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COVID Wipes Out 20% Of Tesco's Pretax Profit But Sales Surge

Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, reported a 20% drop in full-year pretax profit as the cost of adapting the business for a pandemic wiped out its "e...

Consumer Prices Remain Unchanged In March, Research Shows

Consumer prices on average remained unchanged in March this year compared with March 2020, research showed. According to new data from the Central...

Britain's Co-op To Repay Furlough Money, Keep Business Rates Relief

Britain's Co-op, the supermarket and funerals group, said it would return to government £15.5 million (€17.9 million) of furlough payments it cl...

SuperValu Maintains Its Number One Position As Nation's Top Grocer

SuperValu has maintained its number one position as Ireland's top grocer, the latest figures from Kantar, for the 12 weeks ending 21 March, showed....

Compass Group Appoints New Future Food Offer Director

Compass Group Ireland has announced it has appointed Deirdre O’Neill as its new future food offer director. Compass Group Ireland’s foods...

UK Consumers Spend £150m More On Easter Treats, Says NielsenIQ

UK consumers spent £439 million (€509 million) on confectionary ahead of Easter in the four weeks to 27 March, a 34% rise compared with the same...

The Big Interview: Food Heroes

Born out of a passion for food and a desire to help outstanding food brands maximise their potential, BiaVest is Ireland’s first dedicated food inves...

Brexit Hits Portugal-UK Trade In February, Global Trade Gap Shrinks

Britain's exit from the European Union hit Portugal's trade with the United Kingdom sharply in February, official data showed on Friday, with imports more...