Channels news – Page 47
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NewsFuel Guardian launched to help forecourts chase drive-off cases
The service has been launched by One Stop franchisee Dee Sedani
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NewsWomen in Wholesale organises biggest event yet, almost doubling its mentor offer
Women in Wholesale’s goal is to support women working in convenience and foodservice wholesale across the UK
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NewsSugro launches e-loyalty ‘reward and recognition’ scheme
Members will be offered rewards for completing different tasks associated with participating brands
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NewsDiageo unveils new platform to ‘supercharge’ sales for independent retailers
The Diageo One platform had previously only been available to the on-trade
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NewsSainsbury’s to double down on food, availability and loyalty in new three-year plan
The new strategy builds on Sainsbury’s Food First Strategy, which it has pursued over the past three years
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NewsCity snapshot: Sainsbury’s targets £1bn in savings as it launches ‘Next Level Sainsbury’s’ strategy
Sainsbury’s is targeting £1bn in cost savings over the next three years as part of its new strategy launch this morning. Plus, PZ Cussons issues a profits warning and Just Eat Takeaway appoints new CFO.
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NewsYoung’s launches Asian-inspired frozen fish range
The Taste of Asia range is part of Young’s Gastro brand and includes four limited-edition products
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NewsAsda promotes Chris Walker to MD of Asda Express
Formerly VP and group property director, Walker started the new role last month to take charge of Asda Express’s growth and financial performance
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NewsEx-Unilever boss to lead new body to get EPR back on course
Also on the board are Aldi buying director Luke Emery, Waitrose packaging boss Karen Graley, and Nestlé packaging supremo Sokhna Gueye
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NewsIceland to avoid further supply chain strikes after GXO pay deal
It ends a months-long pay dispute between GXO and its employees at two warehouses in Iceland’s supply chain
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NewsHisbe founders ‘hurting and exhausted’ as ethical grocer enters liquidation
The liquidation would leave ‘many’ suppliers with unpaid invoices, Hisbe said
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NewsRobot grocery delivery company Starship raises $90m to ‘take on the world’
Starship’s autonomous robots launched in the UK in 2018, delivering groceries in as little as 15 minutes within a two-mile radius of a Milton Keynes Co-op branch
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NewsEasing inflation helps supermarket volumes in January
Food sales at the supermarkets have grown faster than inflation in January as shopper behaviour normalises amid reducing cost pressures, according to new data published this morning
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NewsCity snapshot: Retail sales growth slows as cost of living weighs on consumers
UK retail sales growth slowed in January despite easing inflation as continued weak consumer demand led to ‘lacklustre’ sector performance
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NewsMorrisons store boss Lepley leaves as Baitiéh promises ‘a new chapter’
Lepley, who replaced Gary Mills in his current role, spent 11 years at Asda before joining Morrisons, and served on the supermarket’s executive committee
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NewsFairburn’s Eggs launches first national speciality range into Asda
The first product to launch in the new range is the four-pack British Blue with eggs laid by flower-fed, rare-breed hens, bred exclusively by Fairburn’s
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NewsFood delivery platform rider strike leaves consumers hungry
Riders for Deliveroo, Just Eat, Uber Eats and Stuart went on strike against “appalling working conditions” and low wages
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NewsBP designs self-serve Wild Bean Cafe ‘micro-market’ concept for independents
The unit has been modularly designed so retailers can either opt for the food or drink element, helping to ease any space restrictions
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NewsDeliveroo-la-la: Delivery platform partners with Ann Summers
The partnership sees 15 of the most popular Ann Summers products available to Hop shoppers in Brighton, Manchester, and Canning Town and Vauxhall in London
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NewsAsda ditches plastic trays for its mince beef
Asda said the switch would help it save more than 60 tonnes of plastic a year