Press releases and blogs

Following the publication of the National Food Strategy (NFS), IGD, the organisation whose purpose is to deliver positive social impact in partnership with the food and consumer goods industry, has outlined its support for the NFS’s ambition to build a better, more sustainable food system and a healthier nation. Susan Barratt, CEO of IGD, says: “We support the direction of travel set out in ...

IGD partners with climate solutions expert South Pole to help the food and consumer goods industry take positive, tangible steps towards Net Zero With its ambition to accelerate progress towards a sustainable food system, IGD is today launching its brand-new guide, Building your Net Zero roadmap: a guide for industry leaders and decision makers . The UK government has committed to achiev...

IGD is an organisation of two interconnected communities, Commercial Insight and Social Impact, working together to drive change that makes a tangible difference for society, business, and the individual. IGD has strengthened its Board of Trustees with four new leaders from some of the biggest companies in the food and consumer goods industry. The newly appointed trustees are: Natasha ...

A five-year period of recovery will see the market bounce back to top pre-pandemic forecasts In its highly anticipated annual retail food and grocery channel forecasts, IGD, provider of foresight and analysis for the food and consumer goods industry, predicts that the unprecedented 8.5% growth in 2020 will slow to 1.7% in 2021 and then to 0.9% in 2022, as shoppers economise and the eating o...

The newly emerging ‘quick commerce’ channel – which delivers food and groceries to consumers in less than one hour and often sub-30 minutes – is currently worth £1.4bn according to a new report from IGD, the insight and analysis providers for the food and consumer goods industry. The report, which is part one of a series that looks at the size, scope and growth of the new channel, also reveals...

CEO Simon Roberts and his leadership team discuss the latest trading priorities One year on from his appointment as Chief Executive, this is a unique opportunity to hear how Simon Roberts’ new plan is being implemented. He’ll be joined by his senior leadership team to update food and consumer goods stakeholders on Sainsbury’s trading priorities, followed by a live Q&A. Simon Roberts, Chi...

IGD has convened a wide range of stakeholders to create a new shared ambition for the industry, to halve the environmental impacts of all packaging systems by 2030. Over the last year, IGD has brought together stakeholders from across the food and consumer goods industry, packaging manufacturers, waste industry and industry associations to form a sustainable packaging systems working group to ...

According to the latest Shopper Confidence Index from IGD, shopper confidence remains strong and financial confidence has reached a new high. ShopperVista from IGD, provides category, insight and commercial professionals with trusted daily shopper insights. Its unique measure of shopper sentiment has this month revealed that confidence remains stable.  One component of the index - financia...

In its latest report “Food-to-go: What’s next for Shoppers”, ShopperVista from IGD – provider of trusted daily shopper insights – examines shopper behaviour across the food-to-go sector and reveals the three trends currently shaping the market. The quarterly report provides insight into the behaviour, missions, operator usage and preferences of food-to-go shoppers* to help operators, retaile...

As part of its ambition to make healthy and sustainable diets easy for everyone, the Health from IGD team has joined forces with leading retailers and manufacturers, and researchers at the University of Leeds, to trial a series of interventions to see what truly drives long-term behavioural change. Last summer, IGD convened a healthy and sustainable diets project group to collaboratively i...