UK & Ireland Grocery News
Pladis Highlights £330m Opportunity In Biscuit Category
Pladis, the owner of brands such as McVitie’s, go ahead!, and Flipz, has launched its 2018 Annual Biscuit Review, urging retailers to seize the...
Solid Start To The Year For Nomad Foods
Nomad Foods, the owner brands such as Birds Eye and Findus, has made a good start to its new financial year, boosted by recent...
Heineken Launches First Cross-Brand Zero-Alcohol Campaign To Help ‘Explode The Category’
Heineken’s ‘Say Yes’ campaign, which includes Heineken 0.0, Birra Moretti Zero and Old Mout Alcohol-free, marks the drinks giant’s biggest investment in low and...
M&S Fighting For Its Footsie Future
Marks & Spencer could be booted out of the FTSE 100 in a major blow to the 135-year-old High Street stalwart.
The retailer has been...
Sales Growth At Morrisons Slows In ‘Challenging’ Market
Morrisons has reported a slower-than-expected rise in first quarter sales in what it described as a “competitive and challenging” market.
Over the 13 weeks to...
Morrisons Eying Other Opportunities After Giving Up Capacity At Ocado CFC
Morrisons has agreed to temporarily suspend its use of Ocado’s new Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC) in Erith, South-East London, to give the online grocer...
Management Changes At Asda Following Departure Of Key Exec
Asda has re-jigged its senior management team following the departure of Nick Jones to become CEO of fashion retailer Joules.
Jones has been with the...
Research Suggests Supermarkets Are Taking Longer To Pay Suppliers
A new study suggests that leading supermarkets in the UK are continuing to increase the amount of time they take to pay their suppliers.
Using...
CEO Of Dairy Crest Steps Down Following Saputo Takeover
Mark Allen is stepping down as Chief Executive of Dairy Crest. His departure comes just weeks after Canada’s Saputo completed its acquisition of the...
Wilko Facing Strike Action At Distribution Centres
Value chain Wilko is facing the possibility of a disruptive strike by workers in its distribution network over a decision to force staff to...
