Contents tagged with Christmas
30 January 2024
It was a Christmas cracker for meat sales, with spend on total meat, fish and poultry (MFP) growing by 11.6% year-on-year during the two-week run up to Christmas day.
31 January 2024
This year saw a record-breaking Christmas week for sales with £4.8bn spent on total grocery, and good cows' dairy performance with overall volumes up year-on-year.
31 January 2024
Red meat volumes grew across the board last Christmas compared to Christmas 2022, whilst turkey remains the UK's favourite roasting joint.
2 January 2024
There were indications that shoppers cut back on the big cheese board this Christmas
2 January 2024
Turkey remains a staple of the Christmas meal occasion, but this tradition is losing relevance over time
2 January 2024
Lamb, beef and gammon joints were all in growth
7 November 2022
Pork roasting joints could be the winner at Christmas dinner, with experts predicting red meat will challenge the traditional crown and ‘sleigh’ this festive season.
2 January 2024
Once again, Christmas provided a positive lift for grocery sales, reaching £11.7 billion over the month of December according to Kantar.
10 February 2021
Red meat volumes grew faster than turkey and whole fish this Christmas. Cheese volumes were up 17% in December.
2 February 2021
Butchers had their best ever Christmas, with meat and poultry sales up £8.5m in December. This marks the end to a very strong year for independent butchers.
16 August 2019
This year was particularly strong for smaller roasting joint sizes, party food and fresh cream