Former Nestlé Executive To Run Food Security ‘War Room’
The government has hired Chris Tyas, a former supply chain executive at Nestlé, to oversee a ‘war room’ set up to ensure the UK’s...
Competition Laws Relaxed To Allow Supermarkets To Work Together On Coronavirus...
The UK government announced last night that it is temporarily relaxing elements of competition law as part of a number of measures that aim...
Co-op Seeking 5,000 Extra Staff
The Co-op has become the latest food retailer to put out a call for extra staff to cope with the surge in demand caused...
Adelie Foods Opens Up Distribution Network To Under-Pressure Retailers
Adelie Foods, a leading manufacturer of food-to-go products, is offering its distribution network and warehousing facilities to retail businesses who may be struggling with...
PZ Cussons Hires Former P&G And Kellogg Exec As New CEO
PZ Cussons has announced that Jonathan Myers will become its new Chief Executive Officer.
He will join the Manchester-headquartered consumer goods firm on 1 May...
Big Four Grocers Step Up Measures To Keep Shelves Stocked
Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, and Morrisons have all unveiled moves that they hope will enable them to cope with the spike in demand caused by...
CMA Clears PepsiCo’s Acquisition of Pioneer Food Group
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) yesterday cleared PepsiCo’s proposed acquisition of South Africa’s Pioneer Food Group.
PepsiCo announced in July last year that...
Supermarkets At Risk Of Losses Of More Than £100m On Own...
The UK’s leading grocery retailers could lose money due to a failure to work effectively with suppliers, according to a retail technology consultancy.
After Lidl...
Burts’ Growth Plan Boosted By Deal With Costa Coffee
Burts Snacks has secured a nationwide listing with coffee shop chain Costa, boosting its plan to reach £100m worth of sales by 2022.
The crisps...
Younger Drinkers Driving Sales Of No Or Low Beer
New research confirms that sales of no or low alcohol beer have increased in recent years (+30% since 2016) with younger drinkers increasingly staying...
