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NewsMedia Bites 19 May: Asda, Riverford, Consumer confidence
Asda has been accused of using ’fire and rehire’ threats to reduce pay for 7,000 staff as it restructures the business
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NewsVeetee launches premium instant noodle brand Noodlehead
The range comprises freshly stir-fried noodles with vegetables and sauce in a sealed pouch
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NewsFramptons seeks £5m cash injection after supply chain shocks
Recovery specialists at Resolve have been drafted in to explore options at the business, including finding a potential buyer.
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NewsDRS just days from possible collapse, admits Scottish government
Minister Lorna Slater said that talks to try to salvage DRS were taking place at the “highest possible level”
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NewsSnappy Group hires Brad Jones as head of marketing
Jones started the newly created role last month. He is focusing on growing brand awareness of Snappy Shopper and Hungrrr
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NewsLactalis launches non-HFSS Milkybar Gold crème dessert
The dessert is the first HFSS-compliant crème dessert to market in the chilled desserts category, said the brand
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NewsRetailers could halt soft drink deliveries due to DRS dispute
Sources told The Grocer such a move would be ’catastrophic’ for the rollout of DRS
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NewsAldi joins the Refill Coalition while Morrisons and M&S leave
The coalition says its standardised refill station dispensers are a scaleable end-to-end solution to packaging waste
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NewsWarehouse fire and supply issues contribute to huge Waitrose loss
The accounts add new details to the financial update provided by the John Lewis Partnership in January
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NewsGovernment slammed for failing to use surplus to fight food poverty
New research found the 50,000 tonnes of surplus food redistributed to more than a million people across the UK every year by the charity saved almost £118m
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NewsMontezuma’s searches for buyer as Inverleith heads for the exit
Upmarket chocolate brand Montezuma’s has hired advisors to find a buyer for the business and provide private equity owner Inverleith with an exit, The Grocer has learned.
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NewsSouthern Co-op reports major drop in carbon emissions
The society also plans to install more solar panels, trial thermal night blinds on refrigeration units and optimise recycling methods
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NewsRise in proportion of women in meat company leadership roles
A new independent global report has shown that the meat industry has made progress in improving female representation in senior leadership roles
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NewsCity snapshot: Premier Foods profits beat expectations
Premier Foods has posted double-digit annual growth in sales and trading profits as price rises and cost savings mitigated ’exceptionally high’ input cost inflation
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NewsMedia Bites 18 May: Eggs, food banks, inflation
It’s a quiet morning for grocery news in the papers but The Guardian carries a feature looking at the price of eggs.
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NewsMeal replacement brand Yfood appoints UK & Ireland country manager
Sloane has joined Yfood from vegan chocolate startup Nucao, where he was country manager for the UK
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NewsWolf Blass launches 0.5% abv Zero wine range
‘We recognise there is sizeable and growing demand for low & no products in the UK,’ said the brand
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NewsWaitrose begins trial of first large all-electric van
Electric vehicles currently represent a small proportion of the grocer’s 1,800-strong delivery fleet
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NewsScottish c-stores to promote Best Start Foods prepaid cards
The Scottish Grocers Federation will train and encourage shop staff to get customers used to paying with Best Start Foods cards
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NewsBetter Nature launches £3m fundraising push
The plant-based startup has kicked off the fundraising to take its tempeh brand into the mainstream and support its first UK supermarket listing