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UPDATE: UK: Iceland eyes international, online growth
7 June 2013
UK frozen food group Iceland Foods has indicated it plans to expand its business by growing international and online sales.
UK: Iceland Foods sees profit dip
7 June 2013
Frozen food retailer Iceland has booked a mixed set of full-year results, as the bottom line was hit by one-off expenses.
ASIA: Iceland eyes expansion in Middle East
10 May 2013
UK frozen food retailer Iceland Foods has plans to expand its presence in Libya and across the wider Middle East region.
Consuming issues - GM debate comes down to question of trust
25 April 2013
The GM debate has re-emerged in the UK in the last couple of weeks with the news four major supermarket operators will allow their suppliers to use GM feed for poultry and eggs.
UK: Iceland Foods to begin online trial
22 April 2013
UK retailer Iceland Foods is to start trialling an online service in weeks.
CZECH: Horsemeat found in Iceland Foods beef steak
16 April 2013
UK frozen food retailer Iceland Foods has confirmed beef steak on sale at its store in the Czech Republic has been found to contain horsemeat.
Talking shop: Online opportunity in China, Thailand
5 March 2013
Online grocery retailing in China and Thailand promises great opportunities for international supermarket groups to crack these two diverse, challenging and potentially lucrative Asian markets. Andrew Don reports.
UK: Iceland acquires former Blockbuster sites
4 March 2013
UK frozen food retailer Iceland Foods has acquired a clutch of former Blockbuster sites, which were put on the block after the movie rental business went into administration last month.
HORSEMEAT: FSA second test results largely negative
25 February 2013
The UK's Food Standards Agency has released a second set of test results from the industry revealing 99% of products sampled proved negative for traces of horse DNA.
HORSEMEAT: UK FSA publishes first test results
15 February 2013
Results from the first set of UK tests on beef products for horsemeat have in the main cleared the country's retailers.
Comment: Horse meat scandal likely to widen
8 February 2013
As our understanding of the horse meat contamination scandal develops the number of food products drawn in is likely to expand, raising some fundamental questions about the security of our food supply.
UK: Tesco plans DNA tests on meat, ends Silvercrest contract
30 January 2013
Tesco plans to introduce DNA tests on all its meat products in the wake of the horse meat scandal, an affair that has led the UK retailer to drop one of the suppliers at the centre of the contamination.
UK: Grocers sign up to OFT code of conduct on promos
30 November 2012
Eight of the UK's major grocers have agreed to sign up to a set of "principles" on special offers and promotions on food and drink products.
UPDATE: UK: Iceland Foods "fully supportive" of OFT "principles"
30 November 2012
UK frozen food retailer Iceland Foods has said it is "fully supportive" of The Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) "principles" on special offers and promotions on food and drink products, despite having not yet signed up.
ICELAND: UK retailer Iceland Foods to open more stores in Iceland
27 November 2012
UK frozen food retailer Iceland Foods has outlined plans to grow in Iceland following the acquisition of a stake in its operating company in the country Ísland-Verslun.
UK: Iceland looks to expand fresh produce offering
26 November 2012
UK retailer Iceland Foods has said it wants to expand its fresh produce offering and is looking to source additional suppliers.
UK: Waitrose grabs "record" market share - Kantar
9 October 2012
Upmarket UK retailer Waitrose achieved its biggest share of the country's grocery market in the last three months, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel.
UK: FY profits climb at frozen retailer Heron Foods
12 September 2012
Heron Foods has booked an increase in full-year profit as the UK frozen food retailer continued to open stores during 2011.
UK: Iceland agrees Cooltrader sale to Heron Foods
4 September 2012
UK retailer Iceland Foods has agreed the sale of its Cooltrader frozen food banner to Heron Foods for an undisclosed sum.
UK: Iceland appoints Foley as international director
3 September 2012
UK frozen food retailer Iceland Foods has appointed ex-Aldi senior executive Paul Foley as international business director in a bid to drive growth overseas.
UK: Dairy farmer protests target Arla Foods
16 August 2012
Protests by UK farmers over the price of milk last night (15 August) targeted dairy giant Arla Foods.
UK: Dairy farmers' Farmfoods blockade results in talks
7 August 2012
UK discount retailer Farmfoods has agreed to talks with farmers on the price it pays for milk after protests at three sites last night.
UPDATE: UK: Iceland agrees to talks amid dairy protests
3 August 2012
Iceland Foods has agreed to talks with UK dairy farmers after the retailer was targeted by a fresh round of protests last night.
UK: Dairy farmer protests target Iceland, Farmfoods
3 August 2012
Protests by UK farmers over the price of milk last night (2 August) targeted discount retailers Iceland Foods and Farmfoods.
UK: Farmers warn milk protests could continue
31 July 2012
UK dairy farmer protests over milk prices could continue, despite processors last week reversing plans to cut prices this week.
UK: Iceland under fire over milk price
26 July 2012
Iceland Foods has become the next UK retailer in the firing line over the price farmers are paid for milk.
UK: Asda, Morrisons, Co-op in government talks on milk
25 July 2012
Asda, Morrisons and The Co-operative Group will today (25 July) hold talks with the UK government to discuss the future of the country's dairy sectors - as farmers protests over milk prices continue.
UK: Iceland Foods plans online grocery launch
17 July 2012
UK retailer Iceland Foods plans to launch an online grocery service next year.
UK: Annual profits jump at retailer Iceland Foods
22 June 2012
UK frozen food retailer Iceland Foods has reported a 14% increase in full-year profits as it reported a solid increase in sales despite fierce competition.
Focus: Can discounters maintain UK momentum?
27 April 2012
Since the onset of the downturn, German discounters Aldi and Lidl have, for the most part, been able to grow sales ahead of the UK's four largest grocery retailers. Andrew Don investigates whether they can maintain momentum after the country's now double-dip recession.
