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Independent grocer Gladwell’s to open in Camberwell with London suppliers
The high-end store will feature a deli offering coffee, pastries and sandwiches such as salt beef bagels and spiced aubergine focaccia
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Festive turkey sales down but indies and DTC sellers benefit
Sales of turkey through butchers and DTC channels boomed over Christmas 2021 as shoppers looked to buy early
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Premier joins battle for smaller convenience stores with new format
The Booker-owned fascia showcased its latest small store format this week in Wheatley Hill, near Durham
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Rising costs push Nisa into charging retailers for fuel
The Grocer has seen a communication from the retail group sent to its retailers this month
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Former Aldi director Tim Conder made MD at Bells of Lazonby
Conder will step into the role of Michael Bell, who is moving into new role leading the company’s supervisory board
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City snapshot: Omicron hits Christmas retail sales
UK retail sales fell back over the crucial Christmas period as Omicron kept shoppers away from stores.
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Jamaica Rum Vibes wins backing from AB InBev VC fund
It follows the business completing an accelerator programme at Add Psalt, which focuses on growing black-owned brands in UK grocery.
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Omni raises £1.1m to accelerate growth of vegan dog food brand
Vet Guy Sandelowsky and former investment banker Shiv Sivakumar founded the business in 2020 in an attempt to make pet food more sustainable.
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Media Bites 21 January: Unilever, Premier Foods, Deliveroo, Associated British Foods
The fallout from Unilever’s disatrous buyout attempt of GSK Consumer Health continues to fill the column inches in this morning’s papers.
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Princes makes frozen debut with Street Food kebab brand
The frozen poultry market was “mainly dominated by breaded or battered coated products”, said Princes, with the supplier hoping to stand out by “offering variety and convenience”
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HMRC notifies European hauliers of ‘common issues’ with border changes
Freight operators are getting to grips with “complex” new requirements
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Thousands of Asda workers to be balloted on pay offer
Asda put a higher offer to workers at the end of last week
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Carte D’Or slashes plastic use with move to recyclable paper
Available from 29 January, the new packaging will see the brand use 93% less plastic per tub
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Lidl GB names Peter de Roos as new chief commercial officer
De Roos, who is replacing Ryan McDonnell as CCO, will join the Lidl GB team from 1 April this year
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Parfetts hires former Booker manager Richard Fleming as head of operations for the west
Fleming joins the business after spending almost 11 years with Booker, where he held roles as branch and area managers
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JJ Foodservice to switch to cloud computing in carbon-cutting move
JJ said the shift is expected to be completed within the next 24 months
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Walkers kicks off massive ad push as service recovers
The TV and digital push would ‘strengthen the nation’s love for the brand, whilst reminding crisp fans everywhere that simply no other brand compares’, said Walkers
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National Food Strategy: government has ‘no date’ for response
Sources have confirmed that the White Paper is not now expected until February at the earliest
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Iceland commits to price freeze on £1 value range as food costs rise
The supermarket’s price lock promise includes an array of essentials across store cupboard, fresh household and frozen
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AF Blakemore forecasts 20% uptick in sales by end of financial year
The wholesaler praised the effective planning and additional capacity generated from its new Bedford distribution centre for keeping up with demand