Archive of all news articles – Page 251
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Shop theft reaches record highs across convenience sector
Of the areas worst affected across the UK, London was at the top, with 48% of retailers saying theft had increased over the past year
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Exiting food tsar Dimbleby launches new campaign to get Brits to eat less meat
The National Food Strategy author told The Grocer he has entered a partnership with advertising giant M&C Saatchi
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The Old Cheese Room recalls lines due to presence of listeria
The cheese manufacturer has had to recall the 1kg Baronet Soft Cheese, its 200g Baby Baronet Soft Cheese and its 270g Mini Baronet Soft Cheese
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Milk & More appoints chief customer officer to boost e-commerce team
Neil Borer will be tasked with driving brand awareness of the Müller-owned doorstep delivery service
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Palm oil-free spread The Flower Farm secures Sainsbury’s listing
The Dutch-owned brand has expanded its presence in the UK with its first major retail listing
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Julienne Bruno secures first national grocery listing with Ocado
The full Collection 01 range became available on the retailer’s website today
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Heinz teams up with Absolut to launch vodka pasta sauce
The innovation was inspired by Gigi Hadid’s spicy vodka pasta recipe, which went viral after the supermodel posted it to Instagram and TikTok in 2020
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Salad shortages fuels surprise jump in inflation as food prices soar 18%
Food price inflation has hit a 45-year high of 18% amid shortages of fruit and vegetables, according to the latest data out this morning
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Co-op and Nisa raise £20m to fund clean water projects
3p of every litre of Co-op own-brand water sold goes to The One Foundation – a UK charity funding grants for humanitarian water, sanitation, and hygiene programmes
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Just Eat ditches employment model and lays off staff in gig economy move
Just Eat is laying off 1,700 couriers in the UK as it ditches its ‘worker model’
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Media Bites 22 March: Just Eat, Tesco/Clubcard, John Lewis
Just Eat Takeaway will stop employing its own workers in the UK, as it reverses a high-profile effort to reduce reliance on the gig economy
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City snapshot: Fever-Tree profits hit by soaring inflation as UK sales fall
Profits have declined at Fever-Tree as inflationary pressures squeezed margins and sales in the UK market shrank as consumers cut back spending to cope with the cost-of-living crisis. Plus, surprise jump in UK inflation as veg shortages push food prices 18% higher.
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Delevingne sisters’ Della Vite secures investment from La Hechicera founders
Della Vite, launched by Chloe, Poppy and Cara Delevingne in 2020, secured more than £3m in an investment round led by the founders of premium rum brand La Hechicera
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ElfBar snubs British American Tobacco acquisition attempt
After months of emails and meetings, ElfBar ultimately turned down the tobacco giant’s offer
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Space Raiders prices rocket as KP Snacks passes on cost increases
Retro snack brand owner says retail prices are set by retailers but it has to pass some increases on to stay competitive
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Earth & Wheat to distribute wider range of surplus food
Start-up founded on redistribution of ’wonky’ bread has announced plans to offer a broader grocery range
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Food too cheap to sustain UK production, AHDB chair warns
Nicholas Saphir has said the food sector needs to ‘recognise the elephant in the room’ and reform pricing stategies to increase farmer returns
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Aldi bosses to run London Marathon as Cuthbert the Caterpillar
Aldi UK MD Graham Hetherington and group MDs Dan Ronald and Oliver King will run in the three-person costume
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Gluten-free diets a fifth more expensive, claims Coeliac UK
Charity reports that people with coeliac disease can face paying seven times more for a loaf of bread
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Asda extends Claire’s accessories tie-up to 500 stores
Claire’s products are sold in multiple locations in Asda stores including George, hair and beauty aisles, and seasonal areas