Tesco £1bn investment underway as UK sales fall
Record profits from its overseas supermarkets have propped up tumbling British sales at retail giant Tesco as the firm revealed it will invest £1bn in improving UK stores and cutting prices.
Archives for April 17, 2012
Unison slams FSA in agency payment row
The row between meat hygiene workers and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has escalated today (April 18) after the union Unison demanded answers over missing pay for hundreds of agency workers.
Greencore faces US challenge with Marketfare deal
Anglo-Irish chilled foods manufacturer Greencore faces a tough challenge in the US convenience foods market, according to city analysts, after the firm announced the purchase of Arizona-based food-to-go firm Marketfare yesterday (April 17).
2 Sisters’ Solway Foods loses disability tribunal
Sandwich manufacturer Solway Foods, part of 2 Sisters Food Group, has been found guilty of constructive dismissal and disability discrimination when a worker was forced to resign after falling at the firm’s Northamptonshire factory.
Gressingham wants duck to challenge beef and lamb
Duck producer Gressingham wants to persuade 10% of British households to eat duck regularly within two years in a bid for the meat to rival beef and lamb.
FDF calls for 'broader not deeper' public health deal
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) wants the government to encourage more firms to join the Public Health Responsibility Deal (PHRD) rather than extend the commitment of its existing members.