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...
Feeling trendy: which foods will consumers be buying in 2018?

Feeling trendy: which foods will consumers be buying in 2018?

Jan 5, 2018 | News

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...
Waitrose launches new Good Health label

Waitrose launches new Good Health label

Jan 5, 2018 | News

Waitrose has launched a new label which will be featured on hundreds of food products to make it easier for customers to identify nutritious food. The Good Health label shows on many of the supermarket’s own-brand products, from fresh produce, to store cupboard...
Most calorific festive supermarket items revealed

Most calorific festive supermarket items revealed

Nov 30, 2017 | Baking, Dairy, News, Sugar

A study conducted by fitness experts Nuyoo.co has compared festive food items from five major supermarkets (Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Morrisons), to see the calories, fat and sugar content in the products. The study examined nutritional information for...
Supermarkets enjoy 17 months of consecutive growth

Supermarkets enjoy 17 months of consecutive growth

Oct 17, 2017 | News, Retailing

Supermarket sales have increased by 3.1% in value, compared with last year, according to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks to 8th October. The figure marks the 17th period of uplift in a row for Britain’s grocers, despite...