UK & Ireland Grocery News
Appleby Westward Appoints Group Sales Director
Appleby Westward, the SPAR wholesaler for the south-west of England, has hired Rod Tucker to take on the newly-created role of Group Sales Director.
He...
O’Brien Fine Foods Secures Major Deal With Lidl
O’Brien Fine Foods has secured a €40m, two-year deal to supply Lidl stores across Europe.
The Kildare-based cooked meats producer will supply Lidl’s 201 stores...
Parfetts Recruits To Support Growth Of Go Local Chain
Parfetts has bolstered its team to support plans to double the size of its Go Local symbol group to 1,000 fascias.
The group stated that...
Lucozade Ribena Suntory Opens Major New Production Line
A year after Japan-based Suntory Beverage & Food announced its £13m investment in Lucozade Ribena Suntory’s Coleford factory, the company has launched its new...
Allied Bakeries Strike Threatens To Disrupt Pancake Tuesday In Northern Ireland
Workers have picketed at the gates of one of Northern Ireland's largest bakeries during strike action intended to disrupt Pancake Tuesday.
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M&S Hit By Backlash Over Plan To Stop Distributing Shopping Vouchers...
Marks & Spencer has been hit by a backlash over its plan to stop distributing paper shopping vouchers to thousands of small shareholders from...
Waitrose And John Lewis Start Working Together On Promotions
Waitrose has started issuing its customers with coupons for money off products at John Lewis. A report by trade magazine The Grocer stated that...
Big Four Supermarkets To Lose Further Share
While the size of the UK food & grocery market is set to grow 15% to £174.5bn by 2024, the Big Four grocers are...
Products Containing CBD Face Being Removed From Shelves
Food and drink products infused with CBD could be banned under new rules being introduced by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Products containing cannabis extract...
Tesco To Tap Into Hard Seltzer Trend
Having already taken the US by storm with sales of over $1bn last year, hard seltzers look set to be the next big trend...
