Archive of all news articles – Page 191
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One Stop pays for franchisees to get a year’s free ACS membership
The convenience retailer told The Grocer membership would give retailers a stronger campaigning voice to government
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Fischer Farms launches trial of vertically farmed strawberries
The agri-tech company has announced trials have started at its dedicated research and development farm in Litchfield
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Nisa retailers to get better terms as symbol teams up with Just Eat
There will also be in-store PoS provided, such as shelf talkers, posters, and window and door stickers, as well as a dedicated telephone support team
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Heineken ramps up sustainability with £25m Manchester brewery investment
Heat pumps and a heat pump network will be installed at the facility to capture and reuse thermal energy in beer brewing and packaging
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City snapshot: Ocado losses grow as M&S retail partnership swings into red
Losses at Ocado have widened in the first half despite revenues growing as the grocery tech group was hit by a range of exceptional costs and battled to get the online M&S partnership on track
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Media Bites 18 July: Fuel prices, food prices, olive oil, Tesco
Grant Shapps appears to have stepped back from plans to introduce a law to force “rip-off” supermarkets to make their fuel prices more transparent.
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Iceland invests £26m in price cuts
Iceland is spending half a million pounds per week in ensuring prices remain low, the supermarket said
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M&S launches TV ad featuring top female football stars
England’s Chloe Kelly, Scotland’s Kirsty Smith, Wales’s Hayley Ladd and Northern Ireland’s Marissa Callaghan are among the top female players to appear
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Eversfield Organic swoops for Coombe Farm Organic to boost online meat offering
Organic grocery retailer Eversfield Organic has acquired Coombe Farm Organic in a move that will double the group’s online butchery business
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Faith in Nature welcomes crowd investment to push green credentials
Faith in Nature has smashed a £550k crowdfunding target as the eco personal care brand welcomed outside investment for the first time in its 50-year history
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Savers sales surge 19% as shoppers return to stores post-pandemic
The lifting of Covid restrictions was followed by improved footfall across stores, according to the retailer’s results for the year to 31 December 2022
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Biff’s launches jackfruit burgers and wings into frozen aisles
The “Jackfruit 2.0” Burger Cutlets and Wings have launched into frozen aisles in Sainsbury’s today
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Londis symbol to get relaunch as Booker looks to emulate Premier success
The wholesaler is currently in discussions with around 10 retailers who could trial the latest thinking for the symbol, The Grocer understands
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Tesco pressures suppliers to drop prices in major range reset
Tesco told a conference last week it expected them to work in partnership to drive the market from “inflation to deflation” in its new Fit for Growth strategy
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Müller launches major TV campaign and packaging change plans
The ad campaign focuses on the ’unique rituals’ consumers have when eating and drinking Müller products
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Number of food and drink business administrations soars in first half
The number of failures in the sector is on track to more than double year on year, according to new figures
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City snapshot: Virgin Wines UK hits forecasts as it makes strategic progress
Virgin Wines UK is trading in line with expectations, as the under-pressure DTC retailer is set to report falling revenues and profits
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Media Bites 17 July: Tesco, inflation, shoplifting, Getir
Tesco is pushing suppliers to pass on savings from falling costs as Britain’s biggest supermarket sets out to cut prices more aggressively than its rivals.
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Nestlé develops cross-category sugar reduction technology
The tech uses an enzymatic process to reduce intrinsic sugar in ingredients such as malt, milk, and fruit juices by up to 30%
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Iceland to close all Swift convenience stores
“It didn’t work,” Iceland Foods executive chairman Richard Walker told The Grocer