UK & Ireland Grocery News
Former Tesco Executive Joins Greene King’s Board
Greene King has announced that Sandra Turner will be joining its board as a Non-Executive Director from the start of May.
The brewer and pub...
GCA Finds The Co-op Breached GSCOP
Christine Tacon, the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA), has ordered the Co-op Group to introduce "major changes to its governance, systems and processes” following a...
Tesco Accused Of Using Brexit As Excuse To Delist Products From...
Tesco has issued an apology after blaming a decision to delist some British products from its stores in Ireland on uncertainty caused by Brexit.
According...
Majestic Wine To Ditch Name Amid Major Transformation Plan
Majestic Wine has outlined plans to build up its business around its fast-growing online brand which will result in the Majestic name disappearing and...
CMA’s Sainsbury’s-Asda Merger Investigation Flawed
The Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) probe into the proposed merger of Sainsbury’s and Asda was flawed and should not be used as a...
M&S Seeking To Double Size Of Food Business
Marks & Spencer is reportedly aiming to double the size of its food unit to more than £12bn over the next five years.
According to...
AB InBev Rebrands UK Unit
AB InBev has changed its name in the UK to the Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I. It stated the move “reaffirms its commitment” to the...
Phoenix UK Acquires PharmAssist
The UK division of pharmaceutical wholesaler and retail pharmacy operator Phoenix has acquired a 100% stakeholding in PharmAssist.
PharmAssist is claimed to be UK’s leading...
Tesco Launches Plastic-Free Fruit And Veg Trial
Tesco has become the latest supermarket to start selling fruit and vegetables without plastic wrapping as part the industry’s drive to cut down on...
Food And Drink Exports Growth Slows To A Crawl
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has published data showing that food and drink exports increased by only 2.5% from January – December 2018,...
