Talking shop November 2015 - Amazon, Alibaba and Asda
Online giants Amazon and Alibaba eyed expansion into new markets, sourcing was put in the spotlight as Wal-Mart owned Asda launched a range rationalisation in the UK, while Casino and Dia formed a...
View ArticleAsda buys UK meat suppliers Forza and Kober
UK retailer Asda has acquired two of its meat suppliers.
View ArticleTalking shop January 2016 - Wal-Mart's revamp, Supervalu's spin-off, Casino...
January brought further evidence of the seismic shifts taking place in the global retail sector. Established retailers have largely responded to these challenges through an emphasis on cost cutting and...
View ArticleNestle, Unilever sign UK pledge to cut waste by 20%
Food manufacturers and retailers operating in the UK - including Nestle, Unilever, Tesco and Asda - have signed up to cut food and drink waste in the country by a fifth in ten years.
View ArticleWal-Mart Q1s, Aeon and Picard team up in Japan, Jet.com tests grocery...
In May, Wal-Mart's latest financial results took the eye, although in some ways the numbers prompted as many questions as answers. In the US, there were more entrants into online grocery, notably...
View ArticleBakkavor's UK recruitment drive to meet growing demand
UK private-label group Bakkavor is to create more than 470 new jobs at two of its domestic production plants to meet demand for a range of deli products, ready meals and desserts.
View ArticleWales' Winning Blend forecasts turnover rise after investment boost
Welsh bakery Winning Blend has said it is on course for a GBP2m (US$2.8m) boost in turnover by the year's end on the back of a government-backed expansion of its Llantrisant bakery.
View ArticleNew Arla Farmers Milk launched to support farmers
Arla Foods today (11 July) announced the launch of a new product in the UK - Arla Farmers Milk - which the firm said would give consumers the opportunity "to pay a little extra on each bottle to help...
View ArticleTesco, Amazon and Wal-Mart - retail round-up, June 2016
Last month saw Tesco grow in the UK as it shed less profitable areas of the business to focus on rejuvenating the core. But the going could get tougher in the UK, where retailers are expected to feel...
View ArticleThe bitesize interview: Cricketer Farm MD Greg Parsons
UK cheese maker Cricketer Farm supplies the country's major retailers with low-fat cheese, a category growing amid the rising consumer interest in health. However, in the last 18 months, the business...
View ArticleUK's FSA responds amid warning on antibiotics overuse in food chain
The UK's Food Standards Agency is preparing to release the results of its tests on meat and other produce for antimicrobial resistance after campaigners published new research indicating the overuse of...
View ArticleIssues at Asda, Couche-Tard M&A spree continues, Aeon eyes Myanmar - August...
August saw the announcement of an eighth consecutive quarter of declining sales at Asda, the UK arm of Wal-Mart. Across the Atlantic, Canada's Couche-Tard continued its deal-making. In Europe, France's...
View ArticleBakkavor mulls closure of UK fruit plant
Bakkavor has announced plans to close a fresh fruit site in the UK after it lost a contract to supply a "major customer".
View ArticleWhich? urges action on "misleading" prices
UK consumer watchdog Which? has called on the country's competition regulator to investigate the "misleading" ways supermarkets price products.
View ArticleAsda using steam to cut campylobacter in chicken
Asda is introducing a steam process, SonoSteam, to some of its chicken production in a move the retailer claims can reduce campylobacter contamination in fresh products by as much as 80%.
View ArticleFSA: 73% of supermarket chickens have campylobacter
The UK Food Standards Agency has issued its latest findings in the campylobacter study, revealing 73% of fresh shop-bought chickens tested positive for the bug.
View ArticleMRSA in pork prompts call for action on antibiotic use
The discovery of "superbug" MRSA in pork on sale in several UK supermarkets has prompted renewed calls for the food sector to change the way it uses antibiotics in meat production.
View ArticleTalking shop June 2015 - Disruptive discounters dominate retail news
The disruptive impact of the discount retailers has dominated global retail headlines during June, as our take of this month's key developments among grocery retailers shows.
View ArticleTalking shop July 2015 - online dictates retailers' strategy
The rapid development of online retailing has long been a key part of the strategic direction of global food retailers. While the channel represents a growth spot in what can - in many markets - seem a...
View ArticleFood industry quotes of the week - WHO meat study, Snyder's-Lance, Bonduelle
This week the World Health Organization confirmed findings of a link between processed meat consumption and colorectal cancer - sparking fierce debate in and around the industry. Elsewhere,...
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