Grocery
Phelim O'Neill on 05 May 2021
Strong beef and lamb retail sales
Kantar retail data for latest period is now overlapping with first lockdown and beef and lamb are holding most of the gains
Phelim O'Neill on 07 Apr 2021
Retail sales growth slowing
The latest Kantar data for the 12 weeks ending 21 March shows the increase in grocery sales slowing down.
Matt Dempsey on 31 Mar 2021
Differences in bargaining power
Farmers, we are constantly being told, are getting too small a slice of the final retail price of food.
Lorcan Allen on 24 Mar 2021
Deliveroo targets €10bn valuation with upcoming IPO
The online food delivery company is set to become the highest valued company to list on the UK stock market in almost a decade.
Lorcan Allen on 12 Feb 2021
Online grocery sales will slash supermarket food waste - Ocado boss
Ocado, the online grocery company, said its level of food waste is just 0.04% compared with traditional supermarkets, where the rate of food waste can be as high as 5%.
Lorcan Allen on 10 Feb 2021
Lidl GB reports sales in excess of €6bn for 2019
Financial accounts filed for Lidl Great Britain show the supermarket giant had sales in excess of €6bn for 2019.
Lorcan Allen on 08 Feb 2021
Sales of vegan meat products slump more than 5% in January
Irish consumers turned away from vegan meat alternatives in January this year, despite the usual ‘Veganuary’ promotion drive.
Lorcan Allen on 20 Jan 2021
Deliveroo valued at €5.8bn after raising €150m from investors
The online food delivery company is now valued at the same level as UK supermarket giant Sainsbury’s and worth more than Glanbia plc.
Lorcan Allen on 14 Jan 2021
Tesco sales soar over Christmas trading period
Tesco said it was a record Christmas for sales growth across all its channels and formats due to the unprecedented demand for groceries in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Lorcan Allen on 11 Jan 2021
Irish shoppers spend record €1.2bn on groceries over Christmas period
Irish consumers spent a record €13bn on food and drink in supermarkets in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 public health restrictions.
Lorcan Allen on 31 Dec 2020
Ireland’s grocery market on track to break €13bn mark in 2020
By the end of the year, Irish consumers will have spent an extra €1.85bn on food groceries in 2020 compared with normal years.
Maria Moynihan on 18 Nov 2020
'If the world was still the way it was before COVID-19, Abbert wouldn’t exist'
After COVID-19 forced Aoife and Siobhan Flaherty to shut the doors at Gather restaurant in Tuam, they diversified with a new “offering” at Abbert grocery and lifestyle store, writes Maria Moynihan
Lorcan Allen on 28 Oct 2020
Profits soar above €320m for Aldi’s UK and Ireland business in 2019
Aldi’s business in the UK and Ireland recorded bumper profit growth last year as it continues to expand its network of stores here.
Lorcan Allen on 30 Sep 2020
EG Group in pole position to land €7bn Asda takeover
EG Group is a privately owned company which operates petrol forecourts and fast food franchises in the UK, Europe, the US and Australia.
Amii McKeever on 22 Sep 2020
Plough On: scandal, intrigue, fads, money, mislead - food trends of the decade
We all have to eat. Amii McKeever looks back at food trends over the decade. Knowing what we know now, can we anticipate what lies ahead?
Lorcan Allen on 16 Sep 2020
Former Musgrave’s CEO appointed to ABP board
Chris Martin, the former CEO of retail and food service wholesaler, Musgrave’s, has been appointed to the board of ABP Food Group.
Lorcan Allen on 26 Aug 2020
Record growth in grocery sales begins to ease – Kantar
Irish shoppers are spending less on groceries each month as COVID-19 restrictions have eased.
Lorcan Allen on 15 Jul 2020
Online grocery sees years of growth in a matter of months – Ocado
The COVID-19 pandemic saw a huge shift in consumer buying patterns to online for groceries and other goods.
Lorcan Allen on 08 Jul 2020
Tesco criticised for demanding supplier price cuts
The UK supermarket giant has reportedly given suppliers a deadline of 10 July to agree to a wave of product price cuts.
Phelim O'Neill on 07 Jul 2020
Farmers the fall guys in supermarket milk war
IFA president Tim Cullinan reflects the outrage of farmers at supermarkets offering ever cheaper food at farmers expense.