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AI tool launched to help brands identify sustainability strengths
Sustainability Navigator audits the existing green and ethical claims made by brands, and benchmarks them against category competitors and consumer trends
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Nectar 360 to double its network of digital screens in Sainsbury’s stores
It includes plans to launch a brand new network of digital advertising screens within Sainsbury’s stores
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Veg Power partners with Aardman and Shaun the Sheep to inspire children to eat more veg
The two-year agreement has involved the creation of Shaun the Sheep branded resources across Veg Power projects
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Tesco readies online marketplace launch
Customers will be able to shop “a broad range of third-party products” on Tesco.com
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Sunak looks to create ‘smoke-free generation’ with tobacco products ban
The move, which is expected to be confirmed in the King’s Speech on 7 November, would effectively raise the smoking age in England by a year every year
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Concerns mounting over increase in thieves targeting cash & carry car parks
The National Business Crime Centre has been working with the FWD to help curb the problem
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Booker trials electric van deliveries from three branches
It has kicked off the pilot with five electric vehicles, delivering to retailers and caterers from its Kettering, Brighton, and Stoke cash & carry branches
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Sustainable shop map app launches in London
Ganddee describes itself as the Google Maps of sustainable shops
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Wrexham Lager appoints new CEO
Before joining Wrexham Lager, James Wright was managing director at Aber Falls Distillery
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Gut health brand Bio&Me adds gluten-free porridge pots
The breakfast pots were designed to offer a variety of plant-based ingredients believed to be beneficial to gut health
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FareShare leads protests amid food surplus ‘success story’ claim
Latest figures from Wrap show the total amount of food redistributed last year increased by 27%, or around 29,000 tonnes, compared with 2021
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Waitrose ‘committed’ to offering more ‘dine in’ food concepts
It follows the launch of a new marketing campaign to promote Waitrose’s new Japan Menyū range
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Warrendale Wagyu beef sausages launch into Waitrose
The new sausages are available in both Original and Horseradish variants, made of 90% and 86% premium British Wagyu beef respectively
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City snapshot: Imperial Brands commits to £1.1bn share buyback as it reiterates guidance
Tobacco giant Imperial Brands will gives a further £1.1bn back to shareholders next year as it announced its trading remains on course to hit full year expectations
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Media Bites 5 October: Tesco, big tobacco, Carlsberg
Tesco’s latest results grabs all the headlines this morning in the papers, alongside a hit to share prices of big tobacco as Rishi Sunak plans to raise the smoking age.
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Hovis falls to £28.6m loss amid cost recovery delays
Wrapped bread player Hovis has fallen to a near £30m loss amid delays in passing through soaring input costs
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Home Bargains launches buyer apprenticeship programme
Successful applicants will be mentored by a category manager and work alongside senior buyers at the retailer’s head office in Liverpool
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Whitby merger could push up prices and reduce quality, CMA finds
The CMA said the deal between the two largest scampi suppliers in the UK could result in a ’substantial lessening of competition’
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Most food and agriculture companies don’t do enough to farm sustainably, research finds
WBA analysed the 350 most influential food and agriculture companies around the world to ensure the industry is held accountable
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XPO's UK&I main hub goes carbon neutral
The Crick site has reached carbon neutral status six months ahead of time