All articles by George Nott – Page 13
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does Tesco food waste scandal mean for progress?
We tracked down the food waste firm sacked by Tesco, which has found a new partner and says its ambitions remain ‘unchanged’
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Comment & OpinionThe AI Cook Book: Heinz finds engaging way to showcase product range
Blood-pumped, emotion-ridden fleshbags like you or I are not the intended audience of Heinz’s latest book
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NewsCo-op and Uber Eats launch in-app Member Prices in a UK supermarket first
The move builds on the partnership between Uber Eats and the convenience retailer struck in 2022, with around 1,000 Co-op stores now available through the platform
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NewsWaitrose ends trial with Tesco’s fired food waste contractor
Waitrose told The Grocer that despite the revelations about Resource it did “not currently anticipate that this will affect our food waste figures”
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NewsImperial pushes ahead with new disposable vape launch despite ban
Disposable rival SKE, in contrast, has cancelled the planned launch of its “first eco-friendly” SKE Klax disposable product line
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NewsFood delivery riders plan strike for Valentine’s night
Deliveroo is offering a £10 bonus to any courier delivering five or more orders during the time of the planned strike
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News‘Micron-sized’ salt tech company MicroSalt lists
The company is also in talks with suppliers of ready meals and a fast food burger company
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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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Analysis & FeaturesHas Twitter/X become too hot for advertisers to handle?
Since Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, advertisers have left in their droves. Is there still a place for food & drink brands on the X-rated platform?
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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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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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Comment & OpinionWill disposable vape ban be the death of Shenzhen brands?
Brands such as ElfBar are reeling from the UK government crackdown
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NewsDisposable vapes to be banned in bid to tackle youth vaping
Shops in England and Wales caught selling vapes to children will be at risk of receiving an ‘on the spot’ penalty from Trading Standards officers
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Analysis & FeaturesHas Ocado done enough to impress investors and M&S?
Ocado Retail ‘weathered the storm’ of 2023, delivering impressive results. Can it deliver on its aspirations to take more grocery market share?
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NewsMeal planning and shopping platform Lollipop rebrands as Cherrypick
Cherrypick allows its more than 200,000 users to browse nearly 1,000 recipes and order the ingredients to make them in within minutes
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NewsUnilever brings TikTok cleaning trend to Asda in-store shoppers
The ‘disruptive’ activation sees interactive digital screens placed at the front of the store, on which shoppers can select their cleaning interest
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NewsAsda launches business unit covering loyalty, retail media, mobile and money
LS Eleven takes its name from the postcode of the supermarket’s Leeds head office
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Comment & OpinionMarks & Spencer, TikToks and a throwback hit
The concept apparently came from the shop floor, with M&S retail sales manager Jack Norbury submitting a request to CEO Stuart Machin for a song store teams could use on their TikTok accounts
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NewsToo Good To Go launches AI-powered platform for grocery retailers
The Too Good To Go platform is being rolled out this month by Spar International across its 14 markets
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NewsIT glitch sees Tesco online customer orders cancelled
Customers found their orders had been cancelled at short notice, with the supermarket warning them it was “unable to reschedule these orders”