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Blue Ocean owes suppliers £3m as it heads for liquidation
Third-party distributor Blue Ocean is on the brink of collapse and is set to leave suppliers facing losses of almost £3m, The Grocer has learned
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First ‘national’ digital deposit trial sees 21,000 rewards claimed in 55 days
The first national trial of rewards for a digital deposit return scheme saw 21,000 cash rewards issued in 55 days, The Grocer can reveal
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Sysco GB to offer sustainability training to all 8,000 colleagues
There are eight modules in the programme, including climate change, carbon footprinting, operational sustainability, healthy and sustainable diets, and food waste
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Molson Coors to pump £10m into Tadcaster brewery expansion
The investment will take place over a two-year period and increase capacity as well as reduce emissions
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Ben & Jerry’s reformulates non-dairy ice creams with oat recipe
According to the brand, the new oat base offered a ‘smoother texture’ than the current recipe, which uses almonds
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Campaigners secure High Court appeal for ‘frankenchickens’
The charity argued that the use of so-called frankenchickens breached a law which states farmed animals can’t be kept if their genes cause them suffering
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Red Tractor under fire over ‘fait accompli’ environmental framework
The farm assurance scheme has secured the support of supermarkets and the BRC for the new module, but failed to consult farmers
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Whole Food Earth adds Raw Gorilla to healthy foods portfolio
It marks the family-run business’s second deal in 10 months, following the revival of collapsed online supermarket The Vegan Kind in December
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Labour plans HFSS crackdown as supermarket bosses back calls for mandatory health targets
Asda and Sainsbury’s both told delegates at the party’s gathering in Liverpool they would support new laws to regulate the sales of unhealthy food
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Asda invests further £9m in price cuts as families feel squeeze
The supermarket said it was lowering prices by an average of 14% on many of the most popular products that customers buy each week
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Waitrose extends functional and wellness drinks trial
Waitrose launched in-store bays dedicated to functional beverages in May as a way of testing appetite for the category
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Superdrug kicks off search for 1,000 temporary Christmas workers
Superdrug said it would aim to move talented workers into permanent roles where possible
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Beer fear over climate change impact on global hop harvests
Rising global temperatures and extreme weather events are having a big impact on hop production
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Deliveroo to boost merchants with minimal mark-up on app
The app will make it “very clear when someone’s not as good on pricing”
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Media Bites 11 October: Grocery inflation, PepsiCo, Greencore
The pace of grocery prices inflation has slowed to its lowest rate in 15 months, with the average cost of a pack of butter now 16p less than a year ago
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Amazon launches first own label advertising campaign
Campaign features new tagline: ‘Food too, who knew?’
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Pastificio Liguori rolls out traceability QR codes on pasta packs
Shoppers will be able to identify the geolocation of the wheat fields used, the date of harvesting and the mill in which the wheat was processed
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City snapshot: Marston’s flags strong performance for new strategy
Pub group Marston’s has increased like-for-like sales by 10.1% in the year to 30 September thanks to a “strong” performance for food and drink.
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Labour pledges new law against attacking shopworkers amid shoplifting ‘epidemic’
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has pledged to introduce a new law against attacking shopworkers amid the shoplifting scourge
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St Peter’s Brewery seeks retail expansion for Curious Brewery and Wild Beer Co following acquisition
CEO Derek Jones said the acquisition gave the Suffolk-outfit ’a fairly formidable portfolio’ of brands