Ronan Hegarty
The Grocer
United Kingdom
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Rachel Izzard to become Co-op Group CFO
The appointment is the second swoop the society has made on N Brown this year → Read More
Asda cheapest this week but all supermarkets taking fight to inflation
Food inflation on this week's basket was down 3.2% month on month → Read More
Pint of milk in supermarkets is now almost £1
The massive hike demonstrates the continued cost of living pressure shoppers are under → Read More
The Big 30’s big buyouts and the foodservice fallout
If there was one area of wholesale you would forgive for not being too bullish right now, it would be foodservice → Read More
The Wholesale Big 30’s very different two newcomers
This year sees two new entries to the Big 30 list in the shape of Hunt's Food Group and Global Foods → Read More
A year in convenience: McColl’s deal dominates as Asda moves for Co-op forecourts
New rapid delivery players have dominated the headlines, but the major multiples continue to encroach → Read More
Vegan food price comparison shows Tesco is cheapest… with Clubcard
A high number of promotions on vegan lines led to a particularly competitive week → Read More
Kenyatte Nelson joins Co-op in new membership and customer role
Nelson joins from fashion retailer N Brown Group, where he has been chief brand officer since June 2019 → Read More
Tesco supermarket-convenience price gap wider than rival Sainsbury’s
The price gap between Tesco's larger stores and its Express format was 10.4% in November → Read More
M&S’s Katharine Haenelt to join meat supplier OSI Group as UK MD
OSI Group supplies protein items and other food products to foodservice and retail brands including McDonald's → Read More
Morrisons plans to convert most McColl’s stores to Daily format as takeover completes
Morrisons also confirmed it would permanently close 132 McColl's stores it said had been loss-making for some time → Read More
Imperial Brands unveils ‘bigger, better’ Blu 2.0 vaping device
Imperial Brands has launched Blu 2.0, a new vaping device that replaces its existing Myblu system → Read More
Co-op trials reduced lighting in stores to lower energy costs
The convenience retailer, which operates more than 2,500 stores across the UK, is trialling dimmed or reduced lighting in a number of locations → Read More
Morrisons proposal to sell 28 McColl’s stores accepted by CMA
In September, the CMA identified 35 areas where the deal could lead to a significant reduction in competition → Read More
Tesco as competitive with discounters as ever, claims CEO Ken Murphy
Tesco said its products from its Aldi Price Match now featured in 99% of all large baskets and over 80% of top-up shops → Read More
Morrisons promotes James Badger to commercial and manufacturing director
The appointment comes a week after Morrisons chief operating officer Trevor Strain confirmed he was leaving the business → Read More
Tiger Foods to return to Unitas as Hyperama sells it to Giro
Tiger Foods operated from Hyperama's 100,000 sq ft Nottingham depot and delivered to customers within a 100-mile radius → Read More
Co-op looking to triple number of franchise stores as part of new food strategy
Co-op is alos investing £37m to reduce the price of 120 key convenience lines such as orange juice, pizza, wine, fruit and salads → Read More
Will disgruntled Nisa retailers be satisfied with £5m investment in Co-op prices?
New MD Peter Batt has made his mark by committing to bring down the price of Co-op branded products → Read More
Nisa invests £5m into Co-op own-label pricing
The move marks the first major strategy initiative be be announced by new MD Peter Batt → Read More