A look ahead to what’s likely to happen next year in both New Zealandand the UK plus an updatge on what’s happening now.

Foodstuffs in the UK may or may not get the green light to merge its North Island South Island operations. In the UK there's news from Aldi, Booths, Asda, Sainsbury's, Costco and Waitrose. We also learn what's the most popular Christmas dinner in the UK and what younger adult members of families are asking older family members to cut back on at Christmas.