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Waitrose launches branded innovation platform to bring ‘sexy’ products to its shelves
Waitrose has created a new ‘Value Added’ store support team to oversee the launch
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BrewDog seals new listings for Wonderland Cocktails
An exclusive Chocolate Orange Espresso Martini has rolled into Sainsbury’s
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City snapshot: Ocado Retail raises sales expectations as sales boom in Q3
Ocado Retail has lifted its full-year revenue expectations after continued momentum in the third quarter led to a 15.5% jump in sales to £658m. Plus, a trading update from vape maker Supreme and C&C Group appoints a non-exec to the board
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Media Bites 19 September: Brexit labelling, Asda, John Lewis
As the government ends ‘not for EU’ labelling, the papers scrutinise Mohsin Issa’s decision to step down at Asda
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Tuggs secures seven-figure investment to bolster insect dogfood brand
Insect-based dogfood startup Tuggs has used a £1.1m investment round to boost growth and make its supply chain more sustainable
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Post Office CEO Nick Read to step down next year
Post Office COO Neil Brocklehurst will step up as acting CEO prior to the announcement of Read’s successor
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Cost saving and ‘inflation mitigation’ sustains profits at Lucozade Ribena Suntory
The reporting period pre-dates disruption that has hit the supplier this year, however
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M&S and Müller take action following dairy cow abuse footage
The footage from animal rights activist Joey Carbstrong revealed workers secretly hitting, kicking and swearing at cows at two farms
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Intrepid team of female fmcg leaders hitting the road to raise funds for Farm Africa
The all-female team will cycle 75km across Kenya, stopping on the way to work on farms, in the hope of raising £75k
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Morrisons migrates all shoppers to improved groceries app
The supermarket said it “previously ran one website and two apps” but had now migrated customers over to a sole Morrisons Groceries app
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Farm Retail Association issues call for members following overhaul
The trade body is hoping to unite the country’s 1,000-plus farm shops and farmers’ markets
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Co-op launches seventh and final site in EG On The Move franchise trial
The partnership kicked off in July with the first forecourt launch on Ogden Road, Doncaster
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Typhoo overhauls supply chain and debuts Fear Free blend
The change will be communicated by an overhaul of Typhoo’s core tea proposition
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Government shelves plans for mandatory recycling labels after opposition from Europe
The Grocer understands Defra felt it had no option but to drop the requirement or face yet more delays to the rollout of EPR
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Sainsbury’s CTO John Elliott departs
John Elliott said during his tenure at the retailer “technology has radically transformed both customer and channel experiences”
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Tesco exploring how AI could ‘nudge’ Clubcard customers
Generative AI had the potential to ‘revolutionise’ how supermarkets serve their customers, said CEO Ken Murphy
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Stuart Rose-led team to replace Mohsin Issa at helm of Asda
Rose, the former Marks & Spencer boss who became Asda chairman in 2021, will run Asda alongside Rob Hattrell, a partner at joint owner TDR Capital
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ASA in clampdown on marketing of CBD to children
Two DTC retailers have been rebuked by the watchdog
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McVitie’s readies next NPD push with ‘Crispy Clouds’ trademark
The activity comes after Britain’s top-selling biscuit brand threw its weight behind a major NPD push over summer
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Campari CEO Matteo Fantacchiotti unexpectedly resigns after just five months
A leadership transition committee has been formed to seek a replacement for Fantacchiott