Latest Headlines – Page 509
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NewsAsda charges suppliers six-figure sums for customer sales data
Results from Asda’s new database include insights from new Rewards loyalty app… but at a price
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NewsSainsbury’s halts controversial ‘Fairly Traded’ tea accreditation scheme
Gold and Red Label SKUs now moving to Rainforest Alliance scheme
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NewsAsda announces £269 average bonus for store staff amid row over pay
Asda stressed it was the only supermarket to offer hourly-paid store colleagues a bonus scheme once they have completed a three-month probationary period
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NewsCity Snapshot: Nomad posts annual growth despite organic sales decline
Frozen specialist Nomad Foods posted a fifth successive year of headline and profit growth, despite an organic sales decline amid a “difficult operating environment”
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NewsMedia Bites 25 February: Ukraine, inflation, Yo!, AB InBev
Coverage in the papers this morning is dominated by Russia’s attack on Ukraine and what it means for global food prices.
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NewsHeineken seeks younger drinkers with low-cal Strongbow Ultra Dark Fruit
The drink rings in at 4% abv and 95 calories per 330ml can
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NewsHilton Foods claims stake in Dragons’ Den-backed sausage company
Hilton Foods Solutions has purchased a 25% shareholding of Alf Turner Sausage Company for better access to the DTC channel
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NewsRussia invades Ukraine: Commodity prices spike ahead of sanctions announcements
Oil, gas and wheat prices are up following Moscow’s attack
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NewsOcado’s Islington spoke plan suffers another setback
The Nocado campaign called the decision “a huge relief”.
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NewsRockstar energy drink core range reformulated to meet HFSS regulations
The new recipes contain less than 4.5g sugar per 100ml, and will begin rolling out from March
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NewsTesco bumps up price of meal deal for non-Clubcard holders
More than four million customers buy Tesco meal deals every week, according to the supermarket.
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NewsOcean Fish lands own-label and branded supply deal for Ocado
The Ocado range focuses on sustainably sourced British fish, the majority of which is landed in the south west of the UK
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NewsAsda and Tesco launch tech trials to double shelf life of fruit
The company uses a covering ingredient found in the peels or skins of fruit such as avocados, limes and cucumbers
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NewsCentral England and Southern Co-op societies expand home delivery services
Central England Co-op has teamed up with Just Eat to bolster its home delivery reach
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NewsMorrisons partners with Podback on coffee pod recycling scheme
The retailer was ‘the first supermarket to become a supporter of the Podback scheme, as well as provide bags in store’, said Podback
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NewsGousto secures further $230m to advance sustainable ambitions
It follows a $150m round a little over a month ago, which valued the business at $1.7bn.
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NewsSupply chain antibiotics: consumers urge supermarkets to do more
New report from the Alliance to Save our Antibiotics has revealed that not all animal foods are covered by supermarket policies
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NewsAsda a ‘minimum wage employer’ claims union amid anger over pay award
Last month Asda strongly denied claims it is forcing its staff to resort to using food banks and payday lenders
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NewsRapid grocery dark stores in UK set to number 1,500 by 2030
There are approximately 200 dark stores in the UK, operated by rapid grocery players such as Getir, Gorillas, Gopuff, Zapp and Jiffy
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NewsIkea reappears on the high street along with food-to-go Swedish Deli
The extra-small Ikea store in Hammersmith is the first of its kind in the UK and eighth in the world