Latest Headlines – Page 746
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NewsMedia Bites 3 December: Tesco, lab-grown meat, High Street
News that Tesco has repaid £585m of business rates relief dominates the papers today.
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NewsFood industry braces itself for mandatory carbon labelling
FDF this week revealed ministers planned to consult on mandatory labelling as part of a post-Brexit overhaul of packaging requirements
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NewsSpar International to cut waste across Europe with Too Good To Go tie-up
Both will offer shoppers an innovative digital solution to cut food waste
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NewsSymington’s returns to profit as pandemic boosts demand
Symington’s has bounced back into the black as a strategic plan led by the new CEO and demand driven by the coronavirus pandemic helped sales at the Chicken Tonight owner climb higher.
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NewsPlans for bottle DRS delayed for a year amid coronavirus chaos
The government has said it will now be 2024 before the system is implemented
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NewsSlimfast gives range a new look and unveils four new meal bars
The new look and launches follow a reported 24% increase in sales over the past four weeks
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NewsLandlords and retailers urged to collaborate to open shops longer
In a joint call, the BRC and British Property Federation have urged retailers and landlords to work together so that shoppers can feel safer in stores by visiting at less crowded times
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NewsReport lifts lid on chaos over controversial school meal vouchers system
NAO found the decision by ministers to award a £234m contract, without tender, to French provider Edenred, led to schools and parents facing delays
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NewsConfex launches ‘meal deal’ food-to-go club for hospitality customers
The new scheme will offer a meal deal concept for independent food outlets via its 200 wholesale members
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NewsStilton retail supply for Christmas ‘not an issue’, say producers
Last weekend, a Sunday Times story claimed retailers were anticipating having to ration out the blue cheese
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NewsM&S could be asked to share some of Ocado online sales profits under new lease terms
Shopping centre owner Benson Elliot is planning to adopt the new lease model, which factors in a store’s ‘online halo effect’
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NewsUnitas Wholesale kicks off quarterly charity donations scheme
United Wholesale Grocers has chosen Royston Youth Action to receive the first donation
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NewsVeganuary kicks off 2021 campaign backed by host of celebrities
Veganuary is expecting more than 500,000 participants this year
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NewsSainsbury’s opens environmentally-friendly supermarket in Northamptonshire
Sainsbury’s currently has a target to be net zero across its operations by 2040
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NewsGreene King to link with Just Eat for The Big Cake Co delivery launch
It will run from “a limited number of pubs with a view for further expansion”, a spokeswoman for Greene King said
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NewsMedia Bites 2 Dec: Dairy inflation, Stockpiling, Shop prices
The head of the UK’s largest dairy farmers’ co-operative has warned that prices may rise sharply in the event of a “no-deal” Brexit
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NewsTesco repays £585m in business rates relief
Tesco has bowed to growing pressure to repay a huge business rates relief windfall from the government
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NewsDanone Waters achieves B Corp certification
B Corps are required to consider the impact of all their decisions on workers, customers, suppliers and the entire supply chain
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NewsGousto cannot claim packaging is ‘100% plastic free and recyclable’ after ASA ruling
Gousto made the claims in multiple blog posts on its website introducing the new ‘Eco Chill Box’ earlier this year
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NewsPoundland thanks all staff with £25 Christmas gift vouchers
The vouchers are enclosed in a letter to all employees signed by the senior management team including MD Barry Williams