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NewsAsda confirms sustainability ambitions in first ESG report
Affordable greener choices, reducing single-use plastic and cutting food waste came top of the list of demands from customers, Asda said
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NewsPhilip Morris International names new CEO after shock departure of chairman
Louis Camilleri left for unspecified personal reasons late last year
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NewsAsda trialling secure boxes for unattended online deliveries
Asda is launching the trial with a small number of customers to take deliveries when they are not at home
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NewsCo-op and Unilever partner on Europe’s first smart ice cream vending machine
A combination of cameras and sensors within the Wall’s branded freezer identify which products have been removed by the customer
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NewsVegetarian dogfood brand Noochy Poochy launches with ‘highest protein’ claim
The brand’s name comes from its use of nutritional yeast, also known as nooch
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NewsFinal SAWS operator for 2021 UK fruit & veg harvest announced
It follows warnings that leaving the announcement until after the end of April would lead to labour shortages at the start of the season
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NewsWholesaler requests to extend driver hours refused as c-store shelves left empty
The calls for maximum driver hours to be extended, in a move lasting until June 2021, were made after retailers complained that shelves were left empty
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NewsNew ‘competitive’ online drinks retailer to cut out wholesalers
Launched by three ex-industry professionals, the online drinks marketplace promises producers and consumers a ‘fair deal’
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NewsAF Blakemore to close Hastings depot ahead of £15m Bedford site opening
AF Blakemore is now managing the controlled changeover from Hastings to the new Bedford DC
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NewsOcado offering former customers free delivery slots
Ocado is offering the free slots in the face of slowing growth as lockdown eases
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NewsBenecol moves into soft cheese with ‘guilt-free’ spreadable trio
The health-orientated brand said the NPD would target lunch and snacking occasions
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NewsSainsbury’s hires Paula Nickolds as general merchandise and clothing commercial director
Nickolds spent 25 years with the John Lews Partnership
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NewsProper launches into snack bar category with chocolate popcorn duo
The launch marks the first NPD to hit shelves since Proper was snapped up by PE firm Exponent in 2020 and merged with fellow healthier snacking brand Eat Real
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NewsRussian-founded discounter giant gearing up to open four UK stores
Svetofor was founded in Krasnoyarsk in Siberia in 2009 and has been opening stores in Europe since 2018 under the name Mere
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NewsTesco decides against appeal over £7.5m use-by date fine
Last month the supermarket giant pleaded guilty to selling food past its use-by date at three of its Birmingham stores
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NewsHippeas moves into tortilla chips with chickpea-based quartet
The tortillas are the brand’s first launch outside of the puffed crisp category
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NewsBanquist secures £1.6m to grow its Michelin star recipe kit service
Launched in May 2020 during the height of the UK’s first coronavirus lockdown, Banquist generated £1m turnover in its first six months as consumer demand for recipe kits soared.
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NewsDeliveroo to trial facial recognition technology on riders
Riders have interpreted the move as the platform clamping down on the selling and renting of accounts
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NewsCity snapshot: AB InBev boss Carlos Brito to step down
The world’s largest brewer AB InBev has announced CEO Carlos Brito will step down after 15 years in charge, to be replaced by North America chief Michel Doukeris. Plus ABI posts strong start to 2021, Virgin Wines and Glanbia up guidance and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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NewsMedia Bites 6 May: Pepco, Asda, Co-op
The former boss of Asda will make up to £9.2m selling shares in the upcoming Warsaw stock market listing of Pepco, the owner of Poundland.