Archive of all news articles – Page 336
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M&S Food strikes exclusive partnership with Ireland’s Applegreen
Applegreen operates 500 forecourt sites across the UK, Ireland and the US. It currently has almost 200 locations in the Irish market
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Cost of living crisis impacting top-up missions and impulse purchasing for c-stores
Report highlighted the impact on top-up missions of shoppers trading out of convenience in search of more competitive prices at supermarkets and discounters
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Tesco as competitive with discounters as ever, claims CEO Ken Murphy
Tesco said its products from its Aldi Price Match now featured in 99% of all large baskets and over 80% of top-up shops
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Waitrose launches new £12 dine in meal deal in stores
Customers will be able to choose from 11 mains, eight sides and six desserts. Waitrose confirmed this would be an ongoing meal deal
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Princes enters mixers with trio of blended juice drinks
The drinks are intended to be mixed with alcohol or enjoyed by themselves over ice
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Eat 17 pauses hunt for franchise partners to focus on existing estate
It announced the franchise arm pre-Covid and published a prospectus for potential partners in 2021
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Leaf unveils latest Leaf Marque Standard for more sustainable farming
The revisions have been made to ‘raise the bar on important sustainable farming issues’
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Sainsbury’s launches trial of Heineken branded low & no fixtures
They also feature other brands such as Lucky Saint and Gordon’s
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Mayor announces over £20m in funding for London markets amid cost of living crisis
City Hall will be investing £20m from its Good Growth Fund plus an additional £3m to support street markets, covered markets and wholesale markets in the capital
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Nurture Brands expands snacking portfolio with Indie Bay Snacks
Nurture Brands, owner of Rebel Kitchen and The Primal Pantry, has agreed a deal to acquire pretzel supplier Indie Bay Snacks
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Media Bites 5 October: Greggs, fuel prices, Christmas retail
UK bakery chain Greggs has defied hospitality industry gloom with a 15% rise in sales
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City snapshot: Tesco profits squeezed as customers ‘watch every penny’
Profits at Tesco fell back in the first half as customers faced “a tough time” but rising food prices helped Britain’s biggest supermarket grow sales.
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The Grocer New Own-Label Awards Virtual Event to take place on 14 October
From 11am, we’ll live-stream our New Own-Label Awards Virtual Event, recognising the most outstanding products from the UK’s leading grocers
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New ad push to bang drum for UK food and drink exporters
After criticism of recent trade deals, food businesses have been given top billing in DIT’s new ad campaign
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Vegan ready meal brand The Brook closes after ‘challenging’ six months
In a recent LinkedIn post, CEO Thea Brook wrote that the business had ‘battled hard through one economic crisis after another’ since its launch in 2019
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Novomins appoints Clive Sharpe as non-executive chair
Industry veteran will spearhead the supplement brand’s growth in the US
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Morrisons promotes James Badger to commercial and manufacturing director
The appointment comes a week after Morrisons chief operating officer Trevor Strain confirmed he was leaving the business
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Q Catering appoints Nick Jennings as financial director as it looks to double turnover by 2030
Jennings joins the business having previously worked alongside current MD Steve Clarke at Kent Frozen Foods
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Inflation could cut Asian dairy demand and UK exporting prospects
British dairy has been targeting the region’s high growth economies
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Waitrose commits to zero deforestation sourcing as part of new sustainability strategy
It has also vowed to source all key raw materials in its own-band products from more sustainable or recycled sourced by 2025