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Asda and Uber Eats expand partnership to more than 400 stores
Asda was the first supermarket to join forces with Uber Eats, in 2020
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Concerns grow about rice supply as exporters weigh up curbs
Reports of panic-buying by traders in India followed talk of Thailand and Vietnam pairing up to raise prices
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Outgoing M&S CEO Steve Rowe bags final £1.6m bonus
His total pay packet was £2.6m, up from £1.1m in 2020/2021
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McCain announces RuPaul’s Drag Race star Baga Chipz as new creative director
The self-proclaimed Queen of Chips will oversee all creative outputs of the McCain business, starting with midweek meals
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Rapeseed oil prices surge by up to 100% amid ongoing Ukraine conflict
Ambient giant Princes confirmed it had faced ’significant inflationary pressures’ after products from two of its cooking oil brands doubled in price
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One in four shoppers visit supermarkets based on their online search function
In a sign of the importance of the ‘hybrid shopping experience’, 39% of those surveyed said they would consider switching their usual supermarket if another one had a better online search facility
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City snapshot: Retail sales slide amid soaring prices and drop in major purchases
UK retail sales fell back 1.1% in May as the cost-of-living crunch blunted consumer demand and consumers shunned higher value items
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Media Bites 7 June: Sainsbury’s, alcohol-free beer, petrol prices
Sainsbury’s revealed its chief executive received pay worth £3.8m in the latest financial year even as it rejected calls from big investors for it to ensure all workers in its stores receive a living wage.
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Iceland MD Richard Walker gets OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Elsewhere in the honours, FDF CEO Karen Betts received an OBE for services to international trade
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Global supply turmoil could see British potato farmers switch to cereals or oilseeds
Insiders say domestic market in good shape ahead of possible crop rotations this year
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Pilgrim’s Pride sparks closer integration of main businesses with new operation
The protein giant said the move was an ‘exciting step’ as Moy Park, Pilgrim’s UK and Pilgrim’s Food Masters drew closer
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Jubilee weekend brings boost to retail, with footfall up 6.9%
The biggest surge of the weekend came on Thursday, when footfall was up 45.6% on the average for May
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Ornua hails ‘record’ year as turnover hits $2.5bn in 2021
Despite ‘persistant challenges’, the dairy company has seen turnover rise to €2.5bn, an increase of 6.9% year on year
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Lixir secures seven-figure funding to ‘catapult’ it to next stage of growth
New strategic investors joined with existing backers, including former Pernod Ricard commercial director Chris Ellis, to invest £1.1m in the future growth of the brand.
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Incidents of violence and abuse triple during pandemic, BRC crime survey finds
Just over 1,300 incidents occurred each day during the 12-month period, which was up from 455 a day the previous year.
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Footballer Chris Smalling launches eco-friendly VC fund
ForGood will invest between £50,000 and £1m in businesses addressing environmental issues, such as climate change.
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M&S trials refillable range of homecare cleaning products
The retailer is launching M&S Refillable, which allows customers to choose from eight prefilled homecare products
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Tesco uses supplier price negotiations to hike requests for ‘back margin’ payments
It marks the return of the so-called ‘back margin’ practice that had been largely stamped out by former Tesco boss Dave Lewis
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Energy drinks startup Energy One debuts with 'functional' duo
Energy One said the range would appeal to millennial shoppers who were seeking ‘food and drink with added functional benefits'
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SodaStream launches ‘next gen’ range of carbonation machines
The machines would ‘allow for a completely personalised water experience, whilst helping people lead an environmentally friendly lifestyle’, said SodaStream