N.Ireland
Retail food prices are set to strengthen considerably over the coming months, but this may not translate into better farm gate prices.
Dairy
In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, the dairy industry today (Monday, July 7) announced a new...
Agri-Business
Tesco has said that “increased customer satisfaction” has helped to contribute to continued market share gains in Ireland and the UK.
Less than 20% of food on sale in supermarkets in Scotland was labelled as Scottish, according to new research from NFU Scotland.
Aldi has been named Britain's favourite supermarket, according to new polling data from YouGov for...
Retailer Tesco has reported a strong performance for its latest financial year in both the UK and the Republic of Ireland, according..
Vegan and vegetarian alternatives cost consumers 30% more per calorie than dairy or meat...
British retailer Marks & Spencer has today (Tuesday, August 15) reported that like-for-like...
German supermarket Penny has raised its prices of nine mainly dairy and meat products to reflect...
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has claimed that at least one supermarket group in Northern...
The British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) has said that recent price increases for...
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is investigating the supply of pre-packed sliced meat and deli...
Virgin Money's head of agriculture, Brian Richardson, has said that the recent food shortages of some produce in supermarkets may serve as a "salutary lesson that might teach us to value UK farm produce more".
The Groceries Code Adjudicator is asking grocery suppliers to confidentially share how they have been treated by the 14 large retailers.
Other
Analysts at the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) have produced a series...
An Independent Ombudsman to oversee and monitor the regulations within the grocery sector needs to be appointed, according to TD Pat Deering.
The UK's GCA Christine Tacon has said that her powers extends to overseas suppliers who feel they are being unfairly treated by retailers.
Primary producers are often recognised at the weakest link in the food supply chain, according to Minister Mary Mitchell-O'Connor.
New regulations aimed at regulating certain practices in the grocery goods sector are set to come into force shortly.
The UK's new Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon has told Tesco to introduce significant changes to practices and systems
EU
EU must better coordinate member states' efforts to tackle unfair trading practices (UTPs)
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said this week there is a need to break up some retail oligopolies in Europe.
The latest supermarket share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland, show a strong performance for Dunnes.
