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NewsPuffin Produce claims UK first with carbon neutral potato launch
The supplier will launch its Root Zero potatoes into 200 Co-op stores across the UK next week
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NewsSainsbury’s to hire 22,000 seasonal workers for Christmas
The retailer is offering temporary staff fixed-term contracts of between three and 12 weeks until 8 January 2022
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NewsFood shortages cost big four supermarkets £2bn in lost sales
The cost is expected to increase further in the run up to Christmas
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NewsWrap report shows food waste slashed by 250,000 tonnes
The progress has seen the equivalent of 145 million meals redistributed annually to those who need it
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NewsStartup Tweakit launches powder toiletries to combat plastic use
Each comes in three fragrances: Jasmine & Sea Salt, Peach & Lemon and Lavender & Rose
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NewsBritish pork sector needs supermarket support to clear pig backlog says NPA
Supermarkets are decreasing British pork facings while the industry is in crisis
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NewsCity snapshot: Greencore fourth quarter sales back above pre-Covid levels
Greencore has seen further recovery in its fourth quarter to take revenues back above pre-Covid levels and full year operating profits at the upper end of expectations
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NewsMedia Bites 1 October: Fuel crisis, Furlough, Sainsbury’s
There has been no improvement in petrol supplies at independent petrol stations since Wednesday, according to industry body the Petrol Retailers Association
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NewsExelby Services takes home top prize at Forecourt Trader Awards
The Northallerton-based services on the A19 were victorious thanks to the “great deal of thought put into its design and function
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NewsNestlé launches non-HFSS Cheerios Vanilla O’s sub brand
Called Vanilla O’s, the cereal is touted as containing less than 5% sugar with “no compromise on taste”
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NewsAjay Odedra switches supplied-by-Sainsbury’s SimplyFresh store to Spar
The store was one of five SimplyFresh sites trading under the supplied-by-Sainsbury’s model
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NewsGCA Mark White tackles supermarket audits concerns with new retailer-backed guidance
The GCA also warned retailers against fixed notices for delistsngs
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NewsFish Said Fred marks first year success with major listings and TV deal
The chilled fish brand has rolled a raft of its products into Sainsbury’s and added to its listings in other leading grocers
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NewsScottish seafood sector still has positive future despite Brexit disruption: report
Industry body Seafood Scotland has called for more long-term financial support from government to ensure the sector thrives
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NewsTransport minister’s ‘call to arms’ drops on to doormats of a million HGV licensees
Letter is part of government’s plan to address 100,000 shortfall in the number of HGV drivers in the UK
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NewsPiccolo boosts baby snack range with trio of new SKUs
The brand has rolled out Banana & Cocoa Oaty Bars and a duo of Multigrain Puffs – Tomato Rings and Carrot Stars.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership scores highest for UK businesses in WWF’s sustainable palm oil use ranking
WWF has warned that many major brands are still “failing to truly clean up their act on palm oil”
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NewsEG Group gives pay rise to 10,500 employees
Colleagues aged 18 and above will now be paid a minimum of £9.50 per hour. More experienced colleagues, such as team leaders and supervisors, will be paid a minimum of £10 per hour
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NewsDeliveroo launches rapid grocery delivery service Hop
Deliveroo Hop is the courier company’s first move to compete with spate of rapid delivery grocery players like Getir, Jiffy and Weezy
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NewsMedia Bites 30 September: Caffè Nero, Morrisons, SSP Group, fuel crisis
A High Court judge has dismissed an attempt to overturn the restructuring of Caffè Nero, in a ruling that in effect kills off the takeover hopes of Asda and Euro Garages owners Mohsin and Zuber Issa.