Latest supermarket news – Page 70
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Ocado Retail sales edge up on pricing and increased customer numbers
The online retailer’s first quarter revenues were up 3.4% year on year to £584m
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Morrisons and Kellogg’s offer free breakfasts for families over Easter
The companies said they aimed to support families during the Easter holidays when many school breakfast clubs were unavailable
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Humza Yousaf urged to salvage Scotland's DRS or risk wasting £100m
A raft of manufacturers including AG Barr, Britvic and Coca-Cola urged the new leader to make the scheme a “top priority” as the new SNP leader
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Jude’s adds Twister-style lollies and Salted Caramel mini tubs
The lollies are claimed to contain 30% less sugar than rivals, while the tubs offer a ‘perfectly portioned treat’
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Tesco launches world foods tie-up with sushi operator KellyDeli
The first store will open in Wokingham, Berkshire
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Tesco relaunches ‘blue token’ grants scheme to target child hunger
The supermarket’s current scheme, launched in 2015, has awarded more than £100m in grants to community projects
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The Real Milkshake Co secures Tesco and Asda listings amid rebrand
The dairy drinks brand will be in Tesco stores from early April and Asda stores later this year
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Morrisons adds cheese eggs duo to its Easter range
The Lancashire & Cheddar and Stratford Blue Soft Cheese Easter Eggs (rsp: £5) are made entirely from British cheese
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Deliveroo launches two new rapid Hop dark stores with Waitrose and Morrisons
The Waitrose Acton Hop will offer around 1,300 SKUs and the Morrisons Norbury Hop around 1,600
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City snapshot: Grocery price inflation hits new high of 17.5%
Grocery price inflation reached a new high of 17.5% over the four weeks to 19 March, costing households an additional £837 on their annual supermarket bills. Plus, Diageo names new CEO, Ocado Retail sales edge up in first quarter, AG Barr posts strong annual growth amid margin compression and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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Supermarkets sign up to ‘unprecedented’ collaboration on climate change
It comes with estimates that food and drink consumed in the UK is responsible for around 35% of the country’s emissions
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Nomadic rebrand ditches ‘dairy’ identifier in push for new categories
The Irish yoghurt brand is looking to expand its offering outside its core yoghurt heartland
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Aldi launches ‘adult breakfast club’ for parents skipping meals to feed kids
The initiative follows research which found 44% of parents from lower-income households were skipping meals to ensure there was enough food for their family
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Harvey Nichols appoints food and drink chief to lead own-label revamp
The new role was announced alongside two other senior hires
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Media Bites 27 March: John Lewis, Asda, Boots, Ocado
It would be a tragedy if John Lewis were to change is staff-ownership model, a former boss of the retailer has said
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City snapshot: Former John Lewis boss urges rethink to potential sell-off
A former boss of John Lewis has said it would be a “tragedy” if the retailer changed its partnership model.
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Aldi buys more British apples than any other UK supermarket in February
Data from the growers association has revealed that Aldi topped the chart followed by Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Lidl in February
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Waitrose renews wine and spirits logistics deal with Wincanton
The contract extends the partnership between Waincanton and Waitrose for a further five years
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‘Gut healthy’ new Superloaf seals exclusive M&S store deal
Packed with ‘bio-active plant-based compounds’ made using ‘targeted fermentation’, the loaves will be co-manufactured and co-packaged by Hovis
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Tesco buyers ‘backtracking’ on fulfilment fee request
The supermarket is holding face-to-face meetings with suppliers over its controversial plans for a new fulfilment fee