All news articles – Page 271
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NewsTesco ‘overwhelmed’ as Winter Food Collection sees customers donate 1.9 million meals
Donated products would, it said, provide vital support for charities FareShare and Trussell in the run up to Christmas
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NewsSmall food and drink manufacturers see major sales boost ahead of holiday quarter
Small and medium-sized food and drink manufacturers are seeing signs of recovery after a difficult few years for the sector
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NewsSainsbury’s sold vapes and tobacco via Deliveroo without age checks
Sainsbury’s ‘temporary technical issue’ which saw it selling vapes via Deliveroo with no age checks has now been resolved
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NewsCheap Christmas veg wars: Asda, Aldi and Lidl slash prices to 8p
The Christmas veg price wars are in full swing, in a day of fierce undercutting
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NewsFood waste app Olio announces Network Rail partnership
A trial at London Waterloo station saw contributions from retailers provide 3,112 meals from 4,300 items that benefited 127 households
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NewsSainsbury’s fixes friction at self-checkouts with ‘smoother’ anti-fraud measures
Shoppers had complained the meaures led to longer waits at self-checkouts
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NewsInside M&S documentary returns for third year
The latest documentary, which airs at 8pm on Wednesday on ITV, follows the journey of one of M&S’s biggest store renewals, at Cribbs Causeway in Bristol
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NewsMr Organic channels Bold Bean Co with range of pulses in glass jars
The beans are ‘cooked to perfection in Italy’, according to Mr Organic
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NewsManchester bakery Robert Andrew launches low-carb sourdough range
A 30g slice is claimed to contain 41% of the carbs of standard white bread
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NewsMedia Bites 18 December: Inflation, Carlsberg-Britvic deal, Post Office inquiry
The Bank of England is widely expected to hold interest rates at 4.75% on Thursday
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NewsCity snapshot: UK food inflation hits seven-month high of 2%
The Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) forecast last week that food inflation could go up to 4.9% next year, driven primarily by higher costs for businesses due to measures in the government’s budget.
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NewsHeineken 0.0 advert featuring Max Verstappen banned by the ASA
The advert failed to provide a sufficiently prominent statement of the product’s abv, the ASA said
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NewsWine52 rapped over ‘misleading’ marketing emails
The emails failed to make the full conditions of the offer clear, the ASA said
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NewsFyffes Ireland appoints new head of sales
Purcell is a University College Dublin marketing graduate and experienced sales professional
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NewsThatchers vs Aldi trademark battle reaches Court of Appeal
Thatchers is appealing a High Court ruling in January that Aldi’s Taurus Cloudy Lemon Cider had not infringed its trademark
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NewsVeg Power adds four new members to its board
The not-for-profit alliance has said the new appointments have ‘strengthened and diversified’ its board
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NewsCo-op opens franchise at Royal Navy’s HMS Collingwood
The site in Fareham, Hampshire has been tailored to reflect the population on site, which includes military personnel, civil servants and contractors
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NewsParfetts founder Alan Parfett passes away age 95
Steeped in the grocery industry all his life, Parfett grew up alongside his three siblings in a small grocery store in Strand on the Green in Chiswick
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NewsBRC warns of budget pressure on jobs as retail workforce falls by 225,000 in five years
‘It is inevitable the budget will also put pressure on jobs and hours in the coming year,’ warned BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson
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NewsJJ Foodservice expands Mix & Save promotion to keep supporting restaurants
The wholesaler is pairing its promotion with a new commercial space to open in the new year