UK & Ireland Grocery News
Shake-Up At Fuller’s Following Asahi Deal
Just months after agreeing to sell its entire beer business to the European subsidiary of Japan’s Asahi group in a deal worth £250m, Fuller’s...
Dairy Crest Shareholders Back Saputo Deal
Dairy Crest’s shareholders yesterday voted to approve the £975m takeover offer made by Canadian firm Saputo in February.
At a court meeting, 96.5% of shareholders...
100 Million Consumers Will Shop In Augmented Reality Online And In-Store...
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have the potential to shake up the customer experience by individualising retailers’ offers and enabling customers to...
Was AB InBev Right To Choose Budweiser Over Stella Artois As...
AB InBev UK & Ireland changed its name to Budweiser Brewing Group UK & Ireland last week in a move that it hopes will...
Waitrose Overhauling Approach To Buying
Waitrose is upping its investment in analytics and customer insight research to better harness data from its myWaitrose loyalty scheme as part of its...
New BWS Director At Tesco
Tesco is reported to have promoted Jason Godley to the role of Director for Beers, Wines & Spirits (BWS).
According to trade magazine the Grocer,...
Solid Year For Central England Co-op
The Central England Co-operative has revealed an increase in annual profit and sales despite the highly competitive trading conditions.
In the year to 26 January...
Lucozade Ribena Suntory To Redesign Bottles As Part Of Sustainability Commitments
Lucozade Ribena Suntory has launched a redesign project for its Ribena bottles to ensure all its packaging is fully recyclable within the UK’s current...
Asda Trialling New Loyalty Scheme
Asda began trialling a new loyalty programme last week, offering customers points when making purchases from its George clothing and homeware range.
The new scheme,...
Australian Beer Giant Acquires UK Craft Brewer
Huddersfield-based Magic Rock Brewing has been acquired by Australian food and drinks giant Lion.
Magic Rock is a growing craft brewer in the UK that...
