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NewsCJ Lang adopts industry-leading camera technology to improve stock efficiency
The 70 cameras, deployed at Spar Crosshouse, will be used to improve efficiency and product availability for customers
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NewsMidcounties Co-op cuts energy usage by 11%
It has been achieved through an £8.6m investment towards sustainability projects since 2022
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NewsOrganised crime gang intel gathering offered to retailers
The police intelligence analysts behind Project Pegasus are rolling out training sessions to retailers
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NewsSupermarkets sign delivery courier ‘respect charter’
Commits retailers to reduce wait times and provide loos
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NewsIceland’s Richard Walker to run London Marathon in latest Alzheimer’s fundraiser
Walker is running in memory of his late mother Lady Rhianydd Walker, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2011
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NewsMorrisons extends quieter hour initiative to weekdays
The move, which coincides with this week’s World Autism Acceptance Week, will involve stores operating lower levels of lighting and turning off music
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NewsLittle Dish appoints Sophie Giddings as marketing director
Giddings has joined the business, effective immediately, from her previous role as marketing director for Lily’s Kitchen
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NewsPepsiCo introduces paper outer for Snack a Jacks multipacks
It follows PepsiCo’s introduction of a paper outer for Walkers Baked in 2023
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NewsSuncare sales boosted by hot weather and Superdrug price cuts
Bucking the volume decline in most skincare sectors, suncare grew 10.6% in 2023
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NewsCity snapshot: Membership growth boosts sales and profits at Co-op
The Co-op moved back into operating profit last year as strong membership growth and increased like-for-like food sales boosted performance at the group
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NewsMedia Bites 4 April: Takeaways, Brexit, Hilton Food
Britain is eating 50% more takeaways than before Covid in a “drastic” shift in the nation’s eating habits, according to a report in today’s papers
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NewsLavazza sales pass €3bn but raw coffee costs hit margins
Global coffee giant Lavazza grew global revenues to over €3bn last year, but soaring coffee bean prices hit the group’s profits
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NewsBiome9 expands gut health service for dogs with new investments
Biome9 has raised more than £1m to expand its at-home gut microbiome testing service for dogs, with Warburtons boss Jonathan Warburton and former Pets at Home CEO Peter Pritchard taking part in the round
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Comment and OpinionThe election offers a golden chance for food industry policy
Business leaders in retail, hospitality, farming and manufacturing should consider sinking their differences to make a bigger splash, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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NewsCo-op ditches Thai coconut milk supplier over monkey labour concerns
Co-op’s own-label coconut milk is now sourced from Sri Lanka
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NewsMorrisons installs AI cameras to improve availability
The Grocer understands Morrisons has seen significant increases in availability scores in stores which have been piloting the technology
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Comment and OpinionRegulation will do little to stop supermarket abuse of farmers
The myopic exploitation of market power in price negotiations may give UK citizens cheap food in the short term, but in the long term it will destroy the UK farming industry, says Guy Singh-Watson, founder of Riverford
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NewsNyetimber tables £46m offer for The Lakes Distillery
The Lakes’ directors recommended its shareholders approve the deal
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Comment and OpinionWhy Amazon is walking back on Just Walk Out technology
After heralding its Just Walk Out technology as a development that would “push the state of the art forward”, Amazon has decided, actually, nah, and is stripping the tech out of its US stores
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NewsFurr Boost secures Dragons’ Den investment for dog smoothie brand
The business secured £50k from Touker Suleyman in return for a 30% stake