Hundreds of food and drink industry leaders packed The Lancaster Hotel in London this week for the grocery think-tank IGD annual convention. Thronging the conference hall were some prolific tweeters. Here, we bring you a selection of their best Tweets....
Reading that Tim Smith had joined Tesco as technical director sent me on a trip down memory lane. I returned to the late '80s, early '90s when I was at the British Retail Consortium and he then Tesco technical director was chairman of our technical...
The Scottish government has awarded Northampton-based meat snacks processor The Jerky Group a grant of £245,959 to give a disused Scottish food factory a new lease of life.
The UK food industry is entering a new era with power shifting from the retailers to the manufacturers, for the first time in 30 years, according to a leading city analyst.
Most major UK supermarkets operate sourcing policies that promote British produce but all could do more, reveals a new survey from the National Farmers Union (NFU).
Analysts warned tough times were ahead for Sainsbury as competitors Tesco and Morrisons beef up, after the supermarket posted it first quarter trading statement today (June 13).
Retail giant Tesco’s latest results reveal a “steady” financial performance, which suggests “stabilisation is coming through in the UK”, according to City analyst Shore Capital.
Retail guru Sir Terry Leahy, former ceo Tesco, has published a 10 words management handbook based on his years at the helm of the UK’s biggest supermarket.
Tesco's fall from grace since former group chief executive Sir Terry Leahy hung up his halo and passed control over to Philip Clarke, is a sign of the turbulent times we live in. In its final results for 2011/12, published in April, Tesco reported...
Prime Minister David Cameron has backed Tesco’s plan to create 20,000 new jobs in the UK over the next two years as the firm responds to its shock profit warning at the start of the year.
Chilled foods look set to receive a further boost in sales following Sainsbury's decision last month to change its labelling to advise shoppers they can freeze many foods right up until the 'use by' date. Sainsbury's move is likely...
Greencore has made an encouraging start since its acquisition of chilled foods business Uniq, according to city analysts, after the firm posted its most comprehensive financial results since the takeover.
City analysts have described Sainsbury’s latest financial results as “excellent” with many of its retail rivals posting a sluggish performance for the all-important Christmas period.
Greencore is remaining tight-lipped on the identity of its mystery suitor following press reports that US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier and Rice (CD&R) is in talks with the Irish food supplier.
The first UK retailer to introduce trayless, leak-proof, printed flow-wraps for all of its whole chickens, Tesco counts the avoidance of pathogens such as campylobacter among the key benefits of the new pack format.
News that Tesco’s UK sales have fallen for the first time in 20 years, according to its latest interim results, is likely to put its suppliers under more pressure in price negotiations, according to analysts.
In what signalled the start of a new price war among the major multiples, Tesco announced late last month that it was planning to make £500M of price cuts across its stores. This has sent shivers down the spines of many manufacturers.
Food suppliers have reacted nervously to Tesco’s announcement of £500M of price cuts, and warned that the grocery sector’s discount culture will cost more jobs.
Increased penetration of own-label products within the UK retail sector will pose new challenges to branded food manufacturers in coming years, according to a recent webcast by Trace One and Planet Retail.
Government may need to intervene to give teeth to the voluntary Responsibility Deals it has launched if the desired changes to behaviour are to be achieved, it has emerged.
The food and drink supply chain is poised to take a big step forward, with major retailers committing to a single channel of product data sharing working with the GS1 standards organisation.
It would not be surprising to see food retail inflation creep up in the coming months as there is no sign of commodity prices easing in the near term, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
Dairy Crest has picked up a new 50m litre milk supply contract with Tesco but reported a 24% drop in operating profit in its dairies division to £10.9m on the back of higher input costs and competitive pressures.
Premier Foods is striving to resolve a dispute with Tesco that led to the retailer removing 11 out of 18 Hovis bread lines from its shelves earlier this month.
It's been a challenging couple of years for the organic sector, with sharp declines in sales in many areas and a contraction in shelf space as supermarkets have weeded out their slowest sellers.
The pricing hierarchy in organic foods is confusing shoppers and holding the category back, with some products costing more than twice as much as conventional counterparts and others achieving price parity, according to the UK’s biggest grocer.
Tesco can provide a “strong and certain route to market” for small food manufacturers, helping to “liberate” them and increase their potential, commercial director Richard Brasher told delegates at this year’s IGD Convention in London.
Willesden-based Jamaican pattie manufacturer Port Royal has developed a new range of premium chilled ready meals targeting shoppers looking for more authentic Caribbean cuisine.
Dairy Crest could be the biggest loser if the UK’s biggest supermarkets decide to shake up supply contracts over the next 18 months, while rival Robert Wiseman Dairies has the most to gain, according to a new report.
More than 5,700 products have now had their carbon footprint measured and certified, but Tesco remains the only major supermarket to commit to rolling out carbon footprint labels on pack.
On-shelf-availability at the leading UK supermarkets has increased by more than 1% over the past year to 97.8%, according to the latest ECR UK (Efficient Consumer Response) availability survey.
