Consumers back British pork despite cheaper European imports
More than four fifths of consumers still want supermarkets to stock a high level of British pork despite a glut of cheaper European imports, according to research.
Archives for March 4, 2015
Müller Dairy appoints new boss
Müller UK & Ireland has appointed Bergen Merey as md of its Müller Dairy business.
Insider dealing conviction
Ex Morrisons’ boss jailed for insider trading
Morrisons former group treasurer Paul Coyle has been jailed for 12 months, after being convicted of two counts of insider dealing.
Thorntons takes £7.7M hit as retailers reduce orders
Thorntons took a £7.7M hit to UK commercial sales in the first half of its financial year after two major accounts significantly reduced orders, although international sales partially offset the damage.
Frozen will dwarf other online categories – Birds Eye
Birds Eye has pumped thousands of pounds into its online grocery channel in a successful bid to boost sales and stay ahead of the curve, its UK and Ireland md Andy Weston-Webb has said.
Greggs’s pre-tax profits soar by +40%
High street baker Greggs has claimed its full-year results show “an exceptional step up in performance”, as it reported total sales up 5.5% to £804M and own-shop like-for-like (LFL) sales up by 4.5%.
Former Diageo boss succeeds Leech at FDF
Former Diageo director Ian Wright has been appointed as Melanie Leech’s successor as director general of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
Boost product life to cut 250,000t of food waste
Boosting product life by just one day could slash food waste in the grocery supply chain by as much as 250,000t, claims a report from the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP).
150 Wrexham poultry plant jobs cleared
Plans for 150 poultry plant jobs at the former First Milk Maelor Creamery site near Wrexham have been cleared to proceed after the local council granted planning permission for the change this week.
Perfect storm thwarting small food and drink firms
There is a perfect storm holding back fast-growing small food and drink firms, according to entrepreneurs celebrated by the government.
Provision Trade Federation plans growth
The Provision Trade Federation (PTF) has set out a three-year plan to grow its influence, services to members and membership numbers, under its new director general Terry Jones.
Tesco’s lead on staff conduct ‘should catch on’
Tesco’s call to staff to report misconduct in supplier relationships in a newly launched Business Code of Conduct should prompt rival supermarkets to make similar moves, according to a leading industry expert.
Arla’s milk supply faces hit as strike threat looms
Strike action could hit supplies of Arla Foods’s milk unless it protects the terms of drivers it plans to outsource to third-party firm Moran Logistics, trades unions have warned.