date:Dec 03, 2012
ers such as Waitrose and Aldi as well as stronger sales of private-label food products.
Patrick Coveney, Greencore's chief executive described the performance as a breakthrough year.
Over the course of the year, we would have seen private label outperform brands. That is beginning to unwind in the second half of 2012, when we have seen branded manufacturers respond with more promotions, he said.
However, Coveney painted a bleak picture of the market in the run-up to Christmas: We are seeing m