more supermarket news & analysis – Page 189
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Face masks to remain in Scottish stores while other Covid restrictions are removed
Restrictions will be lifted including requirements for social distancing, limits on store numbers and collection of customer details in supermarket cafés
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco’s food counter closure shows end is nigh for this unconvincing theatre
Just 6% of shoppers use supermarket food counters, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Heck expands range with new sausage and debut beef burger for BBQ season
The Smoky Heck Dogs and Steak & Butter Burgers will be stocked in Tesco next month
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Animal welfare report urges ‘too slow’ food companies to do more
Waitrose and M&S retained their Tier 1 positions for the eight and ninth consecutive years respectively
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M&S to launch Early Learning Centre partnership in stores
The move comes after a successful online trial first launched on M&S.com at the end of 2020
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Aldi ‘just walk out’ store tech partner Aifi raises $65m in funding round
Many of Aifi’s retailer clients are among the investors, including Aldi South Group, Rewe and Żabka Group
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Aldi and Morrisons become latest supermarkets to offer jobs for Ukraine refugees
Aldi said it had 8,000 roles in stores and warehouses, while Morrisons said it had contacted the Home Office over jobs for Ukrainian refugees
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Three-quarters of meal deal snacks ‘dangerously’ HFSS, research shows
A third of all meal deal snacks (30%) exceeded the government’s maximum salt targets, Action on Salt found
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Russian food and drink imports to UK hit with 35% tariffs
Rishi Sunak said the latest measures had been designed to “inflict maximum damage on the Russian economy while minimising the impact on the UK”.
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Richmond launches into snacking with Minis sausage range
The seasoning of Richmond Minis replicates the recipe of the brand’s original pork sausages
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Fifth of suppliers don’t know HFSS ban is coming, shows research
GS1 said the legislation passed last year represented one of the most significant challenges the retail industry had ever faced
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Comment & Opinion
Supermarkets should abandon the practice of resetting to help disabled shoppers
There are an estimated 14 million disabled people in the UK, meaning more than three million disabled shoppers are disadvantaged by resetting
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Kettle 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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Pack’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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Leon 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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Absolut 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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Grocer 33
Lidl knocks Asda off top spot with 28 lowest prices
Lidl was the last retailer to beat Asda (in December), and its £53.06 trolley came in £7.13 cheaper than Asda’s £60.19 total
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Grocer 33
Asda Eastlands, Manchester: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I’ve worked for Asda for 14 years, and worked for Morrisons for 20 years before that’
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Asda Eastlands nails Grocer 33 mystery shop with perfect availability and attractive promotions
Asda’s Eastlands, Manchester store impressed our shopper all-round this week
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Morrisons CFO Michael Gleeson to leave following CD&R takeover
Gleeson joined the company in 2014 as group financial controller