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City snapshot: Grocery price inflation dips for the first time in 21 months
Grocery price inflation saw its first small monthly dip for almost two years over the past month as higher prices continue to drive sales value growth across the sector. Plus, SSP revenues and profits bounce back, consumer spending data from BRC-KPMG and Barclaycard and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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Pricecheck launches business change department to aid drive towards £200m turnover target
Staff in the newly created department will be tasked with guiding improvements to the organisation’s structure, processes, systems and technologies
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Media Bites 6 December: AG Barr/Boost, Sainsbury’s, supply crisis, retail sales
The papers pick up the latest deal at AG Barr for energy drink brand boost, along with news of further price cutting at Sainsbury’s.
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Coroner calls for ‘robust’ allergen labelling to avoid more deaths
The report comes following an inquiry into the death of Celia Marsh, who died from a reaction to dairy after eating a vegan flatbread from Pret a Manger
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Robert Eastwood and Qaiser Aziz elected to Unitas board at the buying group’s AGM
Unitas said Eastwood would bring a wealth of experience to the board, having held the position of MD at Small Beer and Trentans Vintners for the past 10 years
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Asda revamps refill proposition, with new promise on price
It said clear pricing was by far the top priority, with the cost-of-living crisis making customers ever more careful on spending
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Pasta Evangelists to open new fresh pasta factory in 2023
The facility will be located in the former Jack Wills HQ in the Park Royal area of London
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Sainsbury’s undercuts Tesco and Asda in Christmas dinner wars – and its turkey is fresh
Sainsbury’s deal comes in at £23.90 for Christmas dinner for six people, working out at £3.98 a head
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Asda extends blue cheese line for Christmas as stilton demand falls
Stilton, roquefort and gorgonzola are in decline as blue cheeses like montagnolo affine, cambozola and soft British regional varieties are on the rise
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Asda serves millionth £1 meal in kids and OAPs offer
Asda also revealed 73% of the sales of the meals came from customers who were new visitors to the Asda Café, including a third who were completely new to Asda
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Sainsbury’s invests £50m to keep Christmas food prices down
The supermarket had set out a pledge earlier this year that would see it invest £500m in value by March 2023 to tackle inflation
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Tech and dark store startup Bodo reveals ambitious international expansion plan
Bodo’s business involves both a plug-in for major e-commerce platforms like Shopify, Salesforce and Magento
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Here We Flo secures almost £2m funding to expand eco female personal care brand
Founded in 2017 by friends Tara Chandra and Susan Allen, the brand sells period care and bladder care products made from bamboo and organic cotton, as well as condoms using natural rubber latex.
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Eco-friendly babycare brand Pura appoints Marnie Millard as chair
‘Sustainable, disruptive and growth businesses are where I like to work, and Pura ticks all the boxes,’ said Millard
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Supermarkets call on government to ramp up renewable energy investment
The leaders of Tesco, Morrisons, M&S and Co-op, among others, have asked PM Rishi Sunak to prioritise incentives to encourage greater investment in renewables
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Pilgrim’s UK expects surge in demand for ‘affordable’ pork products this Christmas
Pilgrim’s said consumers were looking for more affordable meat options for the festive season
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Galaxy takes on McVitie’s with duo of chocolate digestive biscuits
’There has been very little challenge to the market leader in recent years, even though research would suggest that there is space for a market challenger brand to occupy’, said Mars
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PepsiCo opens oat testing lab in Cambridge
The lab, which has opened at the National Institute of Agricultural Botany in Cambridge, contains ’state-of-the-art’ facilities
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Media Bites 5 Dec: Ocado, Morrisons, Associated British Foods
Ocado has told investors it will pause the construction of more automated distribution centres in the UK, the latest sign of a pullback in demand for online grocery delivery
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City News: Greencore shares plunge despite food to go recovery
Prepared food group Greencore posted a huge jump in sales and profits this week, but its shares fell on worries over its outlook