All The Grocer articles in 12 December 2020 – Page 4
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News
Tesco removes 20 million pieces of plastic for Christmas
Crackers, lights, cards and Christmas puddings are among products produced with less single-use plastic
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Asda takes delivery of 202 biomethane-powered lorries
The supermarket plans to transition its entire core fleet of 1,000 tractor units from diesel to gas by 2024
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Food and drink industry’s progress on cutting single-use plastic stalls
The overall amount of material suitable for recycling has improved by a negligible 1% since the flagship Plastic Pact strategy began
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Comment & Opinion
Crunch time: can Boris Johnson get a critically important free trade deal done?
The markets remain hopeful that Johnson’s visit to Brussels “in the coming days” will be fruitful
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News
Vet shortage could cut EU meat and dairy exports by 75%
The government’s latest scheme to address the “crisis” is said to be falling short.
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UK and EU agree deal over Northern Ireland checks
Michael Gove and Maroš Šefčovič reached the agreement on Tuesday
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CMA launches probe into Asda takeover by Issa brothers
The proposed £6.8bn takeover by brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa was announced in October
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Promotional Features
The best of British automation: how logistics powered the nation’s grocers through the pandemic
As grocers battled to keep the nation moving this year, intralogistics technology has been integral to making warehouses and distribution centres run as efficiently as possible
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News
Asda expands Uber groceries service in time for Christmas
The supermarket said it had expanded from 25 stores involved in the trial launched in July, to 100 stores across the UK
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Pilgrim’s Pride pens five-year Aldi ham supply deal
The deal would operate from Pilgrim’s King’s Lynn cooked meat facility, the supplier announced
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AHDB unveils new strategy with promise of ‘major change’
The strategy includes a commitment to a ballot on farm levies every five years
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Asda chief customer officer Anna-Maree Shaw to leave business
Shaw came in at the start of the year to replace Walmart veteran Andy Murray
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Feature Synopsis
Focus On Ready Meals & Soups: 9 January
While chilled and frozen ready meals fall behind, ambient meals and soups are delivering significant growth. Is this the ‘new normal’ for the category?
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Feature Synopsis
Focus On Jams & Spreads: 16 January
With Brits stuck at home for much of 2020, sales of spreads have boomed. There are obvious reasons for this: when times get tough, Brits make toast.
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Comment & Opinion
How Morrisons’ Store Manager of the Year transformed her store
Joanne Bennett-McNally ’asked more, listened more and responded more’, says Tim Mason, CEO of Eagle Eye
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Comment & Opinion
Why would vegetarians, vegans or meat eaters ever consider lab ‘meat’?
Marketing this gut-churning product will be an uphill struggle, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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News
Wholesaler Parfetts sees annual turnover leap 26% to £474m
Parfetts has also added 150 stores to its Go Local symbol group this year, taking it to 650 in total
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KY Jelly to rebrand as Kynect as it targets 30-plus ‘sex neglectors’
It said its new name would “communicate intimacy and connection”.
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Comment & Opinion
Walkers' potato play shows the benefits of cross-category collaboration on carbon
Walkers wants to bring potatoes “full circle”, using innovative new carbon capture technology
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Analysis & Features
Coronavirus business rates relief: which supermarkets are handing it back?
Here’s the list of supermarkets that have agreed to give it back – and the ones that are staying quiet on the issue