How refrigerated van hire can transform the food and drinks industry
The UK food and drinks industry is a challenging place to be right now, and many businesses may be struggling to compete. With customers expecting fast and flexible service, could refrigerated van hire help your fleet to keep up with the demand for deliveries? Supermarkets struggle The food and drinks industry is competitive at the best of times, and now a recent report from Kantar Worldpanel shows that UK grocery sales have fallen for the first time in two decades. The reported value of sales fell by 0.2% for the 12 weeks to 9 November, in comparison to the same period last year. Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons all suffered from falling sales figures, but sales at budget supermarket Aldi flew up by more than 25%, while sales at Lidl also rose by 16.8%. Big supermarket chains have had a difficult period as shoppers head to discount retailers. Grocery prices have also been pushed down by 0.4% thanks to fierce price competition between supermarkets vying for custo