more supermarket news & analysis – Page 91
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Lidl to use ocean-bound plastic to make water bottles
From July, one-litre San Celestino Italian Sparkling Mineral Water bottles will be at least 30% made from the material
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Brewgooder and Brooklyn Brewery launch beer made from fonio
The innovation aimed to highlight fonio as a ‘great-tasting’ ingredient with sustainability credentials
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Golden Acre Foods unveils on-the-go halal brand Jaldee Eats
The range was developed to meet the needs of ‘younger, time-poor halal consumers’, said Golden Acre
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Range Preview
Asda’s vegan summer range 2023 showcases healthy barbecue options
Asda is spicing things up this BBQ season, adding nine new treats in its OMV and Plant Based by Asda ranges to save vegans from dry mushroom burgers
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Analysis & Features
The death of vegan brands and saviour of plant-based diets
Own-label success shows rumours of meat-free category’s death are greatly exaggerated
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Supermarkets to see FSA inspections slashed under food safety shake-up
The move comes just three months after a new meat fraud controversy hit the sector, a decade after the horsemeat scandal rocked the industry
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Big Interviews
Alex Freudmann, M&S’s man leading the Ocado turnaround
Alex Freudmann has led turnarounds at Aussie retailers Coles and Dan Murphy’s. Now he’s turning his hand to the M&S-Ocado partnership
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Co-op and RSPB join forces to support UK peatland restoration
The projects will deliver environmental benefits including the protection of natural habitats for wildlife, potentially improving water quality, and reducing flood risk
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury’s Thornhill: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Multiskilling is key: every time we take on new colleagues for a particular role, we make sure they’re trained across the store’
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury’s impresses with ‘happy’ staff and good stock
Shop floor staff were easy to find, very friendly, and happy to help find an item
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Grocer 33
Asda's 'cheapest' reputation under threat from Nectar Prices
Sainsbury’s fledgling Nectar Prices initiative has finally had an impact
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Bubbleology to launch quartet of bubble tea kits into grocery
The innovation met the ‘rapidly growing appetite‘ for bubble tea in the UK, said Aimia Foods, which partnered with Bubbleology on the launch
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Comment & Opinion
Will the deposit return scheme’s new 2025 target be hit?
The big question this week was not whether Scotland’s pioneering DRS would be delayed, but if the new deadline can possibly be hit
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Aldi to open five new stores within five weeks
Each store will create about 40 jobs, according to Aldi
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Iceland’s Richard Walker latest supermarket boss to criticise food price cap proposals
’Price caps don’t work,’ the supermarket’s executive chairman told BBC Breakfast
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Long reads
The 10 most powerful women in the meat industry
These are the women turning the traditionally male-dominated world of meat on its head
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Comment & Opinion
Local food sourcing would pay off for the big four
With the right investment, smaller, innovative businesses could be catalysed into becoming the big brands of tomorrow, says Rory Stone, director of Highland Fine Cheeses
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Deposit return scheme shelved until at least October 2025
The Scottish government met with representatives from industry earlier today in talks which put the final nail in the coffin of the proposed launch in March next year
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Sainsbury’s more than doubles Nectar Price promotion lineup
Sainsbury’s has extended the membership scheme to cover products in two new categories
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British Lion unveils new code of practice for eggs
Version eight of the Lion Code incorporates the latest scientific veterinary advice and industry knowledge