Agri-Business
Kantar: Additional €59 million spent on own range products year-on-year
Consumers seem to be turning to own range products, with an additional €59.2 million spent on these lines in the...
Retailers
Agri-Business
Kantar: Grocery inflation at lowest level since March 2022
Grocery inflation remains at its lowest level since early 2022, despite a slight increase in the latest data published today...
Dairy
Retailers urged to 'restore' the price of fresh milk on shelves by 10c/L
Retailers have been “engaged in unjustified price cutting” of fresh milk on their shelves and should restore the price by...
Agri-Business
Kantar: Grocery price inflation down over 13% in a year
Grocery price inflation stood at 2.6% in the 12 weeks to May 12, 2024, down 13.3% compared to the same...
Agri Politics
Gorman calls for ban on below-cost buying and selling of food
The president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Francie Gorman has said that a ban on below-cost buying and selling...
Agri-Business
Tesco reports 'strong performance' in UK and Ireland
Retailer Tesco has reported a strong performance for its latest financial year in both the UK and the Republic of...
Agri-Business
Retailers urged to offer 'weather payment' to fruit and veg growers
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president has called on all players in the food chain, particularly large retailers, to support...
Rural Life
Kelleher calls on retailers to support farmers during wet weather
Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher has called on grocery retailers and co-ops to support farmers suffering due to poor weather...
Agri-Business
Fillet steaks among the latest Aldi price cuts
Fillet steaks, legs of lamb and round roasts are among the latest price cuts announced today (Monday, February 19) by...
Agri-Business
Lidl sourced €1.1bn of food and drink in Ireland in 2023
Retailer Lidl Ireland has today (Thursday, February 15) announced that it sourced a record €1.1 billion worth of goods from...
Agri-Business
'Veganuary' popularity decreased this year - Kantar
The popularity of ‘Veganuary’ decreased this year, with shoppers spending €200,000 less compared to last year, according to new data...
Agri-Business
Higher costs per calorie for vegan and veggie alternatives - study
Vegan and vegetarian (veggie) alternatives cost consumers 30% more per calorie than dairy or meat equivalents, according to the findings...
Agri-Business
Kantar: Grocery sales hit record €1.4bn in December
Consumers spent a record-breaking €1.4 billion in Irish supermarkets in December 2023, according to the latest figures from Kantar. The...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry farmers 'will not tolerate reduction in margin' amid price cuts
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that poultry farmers “will not tolerate any reduction in the margin they receive”...
Agri-Business
CSO: Food prices increase by 5.2% in year up to December
Food prices are estimated to have remained the same in December 2023 and increased by 5.2% in the last 12...
Beef
Farmers 'will be very sceptical' over consumer price cuts
Farmers will be “very sceptical” over cuts by retailers to consumer prices, according to outgoing Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president...
Agri-Business
Supermarket wars: Aldi announces new series of price cuts
Aldi has today (Wednesday, January 3) confirmed a new series of price cuts leading to speculation that other supermarkets could...
Organics
Bord Bia: 67% of Irish shoppers purchase organics monthly
According to findings from the Bord Bia organic consumer research, 67% of all Irish shoppers buy organic food and drink...