Irish Consumer Sentiment Rises In July For Second Consecutive Month

Repak has reissued its call for applicants for the 10th annual Pakman Awards before the closing date of 31 August 2024, in six weeks’ time.

Grocery inflation has increased slightly for the first time in 15 months as Dunnes Stores and Tesco lead the market, Kantar reported today.

BWG Foods has once again teamed up with Irish rugby star and brand ambassador Hugo Keenan to promote the Inishella barbecue range.

Lidl Ireland has released a new range of milk cartons spotlighting Ladies Gaelic Football Association players, available from 29 July.

Coca-Cola raised its annual organic sales and profit forecast on Tuesday, signalling strong demand for the company’s products.

Kleenex tissue maker Kimberly-Clark raised its forecast for full-year profit on Tuesday after beating Wall Street estimates for Q2 profit.

Lindt posted first-half organic sales of 2.16 billion Swiss francs, in line with expectations, and announced a share buyback programme.

Valeo Foods has completed the acquisition of Appalaches Nature, a Canadian maple syrup business based in Québec.

Sales of non-alcoholic beer continued to grow last year, while beer remained Ireland’s favourite alcoholic drink, Drinks Ireland has revealed.

Heineken Ireland has agreed to take on the Irish rights to distribute Molson Coors’ beer brands, the Sunday Independent reported this week.

Carlsberg has agreed to buy British soft drinks maker Britvic in a deal worth £3.3 billion in a bid to create a UK beverage company.

An activist shareholder in C&C Group called for the sale of the drinks company in an open letter published on Monday.

Doordash flagged an interest in a takeover of the UK’s Deliveroo last month, two people familiar with the matter have told Reuters.

GS1 is leading the way on placing QR codes on consumer products, working with suppliers and retailers to advance the shopping experience.

Just Eat Ireland will be pausing its Dublin delivery service for one hour on 29 June to encourage customers to go out and celebrate Pride.

Ocado, the online retailer and technology group, has paused the opening of a fourth warehouse with Canadian partner Sobeys.