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NewsFat reduction targets could prevent millions from becoming obese, study shows
Research by the Wolfson Institute says a fat reduction model would be an effective strategy to reduce excessive calories in manufactured and out-of-home food
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NewsPatch bamboo plasters to hit more retailers
Its plasters are made with natural bamboo fibre alongside activated charcoal, aloe vera and coconut oil
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NewsPlanning documents indicate Amazon’s first UK store will be Fresh format
Amazon has three main formats of physical food stores: Fresh, Go and Go Grocery
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NewsCity snapshot: Grocery sales growth hits eight month high in February
Grocery industry sales growth accelerated to its highest level since June 2020 during February as the latest national restrictions curtailed spending in cafés, restaurants and pubs. Plus trading updates from Hotel Chocolat, HelloFresh and Virgin Wines starts trading on the stock exchange.
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NewsMedia Bites 2 March: Danone, Morrisons, The Restaurant Group
The board of directors of Danone has sought to calm an acrimonious public fight with activist shareholders by agreeing to split the chairman and chief executive roles now both held by Emmanuel Faber.
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NewsGrocemania reaches £100k target to fund growth into new cities
The rapid delivery service is already in London, Brighton, Nottingham and Bristol
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NewsClive’s Purely Plants claims world first with vegan quiche lorraine
The quiche is made with a ‘signature’ egg replacement made from okara
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NewsCentral England Co-op worker struck in face after asking customer for ID
It follows another violent incident at a Central England Co-op store in just one week
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NewsThe Range launches third-party marketplace
Around 3,000 third-party offerings are listed now on The Range’s website, in the culmination of plans revealed last year
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NewsMorrisons snaps up Cornish seafood supplier Falfish
The business has a longstanding trading relationship with Morrisons dating back more than 16 years
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NewsChelmsford Star Co-op trials partnership with Snappy Shopper for speedy delivery
The online grocery service is to be trialled at the society from 1 March for 12 weeks across six stores
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NewsMorrisons slammed for not going far enough on chicken welfare
It will launch a range that meets the standards of the Better Chicken Commitment, but is not signing the commitment
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NewsSainsbury’s asks suppliers for pricing talks after Aldi Price Match move
Sainsbury’s introduced its Aldi Price Match – a pledge to match the discounter on 250 lines – in mid-February
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NewsOcado boosts capacity with opening of ‘mini’ CFC in Bristol
A further two CFCs in Purfleet and Andover – which will fulfil 85,000 and 60,000 orders per week respectively – are under construction
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NewsBudweiser Budvar to relaunch ‘Strong’ beer as Budvar Reserve
It will roll out to independents and specialists in 330ml bottles
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NewsDidsbury Gin relaunches Manchester Tart flavour with charity donation
For every bottle of limited-edition Manchester Tart Gin sold, Didsbury Gin will donate £5 to Emerge 3Rs
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NewsM&S introduces 360 work placements for young people
The retailer is offering six-month placements rotating trainees across its Food Halls, back-of-house operations, hospitality and Clothing & Home departments
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NewsRefillable grocery store Earthly Matters opens in London’s Carnaby
The store features dispensers containing products such as nuts, grains and breakfast cereals
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NewsWhitby Seafoods unveils ‘category first’ battered scampi NPD
The launch comes as scampi value sales soared 80% to £23.3m during 2020
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NewsMedia Bites 1 March: High Street/Budget, John Lewis/Waitrose, Danone
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to announce a £5bn grant scheme to help High Street businesses hit hardest by the pandemic