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NewsAsda and Quaker extend help on hunger with free breakfast tie-up
The on pack promotion is available across selected lines in all major grocery multiples, and will see a bowl of Quaker donated for every pack purchased
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NewsCJ Lang & Son leads Scottish Wholesale Achievers Awards 2024 with three wins
Dundee-based CJ Lang & Son took home the highest number of awards, including Best Symbol Group and the Community Service Award
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NewsSainsbury’s drivers consider strike action over loss of employee discount
“Around 500” Sainsbury’s drivers are set to ballot over whether they should strike over proposals to transfer their employment to Wincanton, Unite said
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NewsWaitrose chefs teach cookery skills to care leavers
Young people can often leave the care system without having learned core cooking skills they’ll need for adult life
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NewsTesco and Vauxhall strike major new retail media partnership aimed at EV drivers
Part of the new partnership will see Vauxhall branding added to EV chargepoints at Tesco stores
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NewsVegan sweets startup Tasty Mates secures £60k on Dragons’ Den
Founders Joe Woolf and Nick Sunshine will use the funds for inventory and a brand refresh
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NewsBestway doubles core retail range to 3,000 SKUs
Available through its 57-depot network via delivery or collect, the move means each site will now have a consistent number of lines under the retail range
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NewsRegal Wholesale appoints Jon Hunt in new role of commercial director
Hunt is joining the company at an ‘exciting time’ during its growth and expansion
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NewsChicken ‘artificially cheap’ in supermarkets despite price hikes
Average prices rose by almost 15% last year but needed to increase further to safeguard the sector, producers have warned
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NewsBritish Corner Shop owes M&S £500k after downfall
The British Corner Shop owes a total of £2.5m to creditors, a new administrator’s report shows
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NewsAsda denies union ‘asset stripping’ claims as it faces down strike threat
Asda accused union staff of “aggressive and intimidating behaviour”, as well as of making inaccurate claims about the situation in affected stores
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NewsPotato prices soar as poor weather affects supply
Core lines of maris piper potatoes across the major multiples saw rises of up to 22% in a month
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NewsSainsbury’s trialling electronic security cabinets in booze aisles to fight theft
Versions of the system have the capability for retailers to request customers to identify themselves using facial recognition, although Sainsbury’s hasn’t enabled this
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NewsCo-op decommissions data centres for cloud move
Managing the move and running Co-op’s cloud computing environment is Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) – a partner of Co-op for the last 14 years
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NewsFully autonomous grab & go store concept to launch in London
The first Tahina store will offer own-brand plant-based fast food and work in a similar way to Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ Fresh stores
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NewsChapati Man looks ahead to fast expansion after flagship store opening
Co-founder Chris Rai wants Chapati Man to become the ‘fastest-growing Indian food-to-go brand in the coming years’
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NewsBooths workers offered transfer to Asda after store closure
Booths said increases in operating costs meant it was no longer possible for Hale Barns to be ‘profitable under the Booths model’
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NewsSupermarkets urged to ‘embrace’ new sustainable town model
The Food Foundation is partnering with radical developer Human Nature Places to build nearly 700 homes on a brownfield site in Lewes, East Sussex
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NewsAldi accused of ‘appropriating’ Real Bread Week with leaflet
Aldi is under fire from The Real Bread Campaign for referring to its annual Real Bread Week in a marketing leaflet without otherwise mentioning the charity or seeking its permission
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NewsPopeyes UK announces nationwide rollout of new breakfast menu
The chicken QSR brand wants to bring a kick of Louisiana spice to customers’ mornings with its new breakfast menu