Latest supermarket news – Page 109
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Iceland pushing multibuy deals plus pre-filled £40 online shopping basket to feed family for a week
The retailer is currently offering savings of up to £5 each time customers make a triple purchase of the same product
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Tesco and Mars face off over petfood prices
It is understood the petfood giant – which owns Sheba, Whiskas, Pedigree and Cesar – has paused supply to the retailer
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Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts vows to support staff ahead of Living Wage vote
Earlier this year, the grocer became the first listed business to be hit with a shareholder resolution to become an accredited Living Wage employer
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Iceland partners with sharing app Olio to redistribute surplus food from 1,000 stores
Olio users can use the app now to get Iceland food products nearing the end of their shelf life for free
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Supermarket customer satisfaction rises as complaints in other sectors reach record levels
M&S Food was the highest-ranked supermarket when the index was last published, in January. Aldi came highest among its rivals in July 2021
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City snapshot: Sainsbury’s sales slide amid ‘intensifying pressure’ on household budgets
Sainsbury’s sales fell back in its first quarter as both grocery and general merchandise sales fell as it warned of “intensifying pressure” on household budgets. Plus, new CFO for B&M and trading updates from Chapel Down and Surpreme.
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Nestlé quark brand Lindahls Kvarg launches big pot format
The pots are available in natural, raspberry and white chocolate flavours with between 50g and 53g of protein in each pot
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Portman Group rules against Marks & Spencer snow globe gins for under 18 appeal
Marks & Spencer claimed the bottles – which featured a light-up mechanism – were not designed as ‘a novelty, toy, or something that should be used by children’
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John Lewis Partnership launches chef academy to tackle hospitality staff shortages
The company added there was potential to increase the number of vacancies in the future
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City snapshot: Ocado extends partnership with France’s Groupe Casino
Ocado has agreed to extend its partnership with French hypermarket giant Groupe Casino, including the creation of a logistics-based joint venture for other retailers.
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Morrisons sales slump amid ‘very challenging’ trading environment
An update to investors for the 13 weeks ended 1 May revealed a 6.4% decline in like-for-like sales in the second quarter
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Heinz SKUs disappear from Tesco in trade dispute over price increases
Tesco said it would “not pass on unjustifiable price increases to our customers”
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M&S Food appoints new chief commercial officer Paul Friston
As part of the M&S Food leadership team, he will report directly to new Food MD Alex Freudmann
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The Coconut Collab launches plant-based double cream
The new Double Cre&m tastes “unbelievably dairy-like”, is “wonderfully whippable” and will be served at this year’s Wimbledon Championships
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Morrisons drafts in Croatian oil brand amid sunflower oil shortage
The retailer had introduced Čepin ‘to ensure that customers have availability and choice through this difficult trading period on cooking oils’, it said
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Asda adds George schoolwear to Asda.com online range
More items will be added to the range in the coming months, the retailer said
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LoveRaw launches vegan take on Ferrero Rocher style balls
Called Nutty Choc Balls, the treats contain whole hazelnuts dipped in vegan hazelnut ‘cream’ and coated in plant-based ‘milk’ chocolate
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BRC launches guide to help businesses with HFSS crackdown confusion
The guide also gives criteria to help companies work through a decision for more complex products.
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Mindful Chef launches dietician consultancy service for subscribers
The service will help customers “achieve their health goals” via private, one-to-one online consultations
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Sainsbury’s rolls out clothing return partnership with Newlife to all stores
The parties first joined forces in 2019, with Sainsbury’s donating over 65 tonnes of clothing to the charity since then