All The Grocer articles in 03 August 2024 – Page 4
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News
Good volume of larger apples in season to come, sector says
British Apples & Pears has estimated apples will be larger than average due to the mild weather in March and April
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Analysis & Features
What are the challenges for Reckitt’s sell-off strategy?
The group is planning to sell non-core brands and focus on ‘Essential Home’
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News
Co-op and Co-op Foundation fund organisations growing food without damaging UK peatlands
Co-op explained peatlands were some of the most carbon-rich ecosystems on earth, storing twice as much carbon as the world’s forests
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Co-op adds bakery range to meal deal offer
The new trial will run for 12 weeks across Co-op stores nationally, with a swathe of bakery lines forming part of the meal deal as a side or snack
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News
Poundland to give away £1,000 a day for 30 days
Poundland’s computer systems will randomly select winners from shoppers using staffed checkouts at any of its 750 UK stores – with the cash prize given out instantly
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Cathedral City expands kids’ snacking range with Cathedral City Bites
The new launch was specifically designed with children in mind and offers a snacking option made with no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives
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City snapshot: Ocado raises £700m to refinance debt
Ocado has raised £450m in an upsized bond offering to refinance debt along with a separate £250m bond issuance
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News
SodaStream enlists First Dates’ Merlin Griffiths to promote trio of new flavours
Griffiths has created a summer cocktail menu using the new products
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury’s takes win thanks to Nectar discounts
Five weeks into the new year, the Holborn-based retailer took the crown thanks to its Nectar Prices initiative
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Grocer 33
Tidy Morrisons secures its first win of the Grocer 33 year
Staff at Morrisons Manchester were ‘neatly presented and well groomed’
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Grocer 33
Morrisons Failsworth, Manchester: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Rami Baitiéh has been so positive and energetic’
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News
Morrisons raises freezer temperatures to heat up battle on carbon emissions
The coalition claims widespread change of just 3°C across the supply chain would mean potential savings equivalent to 8.6% of the UK’s energy consumption
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News
Older beer drinkers prefer mid-strength brews, new survey shows
Among drinkers under 25, however, a ’go hard or go home’ mentality persists
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Comment & Opinion
Could buckwheat be the next ancient grain to break into the mainstream?
Shoppers are open to trying the nutty seed, Mintel data suggests
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News
Tesco more than doubles SKU count of new marketplace
Tesco launched the marketplace at the start of June, listing products from several external sellers who fulfil orders directly to customers
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Waitrose trials new circular recycling scheme for own label plastic trays
The circular scheme will give higher-quality PET ’a more continuous lifecycle’
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Drinks bosses dispute reports of deposit return scheme fast track
The move was suggested in an answer by circular economy minister Mary Creagh to a parliamentary question from the Liberal Democrats this week
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Defra promises farmer support deal amid low sector confidence
New UK government figures show more than one in 10 farmers are planning to leave the sector
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News
Farmfoods is ‘fastest-hiring’ retailer, according to Indeed
The job site compared employers based on the average length of time between a successful candidate submitting an application and gaining confirmed employment in the post
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News
Deliveroo partners with B&Q for those needing ‘quick fix’
The available range covers interior and outdoor paint, decorating, painting tools, plumbing, electricals and bathroom fittings, as well as tools and hardware