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City snapshot: Record high grocery inflation sends shoppers flocking to Aldi and Lidl
Grocery price inflation has hit a new record high resulting in cash-strapped households turning to the discounters and own-label ranges to manage stretched budgets, according to the latest Kantar figures. Plus, annual results from Associated British Foods, a trading update from Hilton Food Group, a Q3 update at Coca-Cola HBC, the latest monthly data on retail sales from BRC-KPMG and consumer spending from Barclaycard, and Britvic is searching for a new CFO.
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Media Bites 8 November: food poverty, Christmas, DS Smith
The big supermarkets need to step up support for low-income customers marooned in England’s “food deserts” to enable them to readily access healthy groceries during the cost of living crisis, according to the consumer group Which?.
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Supermarket supply chain emissions rise despite pledge to halve environmental impact
A report by WWF, billed as the most comprehensive study to date of the food sector’s contribution to climate change, found Scope 3 supply chain emissions had risen by 5%
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Tesco Christmas advert 2022 takes jab at UK political instability
Tesco goes political with punny ’Christmas Party’ 2022 advert
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Jus-Rol takeover by Cérélia in doubt as CMA warns of higher prices
An in-depth investigation into the takeover of Jus-Rol by bakery giant Cérélia has concluded the deal could push up prices and lower quality in the home baking category.
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ACS warns store closures ‘inevitable’ without energy bill relief extension
The trade body has written to business secretary Grant Shapps calling for the Energy Bill Relief Scheme to continue until at least April 2024 for convenience stores
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Pots & Co suffers 29% sales drop for 2021 due to pandemic
Newly filed accounts show sales fell 28.6% in 2021 from £13.9m to £9.9m
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Scottish deposit return scheme scaled back amid concerns over costs
Industry bodies welcomed the move and are now urging ministers in the rest of the UK to follow Scotland’s example
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Instant noodles brand Kabuto adds duo of mac and cheese pasta pots
The innovation marked a ‘new direction’ for the brand, said Kabuto
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Pesticide levels double in some food products in a year, says new research
The proportion of bread containing two or more pesticides has almost doubled in the past year to 50%, according to new data from the Pesticide Action Network
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Kevin the Carrot returns for Aldi Christmas 2022 ad
Aldi has brought back Kevin the Carrot for a 50-second teaser of its World Cup and Home Alone-themed Christmas advert
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Seabrook partners with Aunt Bessie’s to launch roast dinner flavoured crisps
Three ‘quintessentially British’ flavours have rolled into B&M and Home Bargains
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City snapshot: Shoppers to spend less this Christmas amid cost-of-living crisis
Consumers in the UK are planning to cut back this Christmas as a result of a double whammy of soaring prices and having less money to spend, with the discounters set to benefit from cash-strapped households, according to new research.
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Media Bites 7 November: Waitrose, food prices, Iceland, avian flu
Waitrose has insisted its supermarkets are better-stocked than some of its rivals despite claims that a bungled IT project has left many of its stores with empty shelves.
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MPs slam food industry’s ‘lacklustre’ efforts on plastic reduction
A report from the Efra Committee, published today, claims progress from supermarkets and suppliers has been too slow and hindered by ambiguous targets and a lack of transparency
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Quorn and other industry leaders join forces to create Fungi Protein Association
The FPA intends to represent the interests of its member companies, including advocating for fungi protein in public policy, conducting consumer research, and more
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Pioneering Omnichannel conference rearranged for 7 December
The event will now take place on Wednesday 7 December at the Pullman London St Pancras
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Will Ferrell reprises Elf role for Asda Christmas ad 2022
From stalwarts of daytime telly to Spiderman to the Vicar of Dibley, the Hollywood names in Christmas ads keep getting bigger
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Meadow Foods rebrands as Meadow in sustainability drive
The Cheshire-headquartered supplier said its new brand would reflect its sustainable growth ambitions
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Farmer Christmas returns to TV in Morrisons Christmas 2022 ad
The campaign will also feature Morrisons staff as ‘real life elves’ who help make the fresh food that Morrisons sells