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Iceland to allow customers to pay for baby formula with loyalty points
“It’s bonkers I can price promote and advertise on vape products, on chocolate and on crisps, but yet I can’t on infant formula,” Richard Walker said
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City snapshot: Majority of Wilko stores to close within a week, union warns
The GMB Union has warned its members that the majority of Wilko stores will close within a week after a purchase of the discount retailer fell through
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Free webinar to crack the code of how fmcg brands can win in plant-based
The Grocer’s free webinar set to answer how fmcg brands can win in plant-based
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Exponent sells Meadow Foods stake to Fairfax Financial
Private equity player Exponent has sold a ‘significant’ stake in ingredients specialist Meadow Foods to investment group Fairfax Financial
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Holy ready to shake up UK soft drinks as it raises €10.5m for expansion
Founded in 2020, the brand sells energy drinks and iced tea in a powder form to be topped up and mixed with water by consumers at home.
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Media Bites 24 August: Wilko, Brexit, John Lewis
Hopes for a rescue of collapsed discounter Wilko faded yesterday as administrators provided an update on the ongoing attempts to sell the business.
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Nisa enjoys 30% sales boost from forecourt retailers
Some of the new recruits include 62-store forecourt retailer Ascona Group, which signed a deal with Nisa in 2020, and MPK Garages
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Omsco rebrands as Organic Herd and launches new branded range of dairy products
The dairy co-op said the move would better communicate its values as ’a producer of the highest quality organic milk and dairy products’
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Batchelors adds instant Cook with Noodles duo for time-poor Brits
The NPD is intended to be mixed with protein and vegetables to create a ‘wholesome, quick meal’, said Batchelors
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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall joins fight against mandatory food waste reporting u-turn
A campaign led by Feedback claims the cost to the industry would be massively outweighed by the financial benefits in reducing food waste
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DRS: supermarket bosses accused of inventing ‘fairytale’ claims over costs
Industry sources told The Grocer research from the BRC, claiming the plans would cost the industry £1.8bn a year to run, was “ridiculous”
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Sainsbury’s Nectar Prices reaches 5,000 products
The figure means Sainsbury’s has closed ground on Tesco’s Clubcard Prices
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Labour demands trade clarity over ‘chaotic’ handling of Brexit border checks delay
The UK was set to roll out its new trade strategy, also known as the Border Target Operating Model (TOM), in October
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MPs call for ‘Buy British’ sections on supermarket websites
The letter, co-ordinated by MP Dr Luke Evans, has been supported by 110 cross-party MPs
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Olive oil prices rocket with Spain set to run out of supply before next season
Suppliers have warned of olive oil shortages for months
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Camden Town rapped over ‘playful and childlike’ beer ad
The 30-second spot featured a ‘blob-like cartoon figure’ and ‘fantasy brewery tour’
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SGF calls for retail crime prosecution figures to be published
Some 7,056 cases of abuse and assault against shopworkers have now been reported since the Protection of Workers Act came into force in August 2021
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Raheem Sterling-backed online grocer Oja enters administration
Founder Mariam Jimoh said the company faced ‘operational difficulties’ and an ‘unexpected dip in Q1 revenues’
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Media Bites 23 Aug: Marks & Spencer, Subway, Getir
Marks & Spencer could be promoted to the FTSE 100 after a four-year hiatus as its turnaround finally bears fruit
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City snapshot: Reckitt Benckiser appoints new CFO from Nike as Jeff Carr retires
Reckitt Benckiser CFO Jeff Carr has handed in his notice, with the multinational consumer goods group appointing a replacement from Nike to take over the role. Plus, Wynnstay Group appoints new finance director.