Press releases and blogs

A new report from IGD’s Health team reveals that many UK food companies have responded to restrictions on the in-store promotions of foods high in fat, sugar, and salt, by making their products healthier at pace. IGD’s report Reformulation by the food industry in the context of HFSS shows that a significant 44% of UK food companies asked, have reformulated the nutritional profiles of their p...

The UK food and consumer goods industry faces challenges on several fronts as the problem of persistent inflation is compounded by a significant labour shortage and changing regulations. July’s Economics Viewpoint Report from IGD presents the spectrum of complex challenges business leaders face amid a landscape of low consumer confidence. The report recommends that the sector will require prog...

Inflation continues to be main driver of growth in the short-term The total UK food and drink market is predicted to be worth £315.2bn by 2028, experiencing a growth of 19% from 2023 (£265bn), according to a unique new forecast from IGD that presents a combined outlook covering eating in and eating out. Merging IGD’s sought after UK retail channel and eating out forecasts, the new outlook p...

IGD, the organisation that delivers positive social impact in partnership with the food and consumer goods industry, has been named in a Defra-commissioned review into labour shortages. The review recognises IGD’s key role in raising awareness of the huge range of employment opportunities within the sector. One of the recommendations made in the Independent Review of Labour Shortages in the Su...

ONS inflation data released today shows that UK food and drink prices in April 2023 were up +19.0% year-on-year, by the CPI method inflicting ongoing hardship on households. This broadly aligns to IGD’s forecast and may indicate that food price inflation has peaked – the rate in March was +19.1%, so the new data indicates a small decline. James Walton, Chief Economist at IGD, explains: “I...

As part of the food and consumer goods industry’s shared ambition to halve the environmental impact of the UK packaging system by 2030, IGD has launched a new heatmap report to highlight where the opportunities for action lie in UK supermarkets. ‘ Packaging: Which supermarket categories have the biggest opportunities for action? ’  is a free report that aims to help industry take action and re...

New CEO to lead IGD as it works to make a tangible difference for society, business, and the individual. IGD today announces the appointment of Sarah Bradbury as new CEO, effective from 3 July 2023. Sarah succeeds Susan Barratt, who is stepping down as CEO on 30 June 2023. Sarah has more than 25 years’ experience in retail, most recently as Group Quality Director at Tesco. She is responsibl...

- Insight and Impact returns on 26 April to bring industry closer to shoppers - Industry figureheads such as Tesco’s Jason Tarry and P&G’s Ian Morley will join fellow retailers and manufacturers on the main stage at IGD’s flagship event, Insight and Impact , to help businesses win with shoppers today and tomorrow. Returning for its second year, the event will put collaboration and omnich...

Global insight provider IGD has identified six trends set to influence the global retail landscape in 2023. With inflation driving a significant increase in production costs and retail prices across most major markets, there will be an intense focus from retailers and suppliers on driving out costs, improving the efficiency of supply chains and delivering value to consumers in new ways over th...

A new forecast by grocery insight provider IGD suggests that the rate of food price inflation will peak at 17-19% in early 2023, then begin to slow over the next 12 months Food price inflation will be very broad, but most pressure on household budgets will come from meat, fruit and vegetables, dairy and bread (London, Tuesday 8th November 2022) : The rise in the cost of food and drink...