Inside food & drink manufacturing
Sainsbury Q4 analysis
Sainsbury cut the price gap between it and discount retailers such as Aldi and Lidl in its fourth financial quarter (Q4), reflecting the discounters’ flagging momentum, a leading analyst has claimed.
Chicken restaurant chain Nandos is extending its flame-grilled Peri Peri chicken flavour portfolio of Grooves Cut potato crisps by adding a new Peri-Salted product.
2015 Budget
The 2015 Budget has provoked a mixed reaction from the food industry, with beer, cider and whisky producers celebrating duty cuts, while others are calling for more specific food industry support.
Lidl’s proposed 41,806m² new distribution centre would create up to 500 jobs and be the discounter’s 11th in the UK if plans were approved.
Food firms should not halt imports from countries struggling with political turmoil, such as Palestine and Israel, according to an Asda board member.
For the first time since the meteoric rise of the natural colours market several years ago, supply and demand are in balance, writes Lynda Searby
2 Sisters Food Group’s debt rose in its second financial quarter (Q2) as the business was beset by avian influenza (AI) and IT woes.
Managing growing market share and multiple suppliers were the biggest challenges Alpro faced when constructing its new £28.5M production facility at its existing Burton Latimer site, near Kettering.
Sainsbury is nailing product quality goals and plans to boost the rate of product improvements in the coming financial year, according to fourth quarter (Q4) results, which beat expectations.
Ready-meal manufacturer Charlie Bigham’s has posted 50% year-on-year growth of £19M in retail sales for the first half of 2015.