Agri-Business
Aldi named Britain's favourite supermarket - poll
Aldi has been named Britain’s favourite supermarket, according to new polling data from YouGov for the three months to June...
Retailers
Agri-Business
Tesco reports ‘strong performance’ in UK and Ireland
Retailer Tesco has reported a strong performance for its latest financial year in both the UK and the Republic of...
N.Ireland
Higher costs per calorie for vegan and veggie alternatives – study
Vegan and vegetarian alternatives cost consumers 30% more per calorie than dairy or meat equivalents, according to the findings of...
Agri-Business
Marks & Spencer reports strong food sales growth
British retailer Marks & Spencer has today (Tuesday, August 15) reported that like-for-like food sales grew by over 11% in...
Agri-Business
German supermarket charges ‘true costs’ of meat and dairy
German supermarket Penny has raised its prices of nine mainly dairy and meat products to reflect their “true costs” on...
N.Ireland
Retail milk price war looming in Northern Ireland – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has claimed that at least one supermarket group in Northern Ireland is about to significantly...
Agri-Business
Price increases for eggs 'too little, too late' - BFREPA
The British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) has said that recent price increases for eggs in supermarkets are “too...
Agri-Business
Investigation underway into meat wrongly labelled as British
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is investigating the supply of pre-packed sliced meat and deli products wrongly labelled as British...
Agri-Business
Food shortages called a 'lesson' in valuing UK farm produce
Virgin Money’s head of agriculture, Brian Richardson, has said that the recent shortages of some fresh foods in supermarkets may...
Agri-Business
Grocery suppliers asked to share experiences with retailers
The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) is asking grocery suppliers to confidentially share how they have been treated by the 14 large...
Other
AHDB to focus on the cost-of-living crisis
Analysts at the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) have produced a series of articles on the current cost-of-living crisis, exploring...
Agri-Business
Calls made to appoint an independent Ombudsman to police the grocery sector
An Independent Ombudsman to oversee and monitor the regulations within the grocery sector needs to be appointed, according to Fine Gael TD and...
Agri-Business
Overseas suppliers included in the UK's Groceries Supply Code of Practice
The UK’s Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) Christine Tacon has said that her powers extends to overseas suppliers who feel they are...
Agri-Business
'Primary producers are often the weakest link in the food supply chain'
Primary producers are often recognised as the weakest link in the food supply chain, according to the Minister for Jobs,...
Agri-Business
New grocery laws set to be signed off
New regulations aimed at regulating certain practices in the grocery goods sector are set to come into force shortly. It is...
Agri-Business
Investigation finds Tesco UK 'intentionally' delayed payments to suppliers
The UK’s new Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon has told Tesco to introduce significant changes to practices and systems after...
EU
MEPs call for EU to help Member States tackle retailer power
The EU must better coordinate member states’ efforts to tackle unfair trading practices (UTPs), many members of the Agriculture Committee...
EU
Commission President says competition authorities need to examine retail sector
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said this week there is a need to break up some retail oligopolies in Europe....
