more supermarket news & analysis – Page 330
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Tesco suspends Christmas card supplier following forced labour allegations
It comes after a message from Chinese prisoners was found inside a card
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Waitrose to boost loose fruit & veg for Christmas as sales rise
Waitrose said environmentally savvy shoppers were increasingly looking to buy loose produce rather than packaged
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Analysis & Features
Review: The Grocer ate Christmas dinner in Morrisons. Here’s what we thought
Sensing an opportunity to have the most on-brand Christmas party we could possibly have, The Grocer team got booked in for the full festive works at Morrisons
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Tesco drops entire Bella Italia frozen ready meal range
The brand racked up value sales of just over £1m while on sale in the retailer, but has now disappeared from its freezers
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Ocado seeks to launch contempt case against Jonathan Faiman’s lawyer
Ocado is separately suing Faiman for “industrial espionage”
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Christmas food waste a key issue for shoppers, reveals Waitrose survey
More than half of shoppers want to reduce food waste this Christmas
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Heinz babyfood recalled after sharp metal fragments found in jars
The entire range of 7+ months Heinz By Nature 200g jars sold in Tesco has been recalled
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Aldi claims to offer ‘cheapest fresh turkey in the UK’ this Christmas
The discounter has slashed its cheapest fresh turkey price of £2.95 per kg – announced only yesterday – by a further six pence ahead of it going on sale tomorrow
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Tesco’s Christmas campaign ranked most memorable among supermarket ads
Tesco’s time travelling delivery driver campaign ranked highest among consumers for ad awareness
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Vegan Christmas food sales soar 40% at Waitrose
Vegan centrepieces for the main course, such as the nut roast and the ‘Root en Croute’, were the bestsellers in its range, Waitrose said
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Comment & Opinion
GCA’s self-regulation proposal: the big misunderstanding
Suppliers can sleep easy at least until 2022, says Mark Jones, head of food and drink at law firm Gordons
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Analysis & Features
Top Campaigns: how did M&S top the ad charts this year?
M&S’s new marketing approach is resonating with consumers, with its ads besting other supermarkets this year. How’s it done so?
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Supermarkets and suppliers produced one million tonnes of plastic in 2018
The figures have been released for the first time by Wrap
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Hard seltzer startup Bodega Bay lands trial Sainsbury’s listing
The brand is set to launch a crowdfunding drive next year
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M&S poaches Sainsbury’s Chris Marrow to help overhaul supply chain
Marrow will join M&S in spring 2020 after 14 years as Sainsbury’s logistics director
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Asda triggers search for new finance chief as IPO plans ramp up
Asda has reportedly engaged a corporate headhunter to find a new finance chief to spearhead a float of the Walmart-owned supermarket chain.
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Asda buying food at cost price for FareShare charity amid Brexit supply fears
FareShare has joined forces with Asda, which will be sourcing thousands of meals at cost price
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Hike in GSCOP breaches cast doubt over self-regulation
The number of alleged breaches of GSCOP has more than doubled in the past year
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Morrisons to expand foreign currency exchange services to 50 more stores
The partnership includes an in-store travel money and money transfer service
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Asda to switch to 100% recyclable trays across all own-label steak
The change is in line with Asda’s commitment to ‘Use less and recycle more’