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NewsChristmas turkey rush could lead to shortages of British birds
Sales of joints and smaller birds are reported to have tripled year-on-year, according to one major retailer
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NewsQueen’s ham supplier Dukeshill Ham Co bought by PE player GC Investment Partners
Neale and Sarah Hollingsworth, who have led the fine foods business since 1998, will remain with the business and work alongside the new owners
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NewsSainsbury’s opens first Fresh Food Market store in Kent
Upgrade comes as part of a multi million-pound redevelopment of Sainsbury’s estate
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NewsDefra to brief wholesalers on post-lockdown plans next week
Response comes after wholesalers warn lead times must be sufficient for hospitality to restock
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NewsM&S rolls out contactless click & collect trial to six further stores
The trial comes in partnership with Doddle, which also enables M&S.com returns at 280 Simply Food stores
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NewsHeart of England Co-op teams up with Snappy Shopper for fast delivery
Some stores including its Allesley, Hinckley and Southam sites are also offering a click & collect service to shoppers within a five-mile radius
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NewsUnitas launches PoS signage printing facility for members
The new facility is available to use free of charge via the buying group’s Plan for Profit website
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NewsUnilever eyes €1bn of plant-based sales per year with new ‘Future Foods’ targets
It wants to achieve €1bn worth of plant-based meat and dairy alternative sales per annum within the next five to seven years
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NewsCity snapshot: Delayed harvests hit revenues at Origin Enterprises
International agri-services group Origin Enterprises has experiences a double-digit revenue drop in the first quarter as delayed harvests hit revenues. Plus, Wynnstay upgrades full year profit expectations, British Land loses £730m and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 18 November: Asda, Unilever, Imperial Brands
Shoppers are stocking up on festive groceries earlier than ever with Asda reporting a surge in frozen turkeys and “lockdown proof” items alongside a slowdown in quarterly sales.
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NewsBrewDog blasts ASA after carbon-negative ads banned
A complainant challenged wether the text was offensive and innapropriate for display in a medium where it could be seen by children
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NewsAB InBev plans integration of Camden Town Brewery in big shake-up
Founder Jasper Cuppaidge will step back from the business into a consultant role, while CEO Adam Keary will leave in March
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NewsAsda reports online Christmas surge but customers cutting back on food
Sales of frozen turkey crowns, which typically serve three to four people, had increased by 230% year on year so far, Asda said
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NewsMorrisons opens new Market Kitchen format in Edgbaston
The new Market Kitchen section has created 48 new chef and front-of-house roles
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NewsTesco claims ‘ground-breaking’ plastic reduction on cheese packaging
The supermarket is switching from a traditional square block shape to oblong packaging and also removing resealable zips from a raft of its products
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NewsHeron Foods store opening programme ‘scaled back’ due to pandemic
The B&M-owned frozen food business has scaled back its ambitions to 15 new stores this financial year, rather than 20
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NewsRetailer pig welfare policies ‘do not go far enough’, report says
World Animal Protection’s report singled out Iceland as the worst performer of the UK’s 10 biggest retailers
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NewsSainsbury’s boss asks suppliers to help deliver food-first strategy
In a letter seen by The Grocer, Roberts confirmed suppliers would play a ‘key role’ in delivering its new strategy
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NewsSupermarkets launch major hunger initiatives for Christmas
Tesco and Asda have both launched huge schemes to support UK food redistribution charities
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NewsMorrisons urges suppliers to step up plastic reduction
The retailer has warned branded suppliers are falling behind its efforts to reduce own-brand plastic