Archive of all news articles – Page 347
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Premier Singhs Teynham crowned Convenience Retailer of the Year 2022
The Singhs’ Premier Teynham store won Independent Convenience Store of the Year and Convenience Retailer of the Year
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Liz Truss review considers scrapping HFSS ban and sugar tax, claim sources
During her leadership campaign, Prime Minister Liz Truss suggested she would bin the already-delayed ban on multibuy deals
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Post Office partners with DHL Express to provide more click & collect services
The Post Office said its partnership with DHL would be better for the environment than vans having to make multiple stops to drop off parcels
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Snacks brand Made for Drink launches ‘beer-friendly’ biltong
The brand said its ‘ongoing ambition’ was to ‘provide our retailers with common sense trade up opportunities within the snacks category’
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Ribena rebrands sparkling drinks range and adds zero-sugar flavour
The brand’s new “refreshing” variant is touted as featuring the brand’s “iconic blackcurrant flavour, without the addition of sugar”
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Batchelors noodles and pasta SKUs hit by supply issues
A spokesman for the Batchelors brand said owner Premier Foods had “seen high levels of consumer demand over recent months”
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Asda slaps limit on purchases of Just Essentials budget range
The supermarket admitted it has struggled to keep up with demand for the line up, which launched in May
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Ornua Foods reports strong financial results but warns of challenges ahead
Volume sales were still up 16% on pre-Covid levels, due to higher in-home eating and a continued desire for staple ingredients such as cheese and butter
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Sustainable products preserve of the wealthy, finds Kantar study
The data company’s Sustainability Sector Index 2022 found 65% of consumers wanted to do more to be more mindful of the planet and the environment but the increased cost of living prevented them from doing so
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Media Bites 14 Sep: Ocado, Morrisons/Aldi, Fever-Tree
Grocery sales will fall at Ocado this year for the first time in the company’s history as customers cut back orders in response to rises in the cost of living
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City snapshot: UK inflation slows but food prices keep soaring
Food prices have risen at the fastest rate for more than 14 years, with the sector becoming the biggest contributor to UK inflation last month. Plus, Naked Wines shares crash following two unexpected business updates after hours last night, and C&C Group issues first-half trading update.
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One Below becomes One Beyond as pricing strategy switches from ‘£1 or less’ to ‘from £1’
The discount chain was launched in early 2019 by Chris Edwards and his son of the same name, the duo who were behind Poundworld in its heyday
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Government urged to protect food supply chain from energy rationing ‘disaster’
The Grocer has learned the threat to the supply chain from potential power shortages was raised during crisis talks with the government last week, before the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II
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McCain Foods acquires Scelta Products to fuel frozen appetiser growth
The deal closed on 8 September and represents a significant investment from McCain to grow and expand in the frozen vegetable appetiser space
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Warm, dry weather creates larger and sweeter shop-bought blackberries
However hedgerow blackberries have appeared earlier and smaller than usual as they ripened rapidly, which stunted their growth
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Sainsbury’s shopworkers get second pay rise of the year
The new rate still falls short of highest-paying supermarket Aldi’s
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Futura Foods launches Ragazzi Italian cheese range for UK convenience
The Ragazzi brand, named after the Italian phrase similar to ‘hey guys’, makes its debut in Spar stores across the south west this month
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Naturelly enters confectionery with non-HFSS mixed fruit gummies
Billed as ‘the healthiest sweets in the world’, the gummies contain real fruit juice and 5g of naturally occurring sugar per pack
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Thousands of food companies in ‘limbo’ over energy bailout as government shuts down
A raft of industry bodies told The Grocer a shutdown of all government communication had left companies facing a ’black hole’ and questioning their viability
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Rapid grocer Gopuff gives employees stake in business
The GoStock Equity Programme is rolling out in the UK as a ‘direct acknowledgement’ of its staff’s ‘continued efforts’