KANTAR
UK grocery price inflation reached 2.1% in the four weeks to October 31, its highest level since August 2020, according to market researcher Kantar. Kantar said grocery prices are rising […]
Tue 16/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
SOIL ASSOCIATION
The latest data from NielsenIQ show that the UK’s organic market UK grew by 6.5% in the year to 25 September. This contrasts with non-organic food sales, which have slowed […]
Tue 09/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Waitrose
This week, UK retailer Waitrose is to market the UK’s first carbon-neutral potato, Root Zero. Root Zero potatoes are certified carbon neutral and produced using sustainable farming practices to remove […]
Tue 09/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Twitter/ @B_E_Andre
The supply crisis in the UK is leading supermarkets to resort to cardboard cut-outs of fruit, vegetables and other groceries to fill gaps on shelves. Tesco has begun using pictures […]
Tue 02/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
The UK logistics sector has hit back at Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s claim that the supply crunch currently hitting the country is the fault of the logistics sector. David Wells, […]
Wed 27/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
The English and Welsh farming unions NFU and NFU Cymru have expressed concern over the implications for British farmers of a free trade deal with New Zealand, announced in principle […]
Tue 26/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Elliott Brown/Source: Flickr
Aldi is currently British consumers’ favourite supermarket. This is the finding of the latest YouGov poll. The German discounter beat M&S, Tesco and Sainsbury’s in a ranking based on the […]
Thu 21/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
DealDrop.com
New research indicates that the UK’s grocery sector is likely to see a reduction in profits of nearly £250 million, due to the rise in online food shopping during the […]
Wed 20/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Alexandra Sautois/Eurofresh Distribution
Several leading UK retailers have pledged to sell disease-resistant organic potatoes. The news comes as a major boost to producers.
Tue 19/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
trans.info
To solve the current UK supply-chain crisis, European haulage firms have appealed to the UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson to relax rules on the number of deliveries foreign drivers can […]
Tue 12/10/2021
Eurofresh Distribution
The Environment Agency has launched a project to establish standardised metrics to measure environmental performance in the food and drink sector. The project, in partnership with the Institute for Manufacturing […]
Mon 11/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
