more supermarket news & analysis – Page 138
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Mass arrests of human trafficking suspects on Portuguese farms
Employees of local farms have been found to be working under ‘exploitative conditions’
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UK food companies set out actions to deliver on UK Soy Manifesto
The group has agreed to produce a quarterly soy deforestation risk register for UK soy imports, tracking the UK’s progress in the importation of deforestation and conversion-free soy
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Tesco selects winner of checkout voice TikTok competition
The voice of 27-year-old veterinary surgeon Izzy – who goes by @DogtorIzzy and @Dogtor_Who – is now live on self-checkouts across nearly all Tesco stores
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Egg producers ‘trapped’ in system call for supply chain overhaul
Producers have told The Grocer conditions are ‘the worst it has been in 20 years’ and have called for ‘price restructuring’ across the supply chain
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Festive bakery treats rise in price by up to a third in 2022
A raft of branded and own-label mince pies, Christmas cake, stollen, yule logs and panettone are more expensive in the supermarkets than they were in 2021
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Bart Ingredients launches refill herb and spice cartons into Morrisons
The cardboard packs would ‘help reduce the emissions associated with transporting the ingredients by more than three times’, Bart Ingredients claimed
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Sainsbury’s to donate £3m to food poverty charities this Christmas
The supermarket has launched the Nourish the Nation campaign today in partnership with several charities, including Comic Relief, Feeding Britain and The Bread & Butter Thing
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Asda trumps Tesco with all-frozen Christmas dinner for just £22
Tesco was first to introduce a bargain Christmas dinner meal deal, at £25, but Asda has ratcheted up the battle
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Unilever and M&S among most invested in tackling rights abuses
Out of the top 10 spots, six were companies operating in the food and agriculture products sector
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Aldi to donate £250,000 to community charities and boost food bank appeal this Christmas
Aldi is also putting new signage in stores highlighting to customers the most in-demand items at food banks
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John Lewis Partnership chair Sharon White warns staff may not receive bonus this year
When asked if the JLP would be able to pay its more than 80,000 partners a bonus this year, White said it was “going to be tough”
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Waitrose speeds up stores’ switch to heat pumps to tackle rising energy costs
It currently has five heat pumps installed, and a further 10 planned for installation next year
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Sainsbury’s rolls out in-app payment feature to SmartShop
Payments made through the SmartShop app receive a digital proof of purchase which can be “shared with a Sainsbury’s colleague in store as needed”
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Iceland founder Malcolm Walker rebuffs takeover suitors
Opportunistic investors are reported to have bought the supermarket’s debt for as little as 67p in the pound earlier this year, in a strategy that can prelude a debt-for-equity swap and takeover if borrowing becomes unaffordable
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Supply chain & logistics operators warn of potential food shortages over rising fuel costs
Trade body Logistics UK said that, if introduced, the fuel duty hike would be a “body blow to the logistics industry”
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Leon to embark on major expansion with 100 new kiosks in Asda stores
Leon said under the expansion plans it will also open four new sites at its EG convenience stores in forecourts before Christmas
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Iceland launches Christmas ad featuring Noddy Holder and Brian Blessed
The 30-second ad comes after a series of teasers posted on Iceland’s social media channels and website
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M&S names Jeremy Townsend interim CFO as Eoin Tonge heads to ABF
Tonge is officially stepping down from the board on 9 December, with Townsend taking over. He will report to Machin
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Global cage-free egg progress increasing, new report reveals
In the UK, 64.6% of eggs are now cage-free and there has been an increase in free-range
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Big Interviews
Ashwin Prasad: planning Tesco’s way out of the permacrisis
Tesco’s chief product officer is in full-on Christmas mode, as he looks to help shoppers find value, but his mission is also to tackle volatility once and for all