Multiple retailers boosted by strong Christmas sales
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
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...
Feeling trendy: which foods will consumers be buying in 2018?
FMT hears from a supermarket, a grocery researcher and an ingredients supplier to discover the key food trends industry is predicting for 2018. According to Waitrose: Indian street food Say ‘namaste’ to tapas-style Indian street food. Forget heavy sauces and chicken...
