December 2007 management briefing
Throughout 2007, the news and feature pages of just-food have covered plenty of merger and acquisition activity, and contrasting fortune among the industry’s leading players, but it was arguably developments in the food retail sector that attracted the most media interest during the past 12 months. This briefing reviews the progress of key debates and issues affecting food producers, distributors and retailers, as well as the major corporate events of an eventful and challenging year for the industry.