Latest supermarket news – Page 49
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Aldi checkout staff checking all shopping bags for theft in some stores
An Aldi shopworker told The Grocer the policy was introduced at their store last week, and the checks were separate to any carried out by security guards
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Asda first to launch transparent fuel price checker
Asda’s move was described by the supermarket as “very much the first step” ahead of allowing “minute by minute” updates in the coming weeks
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Asda in £1.2m food to go refresh as supermarket seeks to improve quality perception
It said it was aiming for a more modern feel and for shoppers to “reappraise the quality” of Asda’s food to go proposition
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M&S launches shoppable celebrity recipes on website and app
Shoppers can click a link to find the ingredients listed in full on Ocado, where they can then add them to a trolley with a single click
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Tesco provides further £10m backing for UK egg farmers
Tesco has also lifted buying restrictions on shell eggs, which previously limited customers to buying three packs of eggs at a time
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Food waste experts slam government decision to axe mandatory reporting
Wrap has said the failure to bring in mandatory reporting has led to a slow uptake of reporting
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Creams to open dessert café concessions in Tesco stores
The deal with Creams, which currently runs around 100 cafés, most of them within the M25, will see Tesco staff trained to run the “café within a café” sites
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Family optimism at highest level in two years, according to M&S quarterly survey
Almost half (45%) said they felt optimistic about their family’s prospects for the next three months
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Aldi to create 800 new store jobs by Christmas
The discounter currently has 997 stores across the UK, with plans to open new ones in Oldham, Flitwick and Coventry, among other places
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Christmas food under threat due to new Brexit rules
The government’s new trade strategy, the Border Target Operating Model, will bring a new round of controls on goods from the EU from 31 October 2023
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Mandatory food waste reporting regulation scrapped
Defra quietly released documents today revealing it was canning the proposals, first promised by Michael Gove in 2018
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Lactalis launches Seriously Cheese Burgers
The latest NPD from the brand launched into Waitrose on 27 July and Tesco later this year
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Food and drink companies ‘failing’ to tackle labour abuse risks
Fmcg businesses are failing to identify and prevent forced labour risks in their supply chains, human rights campaigners say
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Sainsbury’s Grocer 33 scores reveal dramatic improvement in service
For the fourth week in a row, Sainsbury’s has claimed the top spot, making it the only winner so far in the Grocer 33 year
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Sugar tax calls revived as MPs look to tackle obesity crisis
Ministers rejected calls in Dimbleby’s 2021 report for a swathe of new taxes on junk food because of the likely impact on food prices
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Iceland hints at own label range of household products
The supermarket group has registered the trademark for the brand House, and an associated logo with the Intellectual property office earlier this month
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Greggs to open cafés in Sainsbury’s supermarkets, as it ramps up store rollout
Greggs is also increasingly targeting travel hubs, including a new site at Gatwick Airport
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Ocado Solutions CEO Luke Jensen to step down
John Martin, current non-executive director at Ocado, will be appointed as CEO of Ocado Solutions on 1 September 2023
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Greenwashing ‘rife’ among UK supermarkets, campaigners claim
Campaigners are calling for retailer transparency on the environmental impact of meat and dairy sales
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Sainsbury’s agrees to more clearly define role of Usdaw union reps
It comes as Sainsbury’s seeks to progress with the first stage of a £220m shake-up of its logistics network