Channels news – Page 155
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NewsHovis launches Simple White value loaf into Tesco and Booker stores
According to one senior industry insider, the loaf had been offered to Booker as a ‘price-fighting product’ following aggressive price hikes
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NewsStrikes behind shortage of crackers ahead of Christmas
A swathe of cream crackers SKUs are listed as out of stock on supermarket websites following strike action at the Jacob’s factory in Aintree
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NewsOcado trialling revival of ‘delivery to the kitchen table’ option
It is understood drivers making deliveries from Ocado’s CFC in Purfleet and spoke site in Sheffield are involved in the trial
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NewsWales to enact single-use plastics ban from autumn 2023
The Association of Convenience Stores has welcomed the new law as a measure to reduce plastic waste, but said it was concerned over the short timescale
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NewsL’Oréal Group partners with Sainsbury’s to offer AI-powered skincare consultations
In-store skincare consultations will be available at more than 100 stores with many getting dedicated “consultation take-over spaces”
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NewsAdjudicator ‘intensifies’ calls on supermarkets over CPI requests
The Adjudicator is to launch a new survey into retailer behaviour in the new year, after this year’s results in June showed relationships breaking down
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NewsGolden Acre Foods brings South Asian Suhana spice mixes to Sainsbury’s
The partnership with Sainsbury’s was ‘just the start’ of Golden Acre’s strategy of importing a portfolio of famous South Asian brands into the UK, it said
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NewsOnly half of apple packs in major UK supermarkets are British, new data reveals
The data found that only one supermarket – Iceland – was selling 100% British packs in October and early November
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NewsLidl and Aldi go head to head with price matched Christmas dinner deals for six for £16.32
Both discounters have cut Christmas veg to 19p to hit the low price
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NewsRail strikes: ‘heavily disrupted’ Christmas to hit foodservice sales
One major foodservice wholesaler told The Grocer it expected to see a 10% decline in sales on strike days
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NewsIceland put 81 million more pieces of own-label plastic packaging on market in 2021
The frozen food retailer made a high-profile commitment in 2018 to eliminate plastic packaging from own-label ranges by the end of 2023
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NewsAsda planning huge recruitment drive to staff new Express stores
Asda is looking to bring the Express concept and its value-led goods to more customers in convenient neighbourhood and residential settings
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NewsGood Guys Bakehouse makes retail debut with savoury biscuit duo in Sainsbury’s
Weighing in at just five calories per ‘melt’, they are claimed to contain 50% less fat than regular savoury biscuits
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NewsCity snapshot: Grocery price inflation dips for the first time in 21 months
Grocery price inflation saw its first small monthly dip for almost two years over the past month as higher prices continue to drive sales value growth across the sector. Plus, SSP revenues and profits bounce back, consumer spending data from BRC-KPMG and Barclaycard and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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NewsPricecheck launches business change department to aid drive towards £200m turnover target
Staff in the newly created department will be tasked with guiding improvements to the organisation’s structure, processes, systems and technologies
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NewsRobert Eastwood and Qaiser Aziz elected to Unitas board at the buying group’s AGM
Unitas said Eastwood would bring a wealth of experience to the board, having held the position of MD at Small Beer and Trentans Vintners for the past 10 years
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NewsAsda revamps refill proposition, with new promise on price
It said clear pricing was by far the top priority, with the cost-of-living crisis making customers ever more careful on spending
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NewsSainsbury’s undercuts Tesco and Asda in Christmas dinner wars – and its turkey is fresh
Sainsbury’s deal comes in at £23.90 for Christmas dinner for six people, working out at £3.98 a head
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NewsAsda extends blue cheese line for Christmas as stilton demand falls
Stilton, roquefort and gorgonzola are in decline as blue cheeses like montagnolo affine, cambozola and soft British regional varieties are on the rise
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NewsAsda serves millionth £1 meal in kids and OAPs offer
Asda also revealed 73% of the sales of the meals came from customers who were new visitors to the Asda Café, including a third who were completely new to Asda