All The Grocer articles in 02 October 2021 – Page 3
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Ajay Odedra switches supplied-by-Sainsbury’s SimplyFresh store to Spar
The store was one of five SimplyFresh sites trading under the supplied-by-Sainsbury’s model
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GCA Mark White tackles supermarket audits concerns with new retailer-backed guidance
The GCA also warned retailers against fixed notices for delistsngs
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Fish Said Fred marks first year success with major listings and TV deal
The chilled fish brand has rolled a raft of its products into Sainsbury’s and added to its listings in other leading grocers
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Scottish seafood sector still has positive future despite Brexit disruption: report
Industry body Seafood Scotland has called for more long-term financial support from government to ensure the sector thrives
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Transport minister’s ‘call to arms’ drops on to doormats of a million HGV licensees
Letter is part of government’s plan to address 100,000 shortfall in the number of HGV drivers in the UK
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Comment & Opinion
Natasha’s Law will make a real difference. Now we need an allergy tsar
The role would provide a champion for people with allergies to ensure they receive correct and appropriate support, including joined-up healthcare, say Nadim and Tanya Ednan-Laperouse
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Piccolo boosts baby snack range with trio of new SKUs
The brand has rolled out Banana & Cocoa Oaty Bars and a duo of Multigrain Puffs – Tomato Rings and Carrot Stars.
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John Lewis Partnership scores highest for UK businesses in WWF’s sustainable palm oil use ranking
WWF has warned that many major brands are still “failing to truly clean up their act on palm oil”
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EG Group gives pay rise to 10,500 employees
Colleagues aged 18 and above will now be paid a minimum of £9.50 per hour. More experienced colleagues, such as team leaders and supervisors, will be paid a minimum of £10 per hour
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Deliveroo launches rapid grocery delivery service Hop
Deliveroo Hop is the courier company’s first move to compete with spate of rapid delivery grocery players like Getir, Jiffy and Weezy
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City snapshot: Diageo points to margin recovery as hospitality sector reopens
Diageo has said it has made a ‘strong start’ to its financial year, forecasting an improvement in operating margins despite supply chain constraints. Plus, Parsley Box warns on sales and profits and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 30 September: Caffè Nero, Morrisons, SSP Group, fuel crisis
A High Court judge has dismissed an attempt to overturn the restructuring of Caffè Nero, in a ruling that in effect kills off the takeover hopes of Asda and Euro Garages owners Mohsin and Zuber Issa.
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Caterforce buying group to eliminate black plastic by end of 2021
The group has pledged that all of its packaging will be either recyclable or reusable by 2025
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Castell Howell almost halves carbon footprint in three months
Castell Howell has partnered with the National Botanic Garden of Wales and West Wales River Trust to launch a nature stewardship plan
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Whitepapers
Dealing with the new squeezed middle
The squeeze on both consumers and the food and beverage supply chain is very real, so how can businesses identify areas to make savings, beyond the more obvious?
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Tesco rolling out InPost parcel collection lockers to hundreds of stores
The lockers have already been installed at 200 Tesco stores and up to 300 more are set to gain them by the end of November
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M&S announces new carbon emission targets with Plan A revamp
The target would see M&S hit full net zero 10 years ahead of the government’s national strategy
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Bidfood sets sights on becoming carbon neutral
Bidfood said it would also work with its customers and suppliers to collaborate on strategies to reduce its carbon footprint
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Hundreds of jobs at risk as 2 Sisters explores Uttoxeter biscuit factory closure
2 Sisters Food Group is exploring the closure of its own-label biscuit factory in the Midlands as cost pressures facing the food industry intensify putting more than 500 jobs at risk.
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Comment & Opinion
Why the haulage industry has been ‘set up to fail’ in driver shortage
Boris Johnson’s three-month visa scheme has been dubbed “disingenuous” by an industry scrambling to find willing and able drivers across the channel