Channels news – Page 122
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NewsEmmi brings Rachelli premium Italian desserts to UK
The brand will offer classic Italian recipes with a modern spin, said Emmi
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NewsHolland & Barrett appoints former Starbucks exec CFO
Nick Allen spent more than four years as Starbucks’ EMEA CFO
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NewsMedia Bites 19 April: Planet Organic/Sainsbury’s, THG, eggs
Sainsbury’s has joined a queue of bargain-hunting shoppers examining a last-ditch rescue of the Planet Organic brand
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NewsCo-op to offer lower prices to loyalty card holders
The society is investing £240m across the next five years on a major overhaul of its membership scheme
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NewsCoca-Cola invites artists to create AI billboards
The competition follows Coca-Cola’s collaboration with a new global services alliance launched by Bain & Company and ChatGPT maker OpenAI in February
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NewsAfrican and Caribbean grocer Oja launches ready meals
Oja said the move into own-label ready meals was prompted by there being few competitors in the market for these items
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NewsSuperdrug to open 25 ‘bigger and better’ stores this year
The retailer said the investment showed it backs bricks and mortar following strong trading results
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NewsIceland launches new convenience store format
The ‘entirely new’ Iceland Local store concept shares a single store site with a Costcutter
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NewsB&M drops home delivery after less than a year
The variety discounter began offering the service in June last year, covering a range of about 1,000 bulkier general merchandise products
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NewsPrime Hydration drink back in Aldi stores
The drink sold out almost as soon as it last hit shelves in Aldi, in December
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NewsBestway’s Well Pharmacy acquires pharmaceutical wholesaler Lexon UK
Both businesses are in prenotification discussions with the Competition and Markets Authority, which will review the acquisition
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NewsParfetts profits fall as post-pandemic margins return to normal
Parfetts said margins had returned to historic levels following a drop in promotional activity during the pandemic due to increased demand
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NewsMowi launches salmon quartet into ready-to-cook category
A range of four salmon products ready to go into the oven will be launched on 20 April into Sainsbury’s and Asda stores nationwide
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NewsGreencore seeking CFO as Emma Hynes steps down
Hynes will leave the food-to-go specialist in May following the group’s half-year results, remaining with Greencore for a transition period to help her successor.
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NewsMorrisons cuts in-store florists as it switches to centralised provider
The supermarket had expanded its line-up of in-store florist stations during lockdown, with 60 opening in the autumn of 2020 as sales of flowers bloomed
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NewsAsda launches driverless home delivery trial in London
To comply with safety regulations the cars will carry a human systems operator as well as an Asda member of staff to carry in the order to homes
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NewsAldi training managers to better support workers from minority groups
More than 800 managers in stores, warehouses and offices will receive ‘alllyship’ training aimed at enabling them to create a more inclusive workplace
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NewsSimon Howie launches new BBQ products and widens distribution
The new lines for 2023 included a “premium” 6oz burger – The Black Label Gastro Burgers 340g
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NewsThis launches lamb kebab alternative for BBQ season
This Isn’t Lamb Kebabs (rsp: £3.50/ 200g) are made of pea protein, cumin and mint
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NewsCrosta & Mollica adds duo of sorbet-filled fruit shells
The innovation offered ‘a lighter alternative to a classic scoop of ice cream or gelato’, said the brand