more supermarket news & analysis – Page 177
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Comment & OpinionWhy all fmcg businesses need to boost their cyber resilience
No organisation is immune from cyber crime irrespective of size or sector, says Jude McCorry, CEO at the Scottish Business Resilience Centre
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NewsCompanies sign up to pilot ‘game-changing’ protocols on Scope 3 GHG emissions
Wrap revealed the new protocols after months of consultation following the COP26 summit in Glasgow last year
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NewsSupermarkets make fresh pledges to increase fruit and veg sales
Sainsbury’s has done the most to ramp up its sales of fresh fruit and veg, according to a recognition from the Peas Please initiative
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NewsSainsbury’s ditches plastic packaging on bananas
The move will result in the removal of 25 million single-use plastic bags, the supermarket says
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Comment & OpinionWe need an Australian-style GSCOP to support suppliers through CPIs
GSCOP does not deserve unquestioned reverence. It needs scrutiny, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment & OpinionHow our new Natasha Ednan-Laperouse Clinical Trial could save lives and help eradicate food allergies
The £2.2m Natasha Clinical Trial is about helping to protect the millions of people in the UK with food allergies from allergic reactions, says Nadim Ednan-Laperouse
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s belated support package for pig farmers is welcome. But is it enough to rescue the sector?
Tesco clarified that £3.4m had already been passed on to farmers since March
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NewsMorrisons rescue deal for McColl’s priced at £190m
Morrisons has committed a total of £190.1m to rescue convenience chain McColl’s, administrator’s documents have revealed
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NewsStarship grocery delivery robots hit the pavements of Cambridgeshire
Residents living in Lower and Upper Cambourne order deliveries picked by store staff at the Co-op store in Mosquito Road, Upper Cambourne
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NewsTesco launches ‘healthy zones’ to nudge shoppers away from HFSS foods
Better Baskets signposts foods high in fibre, plant-based options, low & no alcohol, snacks under 100 calories and products that were in reusable packaging
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NewsCapreolus launches British charcuterie range into Waitrose
Waitrose will be stocking three of the brand’s Great Taste Award winning products: Dorset Coppa, Dorset Chorizo and Dorset Air-Dried Beef
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NewsFinnebrogue announces plant-based partnership between Better Naked and the Co-op
Among the six listings are four new lines which will be available across all 1,200 stores this week
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NewsMorrisons trials dual-branded concept store for larger independents
Together with Morrisons is set to debut later this month at Guy Warner’s new 6,000 sq ft store in Upton-upon-Severn in Worcestershire
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose is standing up for British pig farmers. But we need help
Waitrose is calling on the entire industry to support British pig farmers, says its senior agriculture manager Jake Pickering
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NewsTesco unveils £6.6m cash injection for struggling pig farmers
The retailer said the investment took the amount it had given in additional payments to producers to £10m since March
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NewsHFSS: government confirms multibuy ban and ad restrictions shelved
Restrictions banning HFSS ads on TV before 9pm and paid-for adverts online will also be paused for a year,
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NewsSame-day personal shopper service Buymie secures £6m funding boost
Notable investors in the latest round include Keith Weed CBE, former marketing chief for Unilever, and Eamonn Quinn, former deputy chairman of the Superquinn
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NewsGovernment poised to row back on junk food advertising clampdown as well as volume promotions
The Grocer understands confirmation of the u-turn is due imminently, after a week of frenzied speculation about the future of the flagship obesity strategies
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat will Morrisons need to do to make the most of McColl’s?
Morrisons has spent a fortune propping up and now buying McColl’s. How will it manage the rambling portfolio of c-stores and CTNs?
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Grocer 33Morrisons Dalton Park, Seaham: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’re surrounded by quiet local villages, and I think people love that we’re able to support the local farmers’