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NewsOcado reveals location of first rapid delivery depot outside of London
Ocado said a new Zoom warehouse in Leeds will open by the end of the year
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NewsUnited Wholesale Scotland rolls out app to help retailers take on the rapid grocers
Yuu, a subsidiary of United Wholesale Scotland, is working with last-mile logistics firm Gophr to establish the service
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NewsElectricity costs for UK’s cold food storage facilities double in a year
Electricity spend for the UK’s cold storage facilities has grown from £560.6m in 2021 to an estimated £1.1bn in 2022, according to the Cold Chain Federation
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NewsBooths offering buy three get four promotion on fruit & veg
The offer, which lets customers mix and match different items, will run throughout summer until 30 August
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado falls to £211m first half loss amid retail slowdown
Ocado has posted a £211m first half pre-tax lox amid a fall in retail sales as trading was hit by tough comparatives the rising cost of living crisis. Plus Britvic posts ‘robust’ first half growth, M&S CFO to depart and all the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 21 July: Petrol prices, inflation, Premier Foods, Royal Mail
The UK’s leading motoring organisations have accused the biggest supermarkets in the country of not passing on the drop in wholesale fuel prices to customers, with one urging the market regulator to reopen an investigation.
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NewsI Vape Great to build £7m facility as revenues expected to break £100m
The company recently secured Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) which allows the sale of IVG in the US market
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NewsTwo pints of milk now at same price as four pints at start of 2022
Analysis of Assosia data shows that two pints of own label milk now costs £1.15 – the same price as a four-pinter in January
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NewsNHS: childhood obesity levels down since last year but still higher than pre-pandemic
According to the government’s National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for England, obesity prevalence in reception-aged children has dropped from 14.4% in 2020/21 to 10.4% in 2021/22
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NewsFood redistribution app sees demand soar as cost of living crisis bites
Since January, the anti-waste app has seen more than 100% growth each month in demand for bags of surplus groceries
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NewsGovernment to consider scrapping Groceries Code Adjudicator role in ‘efficiency’ drive
A consultation launched by small business minister Jane Hunt said ministers were looking at whether they could make efficiency savings by doing away with the role
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NewsWhitefish prices set to rise as tariff on product from Russia and Belrus is introduced
The whitefish tariff will affect all seafood originating in Russia but will not include Russian caught product that is processed in another country
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NewsFirst Milk sees sales grow, but profits fall back in challenging market
The supplier said a need to pay higher milk prices to farmers facing soaring costs had impacted on operating profits
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NewsGrowers warn of crop issues due to heatwave impact and lack of rain
Potential crops affected include oats, grains, brassicas and some top fruit such as apples and pears
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NewsBooker pauses frozen deliveries for Budgens and Londis retailers amid heatwave
The temporary suspension started on Monday this week and was put in place to protect frozen product integrity, quality and health & safety,
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NewsNish Kankiwala to step down as CEO of Hovis
Non-executive director Robert Higginson – a previous MD of Warburtons – will take over as interim CEO.
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NewsRollagranola rescues Primrose’s Kitchen brand from liquidation
Granola manufacturer Rollagranola is aiming to return upmarket muesli brand Primrose’s Kitchen to supermarket shelves after rescuing it from liquidation.
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NewsCheese alternative Sheese launches UK’s ‘first’ vegan arancini balls
‘We decided bring a unique, truly delicious and exciting new product to UK shoppers,’ said Sheese
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NewsDove launches more efficient Men+Care deodorant size in sustainability push
The brand has removed propellant gas but maintained the same level of antiperspirant
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NewsPremier Foods hails growth as its brands appeal to cash-strapped shoppers
Premier Foods has reported a “strong start” to the year as its stable of noodles, sauces and stock cubes helped shoppers in search of cheaper meals.