Growth In Dairy Market Picks Up Ahead Of Festive Season
Latest data from Kantar shows that growth of the dairy market is accelerating ahead of the all-important Christmas trading period.
Year-on-year value sales growth was...
Supermarkets Have Failed To Compel Suppliers To Take Action On Plastic
The plastic packaging produced by supermarkets in the UK has risen to more than 900,000 tonnes a year, despite public commitments by the leading...
New Snack Bar Launched That Can Cut Alcohol Absorption
Zeno Functional Foods has launched a snack-sized protein bar which it claims can reduce alcohol absorption by as much as 50%.
SOBAR, the “world’s first...
Know how to use GSCOP – a core skill for NAMs
Being confident on GSCOP is an essential negotiating skill. 13 top retailers now trade by its rules and their buyers are re-trained annually. Our...
New Research Suggests The Grocery Industry Could Do More On Diversity
A new study has found that whilst the vast majority (84%) of companies in the food and grocery industry believe they are performing better...
Candy Kittens Confectionery Secures Major Investment To Support Expansion
Fast-growing vegetarian confectionery brand Candy Kittens has secured additional investment from Katjes International. The multi-million pound deal increases the German confectionery company’s stake in...
Issues In Overseas Markets Hits Profits At Britvic
Britvic has posted a fall in full-year profits as challenging conditions in France and Ireland offset growth in its core UK market.
The soft drinks...
Britvic Agrees rPET Supply Deal To Support Packaging Sustainability Programme
Britvic has entered into a long-term agreement with Esterform Packaging for the supply of recycled plastic (rPET).
The soft drinks group stated that the deal...
McCain Foods Shedding Over 200 Jobs At UK Factory
McCain Foods has revealed that it is planning to cut 230 jobs from its Lincolnshire site as part of a move to “optimise its...
Trends In Retail Competition
The report of the 2019 Oxford Symposium on competition amongst retailers and suppliers is now available to download. The symposium covered five themes relevant...
