Company Shop Group worked closely with Premier Foods to unlock an opportunity to redistribute its iconic OXO cubes with defective packaging. Read the full case study to find out more about a solution that enables sorting, packing, and re-labelling of products to transform waste into an added extra for millions of meals. Have you got a case study to share? Get in touch: IGD is look...

A major meat processor and packing business has been working closely with Company Shop Group to ensure that non-compliant, under-weight and over-weight packaged meats are redistributed through their membership-controlled store network. Read the full case study to find out more about a solution that provides processors with a secure redistribution route, financial recovery for stock, and the ...

Surplus ingredients, components and work in progress (WIP) all arise well before a manufacturing process is complete. Company Shop Group has been working to redistribute WIP items that don’t meet the specification, or ingredients that run out of internal shelf life. Read the full case study to find out more about a solution that supports manufacturers to redistribute all the surplus bread th...

The latest data from the ONS reveals that annual “all items” inflation increased again in September 2022. Food and drink inflation also continued to accelerate. ONS has released its latest findings covering September 2022. This shows that year-on-year inflation has increased slightly, recording 10.1% on the CPI index (compared to 9.9% last month) and 8.8% on the CPIH index (versus 8....

The new Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a number of changes to the Government’s Growth Plan and Energy Price Guarantee, ahead of the Medium Term Fiscal Statement on 31 October. A number of planned tax cuts included in the Growth Plan have been reversed.  These include: Corporation taxes will increase to 25% from 19% in April 2023. The cut to the basic rate of income ...

Have you recently made a move into a new role or company? Or perhaps you’re taking on new responsibilities which mean building relationships with different people? Get off to the best possible start by watching this video that will open your eyes to the benefits of being unapologetically you at work! In this interactive webinar recording, you will: Explore why being your true self a...

Lots of perfectly good glass drinks bottles go to waste as a result of damage. Redistributing these products can be difficult, especially in the beer, wine and spirit category. To overcome this, Company Shop Group has invested in a new inline bottle washing plant which deals with these products in a safe, environmental way, removing any broken glass and washing away sticky residues, so bottles ca...

Your overview of economic and policy news with a focus on the food and consumer goods industry. Featuring the latest developments and guidance on the rising cost of living, the Ukraine crisis, labour shortages, COVID-19 and adapting to a new relationship with the EU. Government borrowing costs reaches 20 year high UK Government borrowing costs have reached a 20-year high, following ...

IGD and our colleagues at the University of Leeds have won a prestigious award for our healthy and sustainable diets partnership ; specifically, for our first round of behavior change trials with Sainsbury’s.  Back in July we were delighted to win first prize in the Building Partnerships and Networks category of the Engaged for Impact Awards run by the University of Leeds. The aw...

IGD’s CEO, Susan Barratt, contributes to the BRC’s Retail Sales Monitor, providing insight on UK food and drink sales. Food and drink sales in September fell behind August as the weather cooled and life returned to normal after the holidays. However, there was a small uptick in sales in the week following the death of Queen Elizabeth II as the nation came together to mourn her passing, d...