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NewsMorrisons removes all plastic from Christmas gift wrap and accessories
The supermarket has already removed glitter and plastic from paper wrap, crackers and cards in previous years
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NewsWyke Farms secures £30m export finance guarantee to grow overseas sales
The West Country cheesemaker has secured the finance from Barclays, guaranteed by the government’s UK Export Finance agency
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NewsDefra proposals slammed as ‘nowhere near enough’ to tackle recycling cost crisis
A raft of industry bodies have been calling for years for action to tackle price volatility and a lack of transparency in the system, which requires suppliers to pay recycling companies or compliance schemes
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NewsSpar targets small convenience stores with plans for new format
MD Louise Hoste told The Grocer the symbol group was exploring a new urban, transient store format that targets shoppers on the go
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NewsFrench and Saunders star in Marks & Spencer’s 2022 Christmas advert
Dawn French returns as the Christmas fairy, joined by her longtime comedy partner Jennifer Saunders as ‘Duckie’
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NewsTea leaf heat-not-burn vaping device launches major marketing push
Source: Neafs A heat-not-burn tobacco-free device has launched a major nationwide marketing campaign in a bid to secure more physical and online retailer listings. Teó is an electronic device “comparable to Iqos”, into which users place refillable vaping sticks. The sticks are available in both nicotine-free and ...
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NewsCoca-Cola adds NaviLens codes to packs to help visually impaired shoppers
The tech was “making a huge different to as many as two million people in the UK who are currently visually impaired” said CCEP
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NewsFormer Sainsbury’s brand director Judith Batchelar joins board of foodtech company MicroSalt
MicroSalt has signalled a goal of entering the UK market with Batchelar’s appointment
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NewsPaxo enters meat alternatives category with duo of Meat Free Mixes
The mixes offered ‘great value for money compared to chilled or frozen alternatives’, said Paxo
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NewsCity snapshot: Food price inflation hits new record high of 11.6%
Food price inflation has soared to its highest level on record, according to the month BRC-Nielsen IQ Shop Price Index
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NewsNourished Communities receives £200k backing to underpin growth
North London community food hub and online grocer Nourished Communities has received a six-figure investment as it continues to roll out the business across the capital
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NewsRetail workers ‘overworked and underappreciated’ amid industry-wide labour shortages
53% of grocery business leaders feeling anxious about Covid infections further affecting their workforces
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NewsMedia Bites 2 Nov: Morrisons/McColl’s, Ocado, Food price inflation
Morrisons has said that it will close 132 lossmaking McColl’s convenience stores that it bought this year, putting about 1,300 jobs at risk
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NewsWaitrose links up with King Charles’s charity to fund grassroots farming projects across UK
The chosen projects will also be paired with a local Waitrose store, offering community engagement, mentorship and fundraising opportunities
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NewsHeart of England Co-op sets up money-saving measures for staff and shoppers
The society is also setting up a sponsored breakfast club to provide free cereal, milk and bread for employees
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NewsMorrisons plans to convert most McColl’s stores to Daily format as takeover completes
Morrisons also confirmed it would permanently close 132 McColl’s stores it said had been loss-making for some time
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NewsBrakes launches Simply Steak range to offer beef at lower prices
The range is fully traceable from the farm down to the herd and specific animal which produced it
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NewsTesco to launch three ‘hybrid’ checkout-free GetGo stores
All three new stores will have a “new hybrid format” – giving customers the option of using a self-service or attended checkout instead of the ‘just walk out’ app
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NewsLidl’s sell-out Christmas jumper returns for 2022
Lidl has also today posted what appeared to be a teaser for its 2022 Christmas ad campaign on social media channels
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NewsWelsh government bodies respond to rise in food poverty
As the cost of living crisis mounts, the Welsh government has grown increasingly concerned about food poverty