Latest supermarket news – Page 103
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NewsWaitrose relaunches Cooks’ Ingredients range with 40 new lines
The number of Cooks’ Ingredients lines will expand from 420 to 458, with some of the old products being re-tiered out of the range
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NewsQuorn adds new meat-free products including unicorn-shaped nuggets for kids
UniQuorns will be available in Iceland from 31 August before being rolled out in Asda, Sainsbury’s and Tesco in October and November
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NewsAsda reports 20% disposable income decline for under-30s
Essential spending among the under-30s rose by 12.5% in the period to an average of £774 per week
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NewsCity snapshot: Inflation drives grocery growth as convenience outstrips supermarket sales
Grocery sales rose 4.5% in the four weeks to 13 August as inflation drove top-line growth despite falling volumes
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NewsYeo Valley Organic launches new kefir drinks in range expansion
The drinks will be available in Natural, Mango & Passionfruit and Cherry flavours and will be stocked in September in Sainsbury’s, Ocado and Waitrose
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NewsCrosta & Mollica adds dried pastas and pasta sauces to its lineup
The innovations were intended to help UK consumers ‘create the perfect Italian comfort dish in their own home’, said Crosta & Mollica
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NewsRefill Coalition trials not rolling out this year
The Grocer has learned the rollout of the refill solution is now planning to go live in the first quarter of 2023
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NewsAldi starts anti-waste trial with Too Good To Go
Seven stores across the north-east are taking part in the pilot, which started on 25 July
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NewsOwn-label period products surge in price by up to 57%
A third of what were the 40 cheapest sanitary towel and tampon SKUs available in the big four have risen in price since 30 May
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NewsOne pint of milk now over 60% more expensive than in January
Over 160 fresh milk and butter lines have seen price rises over the past six weeks, analysis of Assosia data shows.
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NewsSnacking challenger The Savourists adds non-HFSS Crunchits duo
The high-protein snacks are made from a blend of toasted edamame, black beans and puffed rice
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NewsWilliam Reed announces pioneering Omnichannel Foodservice Conference
The event will provide insight into how leading restaurant brands are building loyalty through omnichannel strategies
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NewsAsda rolls out its Rewards loyalty scheme nationwide
More than a million customers have already signed up to the scheme, says the supermarket
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NewsAldi adopts biomethane-powered HGVs as demand for low-carbon fuel ‘skyrockets’
The retailer has struck a deal with one of the leading European suppliers of the low-carbon fuel, CNG Fuels
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NewsSurplus food donations from supermarkets down during cost of living crisis
FareShare said the “crippling” knock-on effects of the supply chain crisis had resulted in a fall in supermarket donations of around 200 tonnes a month
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NewsWhitworths adds dried fruit Fusions and Gastro Nuts to recruit younger shoppers
‘We’re hoping that these new ranges will reach new consumers, in new eating occasions to help everyone eat a little healthier every day,’ said Whitworths
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NewsCity snapshot: Grocery inflation hits new high of 11.6% to lift supermarket sales
Supermarket sales rose by their highest level for over a year in the most recent 12-week period as a new inflationary high boosted sector revenues
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NewsJohn Lewis and Waitrose employees using financial support fund on the rise
The JLP’s financial assistance fund helps workers struggling to pay their bills via grants and interest-free loans
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NewsSainsbury’s Price Lock campaign has shrunk by 20% since start of the year
Sainsbury’s has invested over £500m over the two years to March 2023 in its value proposition
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NewsPremium tequila brand Kah makes supermarket debut
Tesco is the first UK retailer to list the brand’s ‘brick-shaped’ bottle, previously only available in the US and Canada