All news articles – Page 39
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NewsSupermarkets ‘playing with fire’ as climate action lags, WWF warns
Retailer progress on reducing environmental risks was ‘stagnating’ and threatening future commercial viability, the WWF warned
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News‘Scandalous’ PackUK blunder sees thousands charged multiple times on packaging tax
PackUK has now written to companies to say it is taking “urgent action” to refund the money
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NewsWaitrose brings back tearless Sunions this December
The onion variety ‘maintains its strength in storage, mellowing and sweetening over time’, and has a similar flavour profile to other brown onion varieties, according to BASF, which first launched it in the UK in 2022
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NewsMorrisons rolls out slower ‘talking’ checkouts to help combat loneliness
Staff manning the dedicated ‘Talking Tills’ will intentionally scan and pack items more slowly, while talking to the customer as much as they would like
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NewsFood industry warns of ‘carnage’ ahead of new HFSS definition change
Under Wes Streeting’s 10-year NHS plan the government is to revive a 2018 review of the Nutrient Profiling Model, which had been put on ice by the previous Tory government
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NewsSupermarket loyalty discounts allowed on babymilk under government plan
Ministers will accept recommendations made by the CMA in February
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NewsAldi’s extends baby formula price freeze after government announces new measures
Supermarkets will also get updated guidance confirming they can offer loyalty scheme discounts
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NewsSSP Group considering ‘all options’ for struggling European rail business
A ‘wide-ranging review’ of the business will report by May next year
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NewsAldi reveals value Christmas feast for eight
Aldi has matched Lidl blow for blow, with both now promising a festive feast for eight for £11.85, or £1.48 a head
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NewsReal Yorkshire Pudding Co’s sales puff up as volumes rise
Rising volumes at The Real Yorkshire Pudding Co helped deliver a strong year of sales and profit growth, according to its latest set of financial results
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NewsLabour MPs praised by NFU for mutiny on ‘family farm tax’ vote
The National Farmers’ Union praised the mini-munity by more than 30 Labour MPs, largely by those from rural seats, who abstained on Resolution 50 of the Finance Bill – also known as the budget
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NewsHero unveils UK leadership team following Deliciously Ella deal
Deliciously Ella will join Hero Group’s UK&I brand portfolio on 1 January
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NewsPrimula brings back Pigs in Blankets cheese spread in Iceland exclusive
The ‘festive favourite’ flavour combines the brand’s creamy cheese with ‘smoky notes of pigs in blankets’
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NewsCentral Co-op and Midcounties Co-op members approve merger
In the coming days members will vote on a new legal name for the society
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NewsFour weeks to save UK deposit return scheme launch, government told
Leading industry sources told The Grocer that unless the government agreed to the Welsh government’s application within weeks, the combined launch date was a ‘non-starter’
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NewsFood brands ramp up out-of-home advertising spend as HFSS ad ban looms
McDonald’s, Unilever, KFC, Pepsico, Coca-Cola, Mars and Mondelez also feature among the biggest spenders on outdoor advertising last year
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NewsSpanish ham products go out of stock after African swine fever outbreak
Of the 131 cured Spanish ham lines on sale in the major multiples at the time of writing, a total of 42 had been out of stock for at least three days
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NewsNo More Lids takes home top spot at Future of Food
Judges commended founder and MD Chris Brown for ‘game-changing environmental achievements’ in an industry that uses more than 10 million takeaway cups and generates in excess of 51 tonnes of waste every day
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NewsACS welcomes ‘Winter of Action’ to tackle crime in town centres
The initiative will see officers using hotspot patrols, backed by swift and visible enforcement
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NewsLindt taps matcha trend with Tokyo-Style chocolate bar
A limited run of 200 bars will hit Lindt’s London Piccadilly store this week