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NewsMedia Bites 11 August: Deliveroo, fuel prices, US inflation
The papers focus on the latest financial results from Deliveroo and inflation figures from the US.
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NewsFareShare partnership enables wholesalers to provide 570,000 school holiday meals
FareShare said it was now receiving donations from 13 wholesalers, including two new additions this year
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NewsSnappy Shopper teams up with Gander
Retailers already partnered with the anti-food waste app will have reduced items integrated into their Snappy menus
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NewsAmazon warehouse workers continue with pay strikes
Walkouts and ‘slowdown work’ is starting to spread to several sites
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NewsNomad Foods volumes fall as consumers buy less at higher prices
Birds Eye owner Nomad Foods has cut its earnings expectations after shoppers bought less of its frozen products as prices climbed.
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NewsMeat industry bodies raise concerns about new eco-labelling methodology from Oxford University
The paper found that many meat alternatives had a fifth to less than a tenth of the environmental impact of meat-based equivalents
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NewsIceland opens fifth Swift c-store, in London’s Finsbury Park
Swift stores have a more convenience-focused range than Iceland core stores, covering fresh, chilled, frozen, food to go, alcohol and tobacco
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NewsShoppers opting for low-risk promotions amid cost of living crisis
More people now find the chance to win supermarket vouchers appealing (86%) than they did last year (84%
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NewsAldi tech partner Aifi launches checkout-free store at Leicester City stadium
Football fans tap their payment card at an entrance gate to the small store, pick up their chosen food and drink items and walk out of the gates on to the concourse
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NewsFears industry facing paperwork chaos as new data transparency body launches
The Data Transparency Partnership will collect data on metrics including health, food waste and carbon emissions
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NewsMeals & More launches Big Day Out children’s holiday scheme
The programme will see children given the opportunity to spend a day at the seaside or visit attractions including Go Ape
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NewsTenacious Labs branches out into petcare market as CBD buy-and-build strategy continues
It’s the third deal struck by the London-headquartered business since it launched in early 2021
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NewsAsda defends Just Essential range over food poverty ‘stigma’ claims
The Sun newspaper quoted one shopper as saying the products scream “we are poor”
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NewsGousto trials meal kits in place of emergency food bank parcels
The pilot trial with Hammersmith and Fulham Foodbank is taking place over 12 weeks
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NewsMedia Bites 10 Aug: Domino’s Pizza, hospitality VAT, fuel prices
Domino’s Pizza has closed its Italian stores after seven years, after the US brand struggled to win over customers in the birthplace of pizza
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NewsCity Snapshot: Deliveroo reveals widening losses as Next boss Simon Wolfson steps down from board
Deliveroo has this morning revealed widening losses, slowing growth and the loss of Next boss Simon Wolfson from its board. Plus, Q2 results from Dutch supermarket group Ahold Delhaize.
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NewsSupreme acquires trade and assets of vaping businesses Cuts Ice and Flavour Core
It follows Supreme’s acquisition of Liberty Flights in June in a deal worth up to £15m
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NewsFishing fuel prices leading to labour concerns and supply issues, warns industry
Seafish, the industry body for seafood, has said fuel prices are now higher than its predicted worst-case scenario
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NewsDairy supply chain continues to prioritise climate goals despite economic pressure, report finds
The report also found that the roadmap is still well placed to meet the needs of future sustainability policy
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NewsSysco International appoints Paulo Peereboom as president of foodservice operations
Peereboom joins the business with over 30 years’ experience in senior leadership roles across seven countries