Channels news – Page 186
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NewsFox’s Glacier adds HFSS-compliant sugar-free sweets
The sweets – which contain stevia in place of sugar – will debut in Lemon, Elderflower & Mint and Strawberry & Banana Smoothie flavours
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NewsPolice face new call to tackle rising tide of shoplifting and violence against staff
A letter signed by more than 100 retail bosses cites rising levels of abuse and anti-social behaviour across their operations
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NewsMindful Chef partners with Diabetes UK on recipe range
The brand also tweaked some of its most popular recipes specifically to support people managing their diabetes
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NewsRapid grocer Getir promotion ‘rolling back prices to the 1990s’
The quick commerce brand says that as well as offering affordable prices, the promotion will remind customers of ‘the good old days’
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NewsFareShare partnership enables wholesalers to provide 570,000 school holiday meals
FareShare said it was now receiving donations from 13 wholesalers, including two new additions this year
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NewsSnappy Shopper teams up with Gander
Retailers already partnered with the anti-food waste app will have reduced items integrated into their Snappy menus
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NewsAmazon warehouse workers continue with pay strikes
Walkouts and ‘slowdown work’ is starting to spread to several sites
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NewsIceland opens fifth Swift c-store, in London’s Finsbury Park
Swift stores have a more convenience-focused range than Iceland core stores, covering fresh, chilled, frozen, food to go, alcohol and tobacco
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NewsShoppers opting for low-risk promotions amid cost of living crisis
More people now find the chance to win supermarket vouchers appealing (86%) than they did last year (84%
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NewsAldi tech partner Aifi launches checkout-free store at Leicester City stadium
Football fans tap their payment card at an entrance gate to the small store, pick up their chosen food and drink items and walk out of the gates on to the concourse
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NewsMeals & More launches Big Day Out children’s holiday scheme
The programme will see children given the opportunity to spend a day at the seaside or visit attractions including Go Ape
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NewsAsda defends Just Essential range over food poverty ‘stigma’ claims
The Sun newspaper quoted one shopper as saying the products scream “we are poor”
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NewsSupreme acquires trade and assets of vaping businesses Cuts Ice and Flavour Core
It follows Supreme’s acquisition of Liberty Flights in June in a deal worth up to £15m
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NewsSysco International appoints Paulo Peereboom as president of foodservice operations
Peereboom joins the business with over 30 years’ experience in senior leadership roles across seven countries
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NewsLove Island couple help spark 11.4% uplift in tiramisu sales
According to NielsenIQ data, value sales of the dessert reached £542.5K in the week ending 30 July 2022
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NewsNisa retailers to face disruption to frozen deliveries amid second heatwave
The symbol group said the lines that would be mainly affected were those that were “ordered less frequently”
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NewsAldi donating 80,000 baby products to help parents on low incomes
A YouGov survey for Aldi found 77% of new parents across the UK were worried about the cost of essential baby products
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NewsCocos Organic launches kids’ range of coconut ‘yog tubes’
The dairy alternative product is available in strawberry and banana flavour and is free from dairy, gluten, nuts and refined sugar
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NewsCity snapshot: Inflation drives July retail sales growth, but volumes fall
UK retail sales increased 2.3% in July on a total basis, according to the BRC-KPM Retail Sales Monitor, though sharply rising prices masked a drop in sales volumes. Plus acquisitions from Coca-Cola HBC and Supreme and Barclaycard spending data.
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NewsOver 40,000 pensioners to be offered £30 Iceland vouchers
Over £1m of funding for the initiative has been provided by pension insurance specialist Rothesay, through its Rothesay Foundation arm