All The Grocer articles in 12 October 2024 – Page 5
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Category Report
The Welsh farmer uprising: Wales category report 2024
The Welsh government’s Sustainable Farming Scheme triggered widespread uproar from farmers. How can the unrest be quelled?
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Analysis & Features
The battle for the soul of extended producer responsibility
After many delays, rows and u-turns, the government’s EPR scheme is approaching the starting line. But the battle for control of the system rages on
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News
Media Bites 8 October: Lab grown meat, JLP shakeup, McDonald’s vs Meatpackers
The latest news and headlines from around the food and drink sector
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News
City snapshot: Greencore upgrades profit forecasts after ‘outstanding performance’ in Q4
Profits at Greencore will be ahead of expectations thanks to “an outstanding performance” in the final quarter of its financial year. Plus, trading updates from Imperial Brands and Cooks Coffee, the latest data from Kantar, BRC and Barclays, and Gusbourne secures additional funding
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Analysis & Features
Is genetic crop engineering the key to climate-resilient agriculture?
With backing from Labour, precision bred crops could be on their way to UK farms. But the complex issue divides both the industry and the public
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News
Breakthrough moment for lab grown meat as government backs fast-track testing
The Food Standards Agency revealed today it had received a £1.6m grant from the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology for a new “sandbox” programme
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Comment & Opinion
Is a 20% business rates discount on the cards for high street chains?
Four months have passed since Labour made its manifesto pledge to replace business rates with a “fairer” system, and the retail sector is still waiting to find out what it will be
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News
Subway to open double the number of outlets this year versus 2019
This is the first big global push since Subway was acquired by Roark Capital earlier this year
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Range Preview
Prawns in duvets and roast carrot galettes: Sainsbury’s Christmas 2024
This year, there’s a focus on seafood, gifting and convenience, alongside more traditional Christmas centrepieces
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News
Heura expands from plant-based meat into new categories
Heura has unveiled its first prototypes of cheese, snacks and pasta leveraging its patent-pending technology
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Analysis & Features
How Company Shop was turned around
After Company Shop Group was acquired by Biffa it started losing money. But a dramatic turnaround has been achieved by helping its members and its suppliers
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News
Nish Kankiwala to step down as JLP CEO, as Jason Tarry takes full control
The position of CEO will be folded permanently, handing new chairman Jason Tarry overall control of the partnership ‘by March 2025’
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News
Thompsons Food Service triples capacity with new Great Yarmouth warehouse
The ice cream wholesaler has seen demand skyrocket this summer
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News
Brexit border requirements on EU food imports delayed once more
New safety and security certificates were supposed to be introduced at the end of October as part of the Border Target Operating Model
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News
Salmon stocks in England lowest on record
According to the Atlantic Salmon Stock Assessment for 2023, 90% of principal salmon rivers in England are “at risk” or “probably at risk”
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News
M&S launches autonomous field trial to reduce carbon emissions
The retailer will be the first to farm and sell a lower-carbon vegetable following an ‘autonomous field’ trial
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News
Sainsbury’s to give online shoppers more personalised ads and offers
Shoppers will receive “more relevant” third-party product recommendations when they’re at the online checkout, through the new partnership with Rokt
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News
Sainsbury’s kicks off Christmas recruitment drive
Sainsbury’s is on the hunt for 18,000 supermarket workers, and a further 2,000 at Argos
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News
Ocado launches dedicated female-founded brand aisle
The ‘Buy Women Built’ aisle features more than 1,000 products from 130 female-founded brands including Bold Bean Co, Pip & Nut, Little Moons and Biotiful
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News
French plant-based pork company La Vie raises €25m in latest funding round to boost growth
This brings the total raised by the company in the last three years to €50m, despite a 36% drop in investments in the food tech sector, the brand said