Channels news – Page 427
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NewsMorrisons teams up with food waste app to offer cut-price food boxes past best-before date
The service is set to be offered in all 494 Morrisons supermarkets nationwide from tomorrow
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NewsWaitrose to switch to 100% British lamb
The retailer will switch to UK-sourced fresh and frozen lamb from 2021
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NewsWaitrose shelves open kitchen concept in most trial stores
The Kitchens at its Twyford, Chandler’s Ford and Barbican stores were quietly removed last year
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NewsTesco withdraws own label honey following reports of adulteration
The FSA said it was “aware of these reports” and was “looking into them”
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NewsDoves Farm launches ancient grain flours into Tesco
The listings come as sales of rye, spelt and buckwheat rose by 19.9% last year
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NewsM&S hires Tesco exec Richard Price as clothing & home MD
Price fills the vacancy left by the sacking in July of former M&S clothing & home MD Jill McDonald
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NewsPret’s chief customer officer Barnaby Dawe steps down
Dawe joined Pret in October 2018 after three years as global chief marketing officer at Just Eat
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NewsCaterforce announces plans to increase turnover by 12% by 2021
The group is forecasting revenue of £537m for 2019, up from £524m the previous year
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NewsLynas Food Service introduces packaging-free range in stores
Customers of the Northern Irish wholesaler can fill their own containers in the ‘Unwrapped: Reuse & Refill’ zones
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NewsLawrence Hunt Spar doubles spirits sales with shop floor merchandising move
The business has been cautiously trialling spirits on the shop floor in 12 of its 25 stores for 12 months
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NewsB&M agrees to limit forensic auditing of its suppliers
It joins Waitrose and Ocado which The Grocer revealed in June were signing up to the agreement
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NewsTesco customers invited to donate to its annual Food Collection
The Tesco Food Collection launches today in support of charities Trussell Trust and FareShare charities
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NewsBestway Retail recruiting new franchisees for first time since Conviviality deal
Six new franchise stores have opened in the last couple of months
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NewsMusgrave CEO Chris Martin joins Wilko board
Martin will take up the role as a non-executive director in January and will chair the audit and risk committee
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NewsAmazon moves into own-label wine with Compass Road range
The five-strong range comprises Pinot Grigio, Merlot, Chardonnay, Grenache Rosé and Riesling Qualitätswein
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NewsSupermarkets agree to Adjudicator’s call for new systems
The Adjudicator said she would now work further with the supermarkets ahead of setting up a more formal system in February
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NewsLondon cake maker Butterscotch Bakery rescued out of administration
The company was acquired by an undislosed party after calling in administrators on 8 November
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NewsDeliveroo launches new services for corporate clients
The move was described by Deliveroo For Business global chief Juan Diego Farah as a “natural next step” for the company
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NewsMedia Bites 20 Nov: Lidl, Recycling, Vertical farming
Lidl is giving its UK staff a pay rise worth £10m with a higher hourly rate likely to propel it to the top of the supermarket pay league table.
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NewsScottish Wholesale Association calls for DRS strategy representation
SWA said wholesalers would be fundamental to the success of the scheme