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UK grocery inflation hits record in October

UK grocery inflation hit yet another record in October soaring to 14.7%, data shows. The average household faces a GBP643…

Covid-19 food industry updates – Friday 18 September (free to read)

just-food is providing daily updates on how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting the world's packaged food sector. *This article is…

Nestle, Waitrose mum on ‘Mindful Chef interest’

Mindful Chef, the UK recipe-box delivery firm, has reportedly attracted takeover interest from local retailer The John Lewis Partnership (JLP)…

Backing Marcus Rashford’s food poverty campaign must be about more than catching stardust

It was no surprise earlier this week to see major players from the UK food sector join a campaign, led…

Will Covid-19 spark change in UK supplier payment terms?

Some food retailers and manufacturers operating in the UK have reduced their payment terms to help suppliers deal with the…

UK grocery spending jumped 28% amid Covid-19 rush – Kantar

Consumers in the UK increased their grocery shop over a four-week period as the coronavirus crisis caused more people to…

No-deal Brexit will “inevitably” create fresh food shortages – Sainsbury’s boss

The CEO of UK 'big four' supermarket Sainsbury's has said a UK departure from the European Union without a trade…

CMA widens scope of Sainsbury’s/Asda merger investigation to include discounters

UK big four supermarkets Asda and Sainsbury's have won their fight to have discount retailers Aldi and Lidl included in…

New Products – Agrial claims French milk first; Hormel launches Skippy PB & Jelly Minis; Nestle takes Maggi into UK noodle pots

This week, the more eye-catching new products announced to market include Unilever rolling out a vegan version of its Hellmann's…

150 jobs saved as Waitrose cake supplier sold out of administration

UK cake maker More Food, which supplies retailers including Waitrose and Budgens, has been acquired out of administration for an…