UK & Ireland Grocery News

The new owners of Dairy Crest have confirmed that the company will be rebranded as Saputo Dairy UK. Canada’s Saputo announced in February that it...

Bakkavor, the maker of fresh prepared food for the supermarket multiples, has entered into an agreement to purchase Blueberry Foods, a desserts business owned...

William Grant & Sons, the owner of spirit brands such as Hendrick’s and Glenfiddich, has named Helen Cowing as its new Chief Financial Officer. She...

Total sales at Waitrose slipped 3.5% year-on-year over the week to 11 May, with the chain blaming comparatives with a much warmer week in...

Becoming a 24-hour operation has boosted growth at Parfetts depot in Sheffield. The move has seen the site outperform the market with 10% growth...

Walmart has confirmed that it is considering a stock market listing for its Asda subsidiary after plans to merge the business with Sainsbury’s failed....

B&M has reportedly dropped its appeal against the competition regulator’s decision to place the fast-growing value-orientated chain under remit of Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA)...

Following yesterday’s news that Boots UK suffered a significant fall in profits last year, Kate Ormrod, retail analyst at GlobalData, gives her take on...

Struggling cereal giant Kellogg has revealed that it is implementing a reorganization plan for its European business designed to “simplify” the business, increase efficiency,...

FMCG suppliers and retailers need to improve the shopper’s online path to purchase in order to maximise the benefit of online as a grocery...