Retail sales of frozen food in the UK grew 5.4% to £6bn in the past year, a “huge milestone” for the sector, according to new data from Kantar Worldpanel.
A seafood producer located near the Humber estuary and a Manchester-based supplier to JD Wetherspoon have scooped the top prizes at an annual awards that celebrates the best in frozen food manufacturing.
Birds Eye has pumped thousands of pounds into its online grocery channel in a successful bid to boost sales and stay ahead of the curve, its UK and Ireland md Andy Weston-Webb has said.
Buying British meat and poultry is not always best and some overseas processors have better standards than UK and European businesses, an international meat processing boss has claimed.
The British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF), which represents the UK’s frozen food manufacturing sector, is entering a period of significant change as it adapts itself to meet the challenges of a changing world, its new president Peter Allan has said.
Frozen food manufacturers and retailers need to unite and splash the cash to stem the flow of negative press reports that are engulfing the sector, claims a senior executive at Iceland.
A senior executive at Iceland has launched a stinging attack on the mainstream media for its coverage of the horsemeat scandal while branding the rogue suppliers responsible for the outcry as “lying, cheating, robbing b*****ds”.
Frozen food has lacked strong branded leadership, but could become more successful by focusing on its strengths with the addition of significant marketing investment, according to Birds Eye Iglo boss Martin Glenn.
The rising cost of Christmas, a boost for frozen meat sales and tough times for confectionery firm Thorntons all feature in our festive news-in-brief round up.
The value of the frozen food sector has soared to over £5bn so far this year, with 3.6% growth in the third quarter alone, the British Frozen Food Federation announced yesterday (October 25
Catering will offer frozen food producers the best prospects for growth in future, according to Alf Carr, director general of the British Frozen Food...
