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Morrisons launches major reset across 170 product categories
Its new strategy will include ‘fewer deals and further wide-ranging price cuts’
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Supermarkets take urgent action to stop spread of Covid
Supermarkets insist stores are safe and defend themselves in new talks on coronavirus transmission
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Mars to build two new sustainable warehouses in Midlands and London
Mars will partner with logistics company DHL to build the two new warehouse facilities
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Saputo unveils Cathedral City & Vitalite packaging revamp
The Canadian dairy giant said it wants both brands to stand out more on supermarket shelves
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Midcounties Co-op reports spike in Christmas sales as it boosts local sourcing
The sales of the retailer’s enhanced seasonal range rose by 60% on a like-for-like basis
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Southern Co-op donates 2,500 bags for life to family support service
The retailer’s initiative will see Tarner Children’s Centre in Brighton deliver food parcels to families without using single-use carrier bags
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M&S shoppers targeted by ‘free groceries’ scam on Facebook
The scam has been published by a fake Facebook page called ‘M&S shop’
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WSTA cracks down on “confusion” in low & no-alcohol with new guidance
The new guidance applies to low & no-alcohol drinks that are packaged and marketed as a substitute or alternative to spirit drinks
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Drinkwell launches IPA with 99 calories
The vegan drink (4.1%) has rolled out directly through Drinkwell
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Feel Good Drinks gets revamp to emphasise sustainability
Feel Good Drinks has relaunched with a focus on sustainability and “purpose”
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City snapshot: Supermarket prices return to inflation amid new lockdowns and Brexit
Supermarket price inflation escalated to its highest level for five months in December as coronavirus restrictions and the UK’s imminent exit from the EU reversed deflationary trends in grocery.
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Media Bites 15 Jan: Tesco, ABF/Primark, Scottish seafood
A boom in online grocery shopping delivered £1bn of extra sales for Tesco over the holiday period as the supermarket group toasted a record Christmas
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Barilla snaps up DTC Pasta Evangelists
Italian food giant Barilla has snapped up direct-to-consumer business Pasta Evangelists to tap into booming e-commerce demand in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Fruit & veg industry ‘nervous’ over seasonal worker uncertainty
Chair of the NFU’s horticulture and potatoes board, Ali Capper, has warned the timeline for SAWS was causing ‘nervousness’
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Jimmy’s shifts its iced coffee from Tetra Pak to 'infinitely recyclable' cans
The move from Tetra Pak cartons to ‘infinitely recyclable’ cans was ‘crucial’ for the brand, it said
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Wholesalers forced to furlough staff as government u-turns on school meals vouchers
The move to reintroduce the national voucher scheme on 18 January will see families offered £15 a week per eligible child
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Scottish seafood industry urges exports grace period amid Brexit chaos
Such a move was “the only way to keep the sector afloat”, Seafood Scotland said
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Fresh food sector fury as government ‘errors’ hit supply
Importers said out-of-date IT systems had led to shortages of fresh fruit & veg on shelves
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Aldi swaps plastic shrink-wrap for cardboard on soft drink multipacks
The shrink-wrap has been replaced with 100% recyclable FSC-certified cardboard, saving a claimed 90 tonnes of plastic a year