Avondale Foods to add jobs after securing Asda salad deal
UK-based Avondale Foods plans to create 60 jobs after winning a contract to supply Asda's own-label range of salad products.
View ArticleAsda and Sainsbury's merger investigation gets under way
The UK's competition watchdog has launched its formal investigation in relation to the anticipated merger between 'big four' supermarkets Sainsbury's and Asda
View ArticleSainsbury's merger with Asda referred for in-depth investigation
The planned merger between UK supermarkets Sainsbury's and Asda is being referred for an in-depth "phase two" investigation by the country's competition watchdog.
View ArticleWith Brexit looming, what trends will drive UK food in 2019?
The food industry trends that experts believe we will see in the UK in 2019 reflect concerns across a number of issues, writes Andy Coyne.
View ArticleTesco, Morrisons question logic of Sainsbury's, Asda deal
UK supermarkets Tesco and Morrisons have questioned the logic behind the proposed merger of rivals Sainsbury's and Asda.
View ArticleSainsbury's and Asda ask for more time to respond to merger plan probe
UK supermarket giants Sainsbury's and Asda have made a request to the organisation investigating their proposed merger.
View ArticleUK watchdog issues warning after Sainsbury's, Asda merger request
The UK's competition watchdog has reacted to a request from Sainsbury's and Asda for more time to respond to the investigation into their proposed merger.
View ArticleUK competition watchdog to contest Sainsbury's, Asda probe extension in court...
The UK's competition watchdog pushes back timeline for the "provisional" findings of its review into proposed Sainsbury's and Asda merger.
View ArticleSainsbury's and Asda win more time to respond to merger probe
UK big four supermarkets Asda and Sainsbury's request to have more time to respond to a probe into their merger plans has been ruled on by a UK court.
View ArticleCMA widens scope of Sainsbury's/Asda merger investigation to include discounters
Asda and Sainsbury's have won their fight to have discounters Aldi and Lidl included in the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)'s investigation into their planned merger.
View ArticleUK food retail CEOs issue 'no-deal' Brexit warning
The CEOs of most of the UK's largest food retailers have written to the country's MPs to warn of the "significant disruption" facing the industry from a 'no-deal' Brexit.
View ArticleUK watchdog extends report deadline into Sainsbury's/Asda merger
The UK's competition watchdog has extended the deadline for the issuance of its final report on the proposed mega-merger between grocers Sainsbury's and Asda.
View ArticleSainsbury's/Asda merger faces derailment as competition probe reveals major...
An investigation by the UK's competition watchdog into the proposed merger between Sainsbury's and Asda has revealed a number of provisional findings.
View ArticleUK food firms praise watchdog stance on Sainsbury's-Asda deal
UK food manufacturers have reacted to the provisional findings of the country's competition watchdog to the planned combination of retail giants Sainsbury's and Asda.
View ArticleNew products - Cereal to be eaten "straight from the box" launched; Danone in...
This week's batch of new products includes Nestlé launching its KitKat Senses in a bar format and organic yogurts from Arla Foods.
View ArticleNew products - Califia Farms launches Ubermilks oat drinks; Kashi expands...
This week's batch of new products includes Nestlé launching its KitKat Senses in a bar format and organic yogurts from Arla Foods.
View ArticleSainsbury's and Asda commit to price cuts and fast supplier payments in bid...
UK 'big four' supermarkets Sainsbury's and Asda have proposed measures which they hope will rescue their planned merger after criticism from the country's competition watchdog.
View ArticleSainsbury's, Asda propose 150 store disposals as remedy to watchdog's merger...
Sainsbury's and Asda are proposing to sell off as many as 150 stores and a "number" of convenience outlets to satisfy watchdog's concerns.
View ArticleSainsbury's-Asda merger blocked as watchdog concludes prices would increase
The UK's competition watchdog has blocked the proposed merger between supermarket giants Sainsbury's and Asda.
View ArticleSainsbury's-Asda ruling "logical outcome", argues UK food industry
An industry body representing the UK's food manufacturers has issued its verdict on the decision to block a proposed merger between supermarket giants Sainsbury's and Asda.
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