Over $1trillion of food is traded between countries every year. In the UK food and grocery retailing accounts for nearly 50p in every pound spent in shops.

At IGD we are involved in ongoing analysis, charting and commenting on the key issues influencing the development of the sector across the globe.

We work at the heart of the industry and have relationships across organisations of all sizes, from international hypermarkets to local convenience stores. Our articles follow the major world players, and provide insight into strategy and analysis of tactics. While our factsheets outline some of the key statistics and figures about our industry – for example 12.4% of household spending in the UK is now on food, drink and tobacco, compared to 14.3% ten years ago (1998) and 17.3% twenty years ago (1988).

Find out more below.