Channels news – Page 153
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NewsNearly two thirds of shoppers overbuy food at Christmas, says Waitrose
According to a Waitrose poll, 61% of shoppers said they overbuy at Christmas to ensure they don’t run out of food
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NewsQuorn expands range with mini sausage rolls and new frozen SKUs
Quorn Mini Sausage Rolls will be available from January in the chiller aisle
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NewsM&S announces new behind-the-scenes Christmas documentary to air on ITV
Inside M&S at Christmas is set to air on 21 December at 9pm, and will give viewers insight into how the company’s food is made
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NewsAF Blakemore sales soar 19% to £1.19bn
Key investments meant the group delivered a pre-tax loss of £3.3m, down from a pre-tax profit of £6m in the previous year
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NewsCo-op strikes deal with Just Eat in 50-store trial
Just Eat will handle the delivery through its growing network of couriers across the UK
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NewsLidl becomes first sponsor of Spotify’s UK Christmas Number 1s playlist
The deal sees Lidl audio ads featured alongside tracks in the streaming service’s playlist of 45 number one Christmas hits from through the decades
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NewsIceland giving away 10 vouchers worth £500 each for best Noddy Holder impressions
Competition entrants must post their impressions on TikTok or Instagram
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NewsPlant-based brand This unveils ‘game-changing’ streaky alt bacon line for Veganuary
The vegan bacon alternative will go on sale in Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose from the beginning of January
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NewsSainsbury’s leads supermarkets in promotions blitz in run up to Christmas
The retailer has increased promotions by 38% on average as it leans into the cost of living crisis
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NewsAsda bumps up range by 12% in reversal of 2021 cuts
The expansion of the range came following the appointment of Kris Comerford, chief commercial officer for food, who joined the retailer in July
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NewsJW Filshill appoints Arwel Carter as regional development manager for north of England
Carter joins the business having spent nine years at field and experiential marketing agency McCurrach
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NewsOcado Retail ‘small restructure’ results in 40 head office job losses
The company told The Grocer it had last month “completed a small restructure at its head office site” as part of an “ongoing drive for efficiency and cost effectiveness”
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NewsPoundland closes all Fultons Foods stores as frozen range rolls out across its own estate
A trading update also revealed a shake-up ahead for Poundland’s clothing and GM buying team
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NewsMars and Ferrero unveil new Easter lines for range of brands
Ferrero said it was ‘confident consumers will still want to spend on special occasions’ despite the cost of living crisis
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NewsRichard Walker’s MP bid ‘could leave Iceland more vulnerable to takeover’
Walker’s ambition could leave the business more vulnerable to takeover from opportunistic investors, according to a City source
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NewsPlant-based alternative chicken brand Tindle to make retail debut in Morrisons
The Singapore-based brand has only been available out-of-home to-date
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NewsOlive Dining partners with Olio to share surplus meals with local communities
The partnership will see leftovers from schools in south east London distributed to communities via the Olio app
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NewsTesco calls on suppliers to help reduce number of trucks on road
Christmas products such as trifle, parsnips, broccoli and carrots were being moved together by combining loads
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NewsWaitrose range shrinks 5% in 2022
The upscale supermarket has made cuts to nearly every single category between the end of November 2021 and end of November 2022
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NewsNisa retailer Harjit Singh sells hot water bottles for 99p to help shoppers fight rising energy bills
Singh told The Grocer he has subsidised the cost with money from the business’ kitty, selling them £2 cheaper than recommended retail price