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NewsMorrisons installs Zizzi bays in ‘biggest frozen change since 2019’
A 17-strong product range – spanning side dishes, main courses and desserts – will roll into the retailer on 8 January
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NewsUsdaw signs agreement with Asda to represent former EG Group staff
The new agreement builds on the existing representation already in place for colleagues working in the 119 convenience stores Asda acquired from the Co-op in 2022
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NewsJuicy Marbles extends availability with Tesco launch
The plant-based brand has secured a long-term supply deal with the UK’s largest supermarket, marking its largest retail deal in the country to date
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NewsNew origin and production food labelling plans in pipeline
The proposals would help back British farmers, said Defra secretary Steve Barclay at today’s Oxford Farming Conference
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NewsRed sea shipping attacks will lead to ‘inevitable’ food inflation
The crisis in the key shipping route lining the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal has sparked military and political action by the US and other governments
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NewsThis launches plant-based chicken breasts and frozen beef mince for Veganuary
The brand has launched products into Tesco and Morrisons
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NewsHousehold shopping budgets rise for eighth month in a row
It marks the highest annual growth rate in over two years (since September 2021), with the average disposable income up to £228 in November 2023
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NewsAldi donates 1.5 million meals over festive period
Working with redistribution platform Neighbourly, the discounter paired up stores with local charities, community groups and food banks
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NewsFarmers subsidising cheap food ‘cannot continue’, new report urges
The report’s author Ged Futter wrote that recent global and climatic events had exposed supply chain weaknesses and emptied farming bank accounts
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NewsSuperdrug cuts price of 150 own brand lines by up to 50%
The reduced lines had been curated to cater for ‘everyday shopping’, according to Superdrug own brand director Jamie Archer
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NewsCity snapshot: ‘Whopper’ Christmas for supermarkets as Brits spend a record £13.7bn over the festive period
Supermarkets enjoyed the busiest Christmas since before the pandemic as a record £13.7bn passed through their tills over the crucial December trading period, according to data released this morning
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NewsM&S teams up with nutrition app Zoe to launch gut health shot
Called M&S Food x Zoe Gut Shot, the drink contains over five billion live cultures from 14 strains of friendly bacteria, according to M&S
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NewsAsda in double raid on Morrisons as it appoints its first chief digital officer
Morrisons chief information officer Matt Kelleher will join the Issa brothers-run supermarket in July
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NewsPublicans, farmers and retailers among figures to receive new year honours
Honourees include the founder of Glastonbury Festival Michael Eavis, who runs a dairy herd
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NewsVFC expands ingredients range and launches frozen ready meals
The ready meal range includes Chick*n Fried Rice and Chick*n Curry and has been aimed at health-conscious meat-free consumers
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NewsKnox retailers move three stores from Nisa to Spar
The Northern Ireland-based retailers, who are now being supplied by Spar wholesaler Henderson, converted their three stores last year
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NewsSqueaky Bean launches its first frozen plant-based ingredients range
The meat alternative pieces have been designed to cater for meat-free shoppers looking for quick and versatile frozen products
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NewsOne Stop launches £1m price drop campaign on over 60 products
Across 63 products, the convenience retailer has cut prices on a range of everyday essentials and fresh and chilled goods in the eight-week-long campaign
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NewsAldi hits 2030 food waste target early
The discounter has now revised its target and is aiming to reduce food waste by 90% by 2030
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NewsMorrisons announces £15m price cuts across 200 products
An average of 20% cuts are being introduced for cupboard essentials and breakfast options, as well as healthier products to fit with new year diets