Latest Headlines – Page 832
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NewsFood manufacturers lagging behind retailers on prompt supplier payments
The Grocer found many of UK’s biggest fmcg manufacturers far exceeded the recommended 60-day limit
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NewsLa Fiesta sparkling wine gets fruit-flavoured duo
Raspberry & Elderflower and Strawberry Fizz launched into Morrisons this week
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NewsAldi adds cava built to ‘balance against the chill of ice’
The semi-seco cava is billed as having flavour notes of stone fruits and fresh flowers
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NewsNo-deal Brexit will raise food prices, warns BRC
The BRC said the industry would be unable to absorb all the additional tariff costs, meaning higher prices for shoppers
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NewsColdpress HPP smoothies listed in Lidl
Coldpress founder Andrew Gibb said the move was “a major springboard” for the brand’s new-recipe smoothies
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NewsUnilever boosts protein in Pot Pasta range
Unilever has reformulated its Pot Pasta range to boost the snacks’ protein credentials
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NewsMars unveils raft of launches in spreads and sports nutrition
The US fmcg giant has created a duo of peanut butters for M&M’s and Snickers
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NewsCity snapshot: Supermarket inflation falls back in June to 0.9%
Supermarket inflation fell back in June as the return of promotions and the threat of a price war took the sting out of pandemic-driven price hikes.
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NewsMedia Bites 10 July: Retail job losses, John Lewis, Boots, Brexit tariffs
“Help us stem tidal wave of job losses, beg shops”, writes The Times as John Lewis, Boots and Burger King cut nearly 7,000 jobs.
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NewsJohn Lewis to close eight stores as Boots axes 4,000 jobs
The John Lewis shops identified for closure include two full-size department stores in Birmingham and Watford
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NewsAlex Russo to take over as B&M chief financial officer in November
Russo will become CFO and executive director of the company on 16 November following a handover from Paul McDonald
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NewsBoost for convenience and high street food stores to last after coronavirus, survey suggests
Just over half of shoppers will shop from local sources before going to a supermarket in the wake of lockdown, according to a YouGov survey
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NewsTesco ditches one-way aisles, but mults keep two-metre distancing for now
The supermarket said it was also increasing the number of customers it was allowing into stores at any one time
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NewsMash Direct pulls Facebook advertising amid hate speech row
The social media giant has been accused of not doing enough to combat harmful content on its platform
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NewsSoy sauce suppliers urged to make switch to amber glass bottles
Soy sauces have been flying off the shelves in lockdown, leading to a ‘huge upturn in demand for products in white flint clear glass’
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NewsFrozen food sales remain high as freezer filling trend sticks
Value sales of frozen food in the 12 weeks to 14 June surged 19.4%, on volumes up 17.5% – a whopping £285m increase
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NewsYeo Valley targets popularity of kefir with new frozen range
Described as ’ice cream without the guilt’, the range goes on sale in Waitrose on 27 July
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NewsSainsbury’s sourcing Spanish and Italian eggs to meet demand
The retailer said it sourced from outside the UK in order to continue its commitment to only stock cage-free eggs
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NewsTesco responds to ‘speculation’ around Aldi ‘price war’
Despite concerns about the short time frame for the ‘tough negotiations’, Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon says she’s received no complaints
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NewsAldi commits to halve plastic packaging use by 2025
The latest commitment will eliminate 74,000 tonnes of plastic – or 2.2 billion pieces – over the next five years, Aldi said