UK & Ireland Grocery News
Waitrose Taking Some Responsibilities Away From Buyers
Individual buyers at Waitrose are reportedly being given less responsibilities as part of moves aimed at simplifying supplier relations and improving the chain's product...
Sainsbury’s Continues To Struggle As Discounters Prosper
Latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show the sector recording its fastest rate of growth for 2019, bolstered by a record-breaking £2.5bn spent...
Late Easter And Warm Weather Boosts Supermarket Sector
Following a slow start to the year, consumer spending in the grocery sector increased by a healthy 5.9% for the four weeks to 20...
Sainsbury’s Must Rediscover ‘Art Of Good Shopkeeping’
Ahead of the release of Sainsbury’s annual results tomorrow, a leading sector analyst has suggested the chain needs to make more effort in its...
Samworth Brothers Launches Food-To-Go Delivery Service
Samworth Brothers, the owner of brands such as Ginsters and Soreen, has launched a new food-to-go business and delivery service called ‘Fresh Food For...
Asahi Adds Fuller’s Brands To ‘Super Premium’ Range
Just months after buying Fuller’s brewing business for £250m, Asahi has added a range of cask ales and ciders to its ‘Super Premium Beer’...
Consumers Keeping Calm Despite Brexit Turmoil
GFK’s Consumer Confidence Index remained in negative territory during April, although it was unchanged from recent months despite the growing Brexit uncertainty and political...
Happy Easter For Greene King As Beer Sales Surge
Greene King forecast annual pre-tax profit above analysts’ expectations as more Britons headed to its pubs over a warm and sunny Easter, but worries...
Typhoo Publishes Full List of Global Suppliers
Typhoo has published the origins of its tea with a list of over 250 tea gardens where it sources its tea from. The detailed...
Tesco Set To Launch Major Promotion For Clubcard Holders
It has been reported that Tesco is preparing to give Clubcard holders discounts of up to 50% on selected grocery items as part of...