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Analysis and FeaturesExtended producer responsibility: industry reacts to delay to controversial packaging rules
As Defra confirmed extended producer responsibility delay, The Grocer rounds up the reaction from key figures in the industry
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News‘Reduced to clear’ alert app Gander goes international
Gander has partnered with Antipodean retailers Spano’s IGA and Country Grocers to bring the reduced-to-clear notification solution to stores in Queensland and Victoria, Australia
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NewsItalian drinks group Illva Saronno appoints new CEO
The Disaronno brand owner said Marco Ferrari would take over from 1 October
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NewsAldi slashes prices of 10 fruit & veg lines to support shopper budgets
The likes of avocados, red peppers and unwaxed lemons are to have prices reduced by up to 36%
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NewsGrowers warn berry sector is ‘financially unsustainable’
Rising costs and limited returns from retailers have meant the berry sector is currently not ‘financially viable’
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NewsCity snapshot: Danone price hikes boost sales but Russia seizure triggers €200m hit
Danone has outperformed market expectations as it expanded margins and boosted revenues with price hikes at the expense of volumes. Plus, first-half results from Reckitt Benckiser, Nichols, British American Tobacco and Just Eat Takeaway. And Just Eat reports CFO resignation.
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NewsMedia Bites 26 July: Unilever, THG, Compass Group
Consumer goods group Unilever has said inflation has peaked, as it reported better than expected sales growth in the first half of the year
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Comment and OpinionWhy marketing must be local up, not national down, in a cost of living crisis
A time of crisis is a good time to look at doing things differently, says Mike Fantis, managing partner at DAC Group
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Comment and OpinionPlant-based naysayers’ debate lacks nutritional value
Doubt cast on the nutritional benefits of plant-based dairy alternatives (or lack of)
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NewsAber Falls left off Welsh whisky geographical indicator list
Bottling of the distillery’s single malt whisky was relocated to Lancashire owing to ‘staff shortages and supply issues’
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NewsGrocery wholesaler Ozmen joins Sugro buying group
It follows the buying group’s decision to encourage members to diversify their offering, counteracting an increasingly saturated confectionery market
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NewsTony’s Chocolonely enters bagged confectionery with Littl’ Bits
The NPD is the result of three years’ development by the ethical chocolate brand
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NewsDefra lets slip extended producer responsibility will be shelved amid fears over food prices
A statement confirming the decision to delay was posted on the Defra website today but subsequently removed
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NewsUnilever to comply with Russian conscription law deploying workers to Ukraine
Vladimir Putin’s government has been pressuring foreign companies to engage with new conscription rules
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Comment and OpinionCMA ‘profiteering’ findings expose its flawed understanding of supermarkets
The latest outcome shows the CMA’s criticism of fuel pricing was incorrect, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsAllwyn to scrap monthly lease fees for some retailers under National Lottery licence
Allwyn also intends to maintain commission levels for draw-based games, scratchcards and prize payments
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NewsSeriously Spreadable launches new TV campaign
The new campaign is designed to increase awareness of the spreadable cheddar brand with three creatives highlighting its ‘irresistibility’
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NewsBestway to save Deliveroo restaurant partners ‘thousands’ with new wholesale tie-up
The offer will be initially available to 1,700 restaurants in Scotland and 6,800 partner sites in central London
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NewsGrowUp Farms launches vertically farmed salads into Tesco
Three lines of ready-to-eat salads grown in a vertical farm will be available in Tesco from 26 July
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NewsBisto adds roast potato and chicken seasonings range
The innovations were intended to ‘bring extra flavour and inspire home cooks to elevate their meals quickly, easily and cost effectively’, said Bisto