conditions, according to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks to 25th March 2018. Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and...
Mar 12, 2018 | News, Retailing
UK shoppers spent £15 million on soup during recent bad weather, according to IRI supermarket sales data. Sales of bacon and bird feed also offered supermarkets a boost. During the week ending 3rd March 2018, consumers spent £15.4 million on soup in supermarkets – the...
