UK & Ireland Grocery News
Lidl Reveals Plans For 50 More Stores In Ireland
Lidl has revealed that it is planning to open a further 50 stores across the island of Ireland. The discounter’s local Managing Director JP...
BrewDog’s CEO Of Beer Leaves After Just Five Months
Andy Shaw, the former MD of Red Bull’s UK operation, has left BrewDog just five months after taking on the newly created role of...
Weak Market Holds Back Mothercare’s Recovery; Could Offload UK Stores
Shares in Mothercare fell over 10% this morning after it said that its hopes of a recovery in profits had been dashed by the...
Gin Helps Drive Growth At Diageo; Plays Down Impact Of No-Deal...
Drinks giant Diageo yesterday revealed relatively healthy full-year figures, thanks to the growth of its gin brands and performance in Asia.
For the year to...
Lunch Becomes The Key Battleground For Food Outlets
Brits are now buying lunch out of the home more often than breakfast and dinner combined, according to new research from Kantar.
Consumers bought lunch...
Tesco, Sainsbury’s And Iceland Announce Latest Plastic Reduction Initiatives
Leading grocery retailers unveiled another round of plastic waste reduction initiatives this week as part of the industry’s wider drive to lessen its impact...
The Spirit Of Jack Cohen Still Reigns Supreme, Says Tesco Boss
Dave Lewis is in a chipper mood, despite the difficulties facing the supermarkets in a hyper-competitive environment overshadowed by Brexit instability and the running...
Wet Weather Hits Growth At Unilever
Unilever has reported slightly weaker-than-expected first half results after wet weather in spring dampened ice cream sales in Europe and North America.
Underlying sales rose...
Food-To-Go Sector Set To Grow Significantly Faster Than Wider Grocery Market
New research from IGD predicts that the UK food-to-go (FTG) sector will grow 26.4% over the next five years to be worth £23.4bn by...
Sainsbury’s Shakes Up Beer And Cider Aisle
Around 100 beer and cider SKUs are reported to have been cut from Sainsbury’s shelves in recent weeks as part of major rationalisation of...
