All articles by George Nott – Page 10
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NewsGrocery and food to play major role in NHS 10 Year Health Plan
Announced this morning, the plan includes a radical overhaul of the NHS, with a focus on food and drink forming a key part of its ‘prevention rather than cure’ approach
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NewsFormer Man City star’s all-electric delivery firm Hived raises £31m
The company – which was co-founded in 2021 by former Manchester City footballer Murvah Iqbal – raised the cash in a Series B funding round led by NordicNinja
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NewsAutomation firm sheds staff after Tesco deal
Attabotics Inc had secured an agreement with the supermarket to install a micro-fulfillment system to fulfil online grocery orders – but has laid off all staff, it is claimed
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NewsOriginal Source’s AI generated TV ad boosts sales and sentiment
Original Source’s 37-second TV commercial features 70% AI created content
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NewsCompany Shop rolls out robots and AI in Barnsley warehouse
Company Shop Group has partnered with real-time warehouse visibility and automation provider Dexory on the work
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Comment & OpinionThe Secrets of TikTok Shop: Untold points to an addictive shopping habit
Brands and retailers are clambering to be part of TikTok Shop. It’s little wonder
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NewsM&S koftas bamboozle disappointed shopper
Online commenters soon put the M&S shopper right, calling her a ‘silly goose’
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NewsDanone launches internal ‘AI academy’ training initiative
The ‘Danone Industry 5.0 Academy’ launched this month, and will be available to employees across the business
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NewsAmazon announces thousands of new jobs in £40bn UK investment plan
The investment will include four new fulfilment centres and thousands of ‘new permanent, full-time’ jobs.
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NewsJust Eat rolls out white-label Jet Go delivery service with Co-op
The service allows supermarkets to sell product through their own website and app, but leverage the aggregator app’s network of couriers to deliver baskets to shoppers’ homes
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NewsDelivery driver assault amendment won’t feature in Crime Bill
Unions, aggregators, riders had hoped for new standalone offence of assaulting a delivery person while on duty
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NewsCo-op’s Peckish app makes festival debut at Isle of Wight
The Peckish app can be used by festival-goers to order groceries for collection at the Co-op’s click & collect site at the Mellow Yellow Campsite
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NewsPhilip Morris claims government heated tobacco illegal ad warning is ‘wrong’
Marlboro-maker Philip Morris has hit back at the government’s warning to supermarkets that advertising heated tobacco products is unlawful.
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NewsTesco rolls out more solar-powered refrigerated lorries
Until recently, keeping food chilled and frozen on the road has meant running diesel engines on the back of trucks – generating emissions and burning fuel even when vehicles are stationary.
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NewsTilda Rice launches ordering app for trade customers
The objective is to ‘futureproof the business’ Tilda says
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NewsTHG Ingenuity to roll out 430 robots at Manchester warehouse
The move is projected to increase operational capacity by 75% ahead of the peak Christmas period
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NewsSainsbury’s and Nectar to launch AI-powered retail media platform Pollen
Pollen will ‘redefine how the retail media sector works day-to-day’ it is claimed
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NewsKing recognises grocery sector in birthday honours list
Ocado Retail’s CEO and Holland & Barrett’s CFO are among those recognised on the King’s birthday honours list
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Comment & OpinionWhat in the World podcast challenges protein’s popularity
Protein is pumped into everything these days from breads and cereals to Snickers and Babybel
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NewsNestlé launches in-house AI service to ‘create high-quality product content at scale’
The fmcg giant has created “exact 3D virtual replicas of physical products” – called digital twins – which can be quickly adjusted or localised digitally