Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 47
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Co-op to add ‘freeze me’ message on own-brand milk to combat waste
The convenience retailer advised consumers that milk would be best within one month of freezing.
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Ascona Group opens its first Greggs concession
Planning permission is underway for the second Greggs concession to be introduced to its at Holywell Service Station
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Hunt’s Food Group reduces carbon footprint by 76% after biodiesel switch
Hunt’s began moving away from conventional diesel in March.
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Parfetts hikes up minimum order spend to £1,500 per delivery
The wholesaler has also asked retailers to “commit to regular order patterns”.
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Cook plans 150 new concessions this year
The growth will see its total number of retailer partnerships rise past the 950 mark over the course of the year
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Poundland opens first c-store near busy transport hub, in Clapham Junction
The Clapham Junction store – the first in London – has a range tailored for rail commuters and tourists, as well as local residents
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Scotland’s proposed deposit return scheme ‘an absolute shambles’ say wholesalers
The policy is causing confusion for wholesalers who operate nationwide, due to the differing regulations between Scotland and the rest of the UK
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Nisa ramps up fuel levy again to £13.43 per delivery
In a letter sent to retailers the wholesaler said the rise in fee was to cover the “increased incremental cost of fuel”
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Parfetts purchases 25% stake Manchester-based digital agency Pixel
The wholesaler said the investment would help the two companies to build new technology for convenience retailers
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MSC-approved octopus becomes available in UK market for first time
The Old Fisherman’s Octopus is sustainably harvested from the Cantabrian Sea, and is fibrous, with a dark colour
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Kitwave sales up 50% as ‘return to normality’ drives growth
The north east-based operator also said it saw pre-tax profits recover to £5.6m in the six months to 30 April 2022 from a £3.5m loss
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Blakemore Retail to shift HFSS promotions to main aisles to comply with location rules
Its chosen strategy, called ‘a single promotional run’, will see all products that are on promotion run “side by side” on main aisle units
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Brakes relaunches ‘Help for Hospitality’ fund as cost pressures bite
The wholesaler has now relaunched the initiative to ease increasing costs for its customers, such as rising energy prices and staff wages
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Spar highlights own label ‘bestsellers’ under new initiative to drive distribution
Spar said the project was focused on increasing own-label penetration, as well as overall category growth
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Scotland’s new HFSS rules will cause ‘even more confusion’ for retailers, says ACS
SRC head of policy Ewan MacDonald-Russell said the restrictions on temporary price reductions would only fuel ongoing inflationary pressures
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Wholesalers stocking up to beat price hikes
The Grocer understands wholesalers are looking to mitigate the impact of a growing number of cost price increase requests from suppliers
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Midcounties Co-op offers members 10% off on Fairtrade products
The move represents the first time the society has committed to reducing prices on a long-term basis across the Fairtrade product range
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Convenience fresh sales soar as shoppers cook from scratch amid cost of living crisis
Costcutter retailer Sue Nithyanandan told The Grocer fruit & veg sales had soared by 25% over the past month
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Parfetts to pay £500 cost of living bonus to staff
Staff working at the Aintree and Middlesbrough depots will recieve a 4% bonus in recognition of sales growth
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Camelot loses £283.2m in lottery sales as cost of living soars
Returns to good causes from National Lottery sales, however, were the highest yet for a second year running