Supermarket sales continue to grow despite spending drop

Supermarket sales continue to grow despite spending drop

Grocery sales have enjoyed a 3.4% increase in value, compared with this time last year, despite a seasonal dip in shopper spend post-Christmas at £1.6 billion less than the month before. According to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel,...
Booker’s Charles Wilson named Tesco’s CEO

Booker’s Charles Wilson named Tesco’s CEO

Booker Group’s current chief executive, Charles Wilson, has been appointed as CEO of Tesco’s retail and wholesale operations in the UK and Republic of Ireland. He will take up the role upon completion of the retailer’s merger with Booker Group, expected to be 5th...
Lobby group calls for 20% sugar tax on confectionery

Lobby group calls for 20% sugar tax on confectionery

Action on Sugar, based at Queen Mary University of London, has urged for a complete ban on all confectionery price promotions, along with a sugar tax on all confectionery of at least 20%. The call follows its product survey, which reveals the amount of sugar in...
Tesco restructure to affect 1,700 jobs

Tesco restructure to affect 1,700 jobs

Tesco has announced major changes to simplify operations, affecting 1,700 jobs, in a bid to improve efficiency and competitiveness. As part of the changes, the role of people manager and compliance manager will be removed from large stores and fulfilment centres in...
Book your place for the FMT Food Industry Awards 2018

Book your place for the FMT Food Industry Awards 2018

With just a few weeks until the FMT Food Industry Awards 2018 lunch, and with tickets selling fast, organisers say there is no time like the present to book your table. The annual ceremony and prestigious luncheon will take place on 9th February at the five star Royal...