more supermarket news & analysis – Page 98
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Waitrose offers ‘affordable everyday’ caviar
It’s made by Elsinore, which hopes to tap into the growth of the British sushi market
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What went wrong at ground-breaking Morrisons recycling plant?
The site in Fife was hailed as a huge step in the journey to recycle soft plastics. But a few months on, the plant is facing closure
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Trading Standards set to receive just £35k to enforce HFSS rules
The Department for Health & Social Care also admitted this week it had no idea how many enforcement actions had been taken by Trading Standards officers since the new rules came in
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Crave launches new free-from chocolate duo into Morrisons
They are Big Dipper and Notella, which have rolled into Morrisons stores nationwide
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Morrisons Cwmbran: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We always have something going on, for example fundraising and working with the local community’
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Morrisons delivers a ‘good feel’ with high standards
Morrisons Cwmbran took the crown on service and availability this week, thanks to excellent store standards
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Commons Efra Committee to probe fairness in food supply chain
The inquiry will focus on how profitability and risk is shared, alongside the structural relationships between retailers and suppliers
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Deflation? What deflation? No big dippers in latest price comparison survey
Ahead of Rishi Sunak’s ‘inflation summit’, there was little sign of deflation in this week’s price comparison survey
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Planet Organic founder Renée Elliott commits to a food-based future
In an interview with The Grocer, Elliott discussed the new management team’s vision for the business, rebuilding supplier trust and how she pulled off the deal
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Co-op targets close to third of quick commerce grocery market within four years
The retailer’s ambition is to take 30% of the UK quick convenience market, which it defines as fast deliveries made from stores to customer homes
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Sainsbury’s faces criticism over continued Italian egg imports
The British Egg Industry Council has said consumers ’deserve better’ than imported eggs
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How European retailer Picnic is breaking own-label packaging rules
Picnic’s artsy own-label range forgoes a sense of corporate identity and prioritises delighting shoppers
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Media Bites 11 May: John Lewis, Brexit, Compass Group
The confidence vote at John Lewis yesterday generates lots of headlines this morning as the retailer’s partnership council delivers its verdict on chairman Dame Sharon White.
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John Lewis council votes in favour of Sharon White’s leadership
Result eases pressure on White but suggests partners will expect an improvement in the group’s performance
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Sainsbury’s launches first fully electric store delivery fleet
Deliveries from one of the retailer’s superstores will now be handled by a fleet of 12 fully electric refrigerated vans
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Crosta & Mollica launches chilled ready meals into Waitrose
The ready meals contain Italian ingredients and require ‘minimal preparation with maximum taste’, said the brand
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Outdated Defra systems accused of putting industry at risk
A report by parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has slammed the ‘inefficient and expensive’ systems
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Tesco cuts bread and butter prices to match Sainsbury’s
The supermarket today announced it was reducing the price of loaves by 10p and taking the same amount off its core butter products
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Jeremy Clarkson said to be on Sunak’s guest list for ‘inflation summit’
It is understood the PM has cast the net far and wide for attendees to the event next Tuesday
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Asda continues rollout of Express convenience format
Asda opening Wiltshire site this month after setting its sights on 300 Express c-stores by the end of 2026