Latest supermarket news – Page 124
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NewsKettle Foods launches non-HFSS trio of bread snacks
Each flavour featured a different bread type ‘with real food ingredients baked into the dough for a delicious Kettle taste and unique crunchy texture’, it said
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NewsPack’d launches ‘better than fresh’ chopped frozen avocado
The new frozen avocado is the first of its kind to market with no added salt
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NewsLeon launches waffle fries and ‘BBQ companions’ into Sainsbury’s
The innovations underscored ‘a clear move to summery flavours and dishes‘ that were ’made for sharing’, said Leon
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NewsAbsolut adds canned passionfruit martini to RTD lineup
Boasting ‘natural flavours of zesty passionfruit and sweet vanilla’ the 5% abv drink offered ‘a sophisticated taste experience’, said Absolut
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NewsMorrisons CFO Michael Gleeson to leave following CD&R takeover
Gleeson joined the company in 2014 as group financial controller
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NewsRum brand Dead Man’s Fingers launches first tequila
The 40% abv drink is billed as ‘a quality reposado’, with ’notes of vanilla and honey’
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NewsZizzi launches 10-strong frozen range of ‘restaurant favourites’ into Tesco
In addition to these 10 dishes, Zizzi will be expanding the range in May with three vegan dishes
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NewsIceland to roll out its Swift c-store format to London
Launched as a single-store pilot in Newcastle last spring, the convenience format is now set to extend to four more stores in London over the next few months
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NewsM&S CEO Steve Rowe steps down as Food MD Stuart Machin takes top role
Current co-COO Katie Bickerstaffe will become co-CEO, with a focus on driving the business’s global omnichannel, and digital and data strategies
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NewsNestlé launches white chocolate Smarties to mark the brand’s 85th birthday
The NPD had ‘all the fun, colour and crunch of regular Smarties, but with a delectable white chocolate filling’, said Nestlé
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NewsJohn Lewis’ Sharon White: Ukraine crisis leading to ‘persistent’ inflation
Waitrose executive director James Bailey said maintaining a “strong relationship” with suppliers was vital in mitigating cost increases
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NewsMorrisons launches salad refill box rental scheme to reduce plastic
It said the ‘Refill a Box’ scheme, being trialled at four stores, was the first of its kind by a UK supermarket
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NewsCity snapshot: John Lewis restores staff bonus on profits rebound
The John Lewis Partnership has restored its staff bonus as a strong rebound in sales at both John Lewis and Waitrose boosted profits.
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NewsFamilies humiliated at tills as IT chaos blights Healthy Start scheme
Campaigners are calling for urgent intervention from health secretary Sajid Javid
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NewsAldi to remove disposable barbecues from sale in all stores
The move is designed to protect forests and wildlife and will also eliminate 35 tonnes of single-use packaging a year, according to the discounter
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NewsIceland ‘Flexitebruary’ trademark hints at plans to spin out January’s plant-based boom
Veganuary organisers have welcomed the idea of a flexitarian-themed February as ‘brilliant’
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NewsSainsbury’s launches new ingredient range Inspired to Cook
Th range aims to help customers avoid the ‘bank-busting takeaway’ as inflation soars
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NewsPrimula expands range with four new flavours including vegan cheese alternative
The new products from the spreadable cheese brand are Perfectly Plant, Light Cheese ‘n’ Onion, Hot Cheese ‘n’ Sriracha and Squeezy Burger Cheese
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NewsCrediton Dairy launches new American diner-inspired milkshake range
The new range is designed to be reminiscent of traditional American diner shakes and will be available in three flavours
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NewsAsda adds 100 greengrocers to stores as Issa brothers revamp fresh offer
Mohsin Issa said that by next month 250 Asda stores would have dedicated greengrocers working in them