Tesco restructure to affect 1,700 jobs

Tesco restructure to affect 1,700 jobs

Jan 23, 2018 | News, Retailing

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

Jan 18, 2018 | News

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...
Multiple retailers boosted by strong Christmas sales

Multiple retailers boosted by strong Christmas sales

Jan 10, 2018 | News

Grocery sales helped UK supermarkets report one of their busiest Christmas period, which saw shoppers splash out record amounts of cash. Lidl As previously reported, Lidl UK was the fastest growing supermarket over the Christmas period, according to Kantar Worldpanel,...
Christmas spending reaches £1 billion more than last year

Christmas spending reaches £1 billion more than last year

Jan 9, 2018 | News

The average household shrugged off economic worries to spend a record £1,054 on groceries over the three months including the Christmas period. According to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks to 31st December 2017, a record...
Tesco responds to Woodside Farms legal dispute

Tesco responds to Woodside Farms legal dispute

Dec 18, 2017 | News

Richard Baugh, of Woodside Farm in Nottinghamshire, has joined with food and environment charity Feedback to threaten legal proceeding, if Tesco does not stop using the name Woodside Farms to sell its products. In a letter to Tesco’s CEO, Feedback reportedly...