Archive of all news articles – Page 306
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Ocado launches Beet Insights supplier data tool
According to Ocado, suppliers using its insights have grown 4% more than their competitors
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M&S’s Katharine Haenelt to join meat supplier OSI Group as UK MD
OSI Group supplies protein items and other food products to foodservice and retail brands including McDonald’s
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Future of UK free-range turkey production at risk, MPs hear
Some 600,000 birds – representing about half of those earmarked for this year’s Christmas season – have now been lost to bird flu, the Efra committee heard
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Waitrose expands bakery offer with trial of new Gail’s fixture in three stores
Waitrose said it had a ”great range” of its own breads as well as Gail’s, including sourdoughs and fresh bloomers, but that it wanted to “further elevate” the offering
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Sainsbury’s to extend £2 Healthy Start top-up to Wales and Northern Ireland
The announcement follows Sainsbury’s decision last month to reintroduce the £2 coupon over the next six months to customers using a Healthy Start card in England
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Wilko falls to staggering loss as high streets struggle
Total sales fell by £43.2m to £1.32bn, while like-for-likes dipped by 3.1%, according to accounts newly filed at Companies House
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Wholesalers footing the bill as influx of corporate cards causes average interchange fee to rise
In the aftermath of the pandemic providers are understood to have increased efforts to sell cards aimed at retailers
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RSPCA Assured appoints ex-World Animal Protection boss Mike Baker as new CEO
Baker, who had served as interim CEO since March, succeeds Clive Brazier
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Müller to entirely phase out coloured milk bottle caps by next summer
Following succesful trials, the supplier said the move would increase the rHDPE’s availability on the market by 1,560 tonnes a year
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Allied Bakeries ditches long-struggling Bürgen bread brand
The customer service account for sister brand Kingsmill confirmed Bürgen had been discontinued on Twitter
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Dhamecha trialling new app tech for shoppers in its depots
The cash & carry operator said the system was a proprietary product being developed by its in-house team and was currently in beta version
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City snapshot: Greencore sales and profits jump on food-to-go rebound
The strong rebound in food to go boosted annual revenues and profits at Greencore, though the group warned of “further substantial inflation” in the coming year. Plus updates from Unilever, Treatt, Supreme and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 29 November: EG Group, high street, eggs
The petrol forecourts business owned by the billionaire Issa brothers has been accused of profiteering after gross fuel profits rose by 20% to $1.7bn.
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Poundland to open eight new stores in ‘super Saturday’ expansion push
The variety discounter is set to add 100,000 sq ft to its estate in time for Christmas, creating 160 new jobs
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Kraft Heinz launches pan-Asian cooking brand Sosu from Amoy
The brand has debuted with two hero ranges, each inspired by Korean and Japanese cuisines
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Three quarters of rapid grocer Getir’s dark stores now franchisee run
’Our ambition is to continue growing the franchise network until we are 100% franchised’
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Heron Foods continues to fall short of long-term estate growth plans
The B&M-owned frozen food retailer opened 16 stores in the year 26 March 2022 but also closed 11 under-performing ones as leases ended
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Aldi announces £12.5m support package for egg suppliers as shortages mount up
Aldi is one of many retailers to have seen shortages of eggs in recent weeks after hard-up producers halted or reduced supply
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Wales to introduce bird flu housing order later this week
The move followed heightened concerns of a westward spread of the disease, said the Welsh government
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Business rates hike could mean financial collapse for many, warehousing sector warns
The logistics sector is hardest hit – dubbed the “losers” of the change by Colliers – because of the point in time property values have been taken: April 2021