The changing food and beverage landscape
At the first Food Ingredients Global Summit in London this week, Edward Garrier of KantarWorldPanel and Simon Small of Nestlé Nutritional tackled the subject of how the food industry is responding to...
View ArticleTaco Bell opens first UK High Street restaurant
Taco Bell, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, has opened its first High Street restaurant in the UK.
View ArticleApproved Food expands facilities to meet high demand
Online discount food store Approved Food has announced a move to a new headquarters in Sheffield to enable the company to cater for strong retail demand.
View ArticleTop 10 duty free spirits brands 2014 according to IWSR
Johnnie Walker maintains its leadership of the duty-free spirits world. Despite a decline of -4.5% in 2013, the brand has maintained its lead over second-largest travel-retail brand Absolut, which also...
View ArticleHow do you sell more Innocent Drinks in store?
Meeting with Casey Sherwood of Tactical Solutions is a lesson in selling more product. As TSM or Territorial Sales Manager he always has his eye open for opportunities for his brand in store. In this...
View ArticleCan the aesthetic of packaging alter how a product tastes?
First impressions are everything, especially in the world of product marketing. If your product doesn’t stand out on the shelves it won’t sell.
View ArticleFrozen yogurt brand Claudi & Fin secures three more national listings
Frozen yogurt lolly brand Claudi & Fin has secured three national listings with UK supermarkets, and will extend its arrangement with a further retailer.
View ArticleSuppliers must be range review ready, or risk becoming toast
The announcement that Tesco is delisting Kingsmill bread sends a warning to all suppliers that they must make their contribution to multiples’ range reviews a more central focus for their business....
View ArticleMajestic Wine acquires online retailer Naked Wines for £70m
UK-based wine retailer Majestic Wine has announced its intention to buy online competitor Naked Wines for £70m.
View ArticleWine survey underlines importance of understanding consumer behaviour
A new global survey into wine retailing trends, which has identified the rise of convenience purchasing, online sales and store consolidation as major challenges, reinforces the importance for...
View ArticleTesco update provides a chance to ‘clean out the closet’
The latest update from Tesco is a reflection of the tough global trading environment it faces, as well as an opportunity to “clean out the closet” and focus on next year’s turnaround, writes Planet...
View ArticleFrozen food market grows 0.5% despite ‘volatile retail industry’
The frozen retail market has demonstrated year-on-year growth of 0.5%, compounded by a volatility in the market, according to the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel.
View ArticleIceland debuts Power of Frozen television advertising campaign
Frozen food retailer Iceland has embarked on a new television advertising campaign that advocates the benefits of frozen food, narrated by brand ambassador Peter Andre.
View ArticleStarbucks tops survey of best digital retail innovations
A list of the best digital retail innovations in the food and drinks industry has put Starbucks top, with Waitrose second.
View ArticleFall in retail food satisfaction calls for more regular segmentation analysis
Falling customer satisfaction in the UK retail food sector shows the need for market segmentation analysis, Leigh Morris said.
View ArticleKroger to launch new international foods brand Hemisfares
During an investors conference call, Rodney McMullen, CEO of American retailer Kroger, announced that the company is planning to launch a new brand later in September, called Hemisfares.
View ArticleRetail app could ‘reduce checkout waiting time by more than 70%’
A retail app that can "reduce checkout waiting time by more than 70%" has revealed plans to expand to the UK.
View ArticleRetail revolution in France
Richard Hall reports on some insightful figures from French hypermarket chain Leclerc about its click-and-collect business.
View ArticleCatch Amazon if you can
Andrew Shapiro assesses the impact on the grocery sector of Amazon's decision to deliver chilled and frozen groceries in the UK.
View ArticleRomanian tax cut ‘boosts grocery consumption’, report says
A cut in the rate of VAT on food products in Romania has boosted grocery consumption, according to a new report from PMR.
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