Last year proved extremely difficult for lamb at retail in Britain, with sales volumes dropping by one-tenth in the 52 weeks ending 13 December, according to the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel. Total sales volume in Britain tumbled 9.8% year on year to 67.9m kilograms, with overall spend also suffering, down 4.8% across the same period at £594.6m – supported only by the increase in retail prices. Almost every category of lamb offering saw volumes and spend fall, said Kantar, […]
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