All articles by George Nott – Page 12
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News
Cultivated fat farm launches in central London
Back fat cells taken from a single pig – now ‘running around happily in a field’ – are being cultivated to eventually produce around 10 tonnes of fat a year at the facility
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Uber Eats to launch AI chatbot to help users find sale items, plan meals and order ingredients
The AI assistant, powered by Google’s Palm 2, will launch in the UK by early 2024
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Deliveroo launches more Hop dark stores with Waitrose and Morrisons
The launch of the sites means Hop dark stores are now active in two-thirds of London’s boroughs
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Analysis and Features
How vertical farms are reaching new heights
Reports of vertical farming’s death have been greatly exaggerated. While some have failed to take root, others are thriving
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Comment and Opinion
Andrew Baker embarks on delicious quest in Cake: A Slice of British Life
An entertaining, Bill Bryson-esque romp that’s easy to devour
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News
Gousto launches TV and film inspired recipe range
The database of “scene stealing dishes – called The Dinner Show Hub – lists the meals alongside the specific episode or movie they feature in
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Dinner Lady scrambles overseas factories to ensure vape supply after devastating fire
Firefighters used an aerial ladder platform and stinger to bring the fire under control and issued guidance to anyone in the area to close windows and doors
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Iceland launches on Amazon UK site
The discounter joins Morrisons and Co-op as a third-party supermarket partner on the Amazon marketplace
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Amazon launches first Fresh store on Deliveroo
Amazon has launched on the Deliveroo app, offering a range of than 1,000 items for delivery from its Amazon Fresh store in Hoxton
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Comment and Opinion
Supermarkets naming and shaming shrinkflation brands is a risky tactic
Will UK retailers call brands’ shrinkflation practices out on shelf?
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Comment and Opinion
Ocado meets Beano for kids’ cookbook – but why is Ben Fogle involved?
Planet Earth can be divided into the places you would expect to find Ben Fogle and those you wouldn’t
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The Big Interview
PMI’s Christian Woolfenden on tobacco’s smoke-free future
Philip Morris International’s UK&I MD Christian Woolfenden has made a career in life’s vices. But he believes the things we love don’t have to harm us
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News
Surplus online grocer Motatos exits the UK
Owner Matsmart-Motatos said today it had decided to consolidate the business to the Nordic regions, Germany and Austria
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Mindful Chef partners with Leon on limited-edition recipe kit range
Those ordering the slaw kit will get a free jar of Leon’s garlic aioli with their order
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Vape industry body ejects tobacco companies from membership
UKVIA said the move had been made in response to “the ingrained external misperception” that it is “largely financially supported by tobacco firms”
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Philip Morris launches new heated tobacco range
The cheapest of the range – the Iluma One – has a recommended retail price of £39 and includes two packs of tobacco refill sticks.
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Comment and Opinion
The Barcode: Paul McEnroe’s story of the code that changed the way the world shops
The author charts his journey from orphanage to IBM
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The Big Interview
Deliveroo’s Suzy McClintock on the future of rapid delivery
Deliveroo grocery and retail VP Suzy McClintock on why its Hop rapid service is racing ahead of ailing rivals, and what the future may hold for deliveries
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News
Getir UK buying chief resigns from struggling rapid grocer
Neil Franklin was the first Brit hired by Getir
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News
Fully autonomous click & collect convenience store opens
The In:Five store, on the ground floor of The Filaments in Salford, features a bank of locker doors from which customers collect their groceries ordered on an app minutes before