Latest supermarket news – Page 121
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NewsAd watchdog deems Lidl's Tesco price comparison ads misleading
The Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint from Aldi that the ads did not make sufficiently clear the claimed savings related only to the specific selection of products shown
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NewsM&S partners with secondhand kids’ clothing platform Dotte
M&S is launching a trial with the peer-to-peer marketplace where users can buy, sell, donate and recycle outgrown kidswear
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NewsSainsbury’s becomes first UK supermarket to offer 100% ASC certified Scottish salmon
In Scotland less than 5% of Scottish salmon farms have been certified with ASC status
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NewsMorrisons new owners look to speed up refinancing despite profits warning
Sources said despite the gloomy predictions in the update given yesterday, it had “cleared the way” for CD&R to seek bank support to refinance more than £6bn of short-term borrowing
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NewsMorrisons warns on impact of inflation and ‘geopolitical environment’
Private equity owned Morrisons has warned its profits will come under pressure from mounting inflation and the situation in Ukraine.
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NewsAsda comes bottom in Oxfam’s fourth and final supermarket human rights scorecard
As well as dropping down the table, Asda is the only supermarket whose score has fallen since the last time Oxfam carried out the exercise, in 2020
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NewsVFC lands Sainsbury’s listing for two vegan chicken products
The Original Recipe Vegan Fried Chick*n Fillets and Vegan Fried Popcorn Chick*n will be stocked in the freezer aisle
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NewsThe Butterworks launches new premium spreadable SKU into Waitrose
The Butterworks’ West Country Spreadable is churned and hand salted to produce spreadable butter straight from the fridge.
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NewsGalipette Cidre launches rosé cider into Waitrose
The drink was made with ‘rare red-flesh apples’ from Brittany and Normandy, which gave it its ‘authentic rosé character, taste and deep amber colour’, said Galipette
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NewsMindful Chef launches chilled ready meals quartet into Waitrose
The brand said it hoped to “carve a space within the burgeoning category as the go-to healthier option, in turn shifting consumer perception of the prepared meal market”
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NewsXPO secures chilled distribution deal with Tesco
Under the new agreement XPO will handle temperature-controlled transport using its own fleet and drivers
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NewsDiscounters win share from big four as shoppers prioritise value
The discounters are once again rapidly taking market share from mainstream grocers as soaring food prices push consumers to prioritise value and own-label products
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NewsRapid grocer Gopuff matching or beating Tesco Express on price
The list of products price matched by Gopuff is wholly made up of branded goods across all categories
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NewsTesco to sell £2 lateral flow Covid tests from 1 April
The £2 kits, each containing a single nasal swab test, will be in Tesco stores in London initially, before rolling out to branches nationwide
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NewsTesco, Sainsbury’s and Co-op to raise farmgate milk prices
The trio have responded to growing concern that retailer milk pool prices have been lagging behind the market
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NewsEco-cleaning brand Homethings launches ‘world’s first’ powder to gel washing-up liquid
The NPD features 17.5g ‘active ingredient sachets’ that can be mixed with water to make 350ml of washing-up liquid
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NewsHousehold distruptor Wilton London to make supermarket debut
The eco-conscious supplier will roll four laundry SKUs into Sainsbury’s from next month
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NewsTesco reports 300% increase in use of its electric vehicle charging points
Tesco said it was on track to hit its target of 600 free charging sites at its stores
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NewsBiff’s Plant Shack launches first vegan chicken wing with ‘bone’ into Waitrose
The vegan bone is created using a sugarcane spear intended to imitate chicken wings without compromising on its plant-based status
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NewsMorrisons saves half a million meals from being wasted with Too Good To Go partnership
The waste prevented equates to 1,250 tonnes of CO2 emissions, or the equivalent to that emitted from 246 flights around the world