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Modern Milkman expands into US with acquisition of namesake milk round business
Online grocery delivery service Modern Milkman has acquired its US namesake as part of an ambitious expansion to take its sustainability mission overseas
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JJ Foodservice unveils new company mission and values
The new values and mission statement underpin the company’s culture and strategy
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Waitrose shoppers to be fitted with eye-tracking glasses in loose fruit & veg study
Waitrose is working with climate action NGO Wrap on the study, which said it hoped the findings would encourage more shoppers to choose unpackaged fresh produce
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Lidl cuts chicken stocking densities in animal welfare boost
The retailer has followed Co-op, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s in committing to more space for chickens in its fresh supply chain
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KFC store in London hit with penalty for rat infestation
A fine has been issued, after environmental Health Officers had closed down the branch due to an infestation posing ‘an imminent risk to health’ in 2022.
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Hovis turnaround picks up under new management team
Hovis has made big strides in its turnaround as significant price hikes helped boost revenues and profitability
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Tractors descend on Westminster in food security protest
The convoy of tractors and other farm vehicles circled Westminster, bringing London traffic to a halt over several hours
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Healthy food considered a luxury by most Brits, new study shows
Almost half of Brits also said that financial pressures had made them cut back on the quality of the food they eat
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ACS warns of £645m boost to illicit trade after disposable vape ban
ACS said the government must focus on effective enforcement to prevent “rogue traders”
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Morrisons rolls out digital coupon clearing platform with Savi
Savi had been working with Morrisons, as well as other UK supermarkets, to process paper coupons for decades
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FWD urges the government to scrap ‘Not for EU’ labelling
The organisation believes the labelling will ‘disrupt the food and drink supply chain’ as well as increasing costs and reducing range
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Future Brands head leaves Sainsbury’s after restructure
Tom Forsythe, who has headed up Future Brands since 2021, left the supermarket on Friday after a decade at Sainsbury’s
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Fresh Direct launches new cauliflower variety to boost vegetable offer
The new cauliflower variety has a longer stem, and ’sweet and nutty’ curds, making it a more versatile option than standard cauliflower
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City snapshot: Ocado Retail hails “strong” Q1 performance
Ocado Retail has made a “strong” start to the year as the joint online venture with M&S continued to grow its market shares. Plus, the grocery latest market share data from Kantar and full-year results from Fever-Tree and AG Barr
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Media Bites 26 March: Unilever, Hovis, vapes
London’s stock market is braced for a further blow after the chief executive of Unilever suggested that the Netherlands had “a good chance” of hosting the conglomerate’s €17bn spun-off ice cream division
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Little Moons hires Graze boss Joanna Allen as new CEO
Ice cream challenger Little Moons has appointed industry heavyweight Joanna Allen as its new CEO to fill the vacant position left by the surprise exit of Mike Hedges last month, The Grocer can reveal
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Accrol subject of £130m takeover bid as Navigator sets sights on UK toilet tissue
Portugal’s Navigator, a paper and pulp group listed on the Lisbon Stock Exchange, offered 38p a share to buy the Blackburn-headquartered business that counts all the UK’s major supermarkets and discounters as customers
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Freshways swoops to rescue bread wholesaler Coultons from collapse
Freshways has swooped to rescue bread wholesaler Coultons from administration in a deal that solidifies the acquisitive dairy group’s position in the bread market
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Central Co-op rolls out one million ESLs across food estate
Since a trial with three Lichfield stores last summer, including at its flagship Boley Park site, the society has been installing ESLs at 20 stores every week
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Asda confirms some workers may still be waiting for correct pay
The supermarket also confirmed this morning that two issues were behind the underpayments, one involving miscalculations of overtime and premium rate shifts and one arising from holiday pay errors