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Aldi rolls out compostable carrier bags to all UK stores
The discounter said the compostable bags had proved more popular with customers than paper ones in a trial
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Christmas trading: which listed supermarket won the golden quarter?
The City was preparing for the worst from this week’s raft of festive grocery trading updates, but supermarket shares largely held firm after a Christmas that left the big players bruised but not beaten
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Labour calls for petfood labels to include fish origin information
Retailers must improve labelling on petfood to ensure their contents do not contain illegally caught fish, new shadow environment secretary Luke Pollard has said. Increased customer awareness of food provenance has pushed retailers to include labels of origin on fish for human consumption, but the same standards ...
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Automation boosts profits at Riverford Organic Farmers
Vegetable box delivery service Riverford Organic Farmers has posted a surge in annual profits as investment in automation boosted margins.
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Sales and profits slump at Tyrrells as turnaround efforts continue
Tyrrells suffered a sharp drop in sales and profitability in the financial period that saw German snacks giant Intersnack snap up the crisps brand.
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Valeo Foods sales set to break the billion mark following acquisition spree
The company claimed it had hit the €1bn sales mark following the acquisition of Kettle and Matthew Walker
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One Stop gears up for accelerated growth in franchise
The Tesco-owned convenience business has hired former Bestway manager Bill Nelson to drive a major retailer recruitment push
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Aldi to complete removal of cartoon characters from cereal boxes
The discounter said today that the characters had already been removed from much of the range and would be gone from the rest by March
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Soft drinks startup Virtue lands Sainsbury's listing
The drinks duo hit Sainsbury’s fridges this week
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Jamie Davison to steer Costcutter recruitment drive in new role
Davison has been at Costcutter for 26 years
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Doritos adds Flamin’ Hot Tangy Cheese to tortilla chips lineup
It follows the launch of a Flame Grilled Steak flavour last year
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UK will keep ban on chlorinated chicken, promises Villiers
Theresa Villiers has promised chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-treated beef will not enter the UK as part of a US trade deal, in a seeming correction to an earlier statement made this week.
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Saclà allergy fears raised 12 days prior to recall, tweets show
In a tweet to Saclà on 8 December, a shopper said his wife, who has a peanut allergy, had reacted twice to its pesto
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Tesco accused of ‘reverting to type’ with supplier tactics
Tesco has been involved in a series of settlement wrangles with suppliers in the run-up to the financial year end
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Tesco price cuts balanced by a raft of price increases
The Grocer has uncovered a long list of price hikes on ambient, chilled and frozen products
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Lidl scores highest Christmas sales surge with double digit growth
Overall sales for the four weeks to 29 December rose 11% year-on-year, higher than any other supermarket over the festive period - including main rival Aldi
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Huel adds reduced-carb Black Edition meal replacement duo
The NPD contains 19g of carbs per 100g – half the amount of Huel’s core powders
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Asda follows Lidl in removing cartoon characters from own-label cereals
Asda has become the second retailer to remove cartoon characters from its cereals
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City snapshot: Lidl outpaces rivals with festive sales up 11%
Lidl saw sales rise by a whopping 11% in the run up to Christmas, outpacing all other grocers - including Aldi