Archive of all news articles – Page 636
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Central England Co-op targets 90% reduction in carbon footprint by 2030
The society has committed to a seven-figure investment aimed at saving 450,000 tonnes of carbon over 10 years
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MFG to invest £400m in ultra-rapid electric vehicle charges by 2030
The move will see 3,000 150kW and 350kW EV chargers installed at 500 sites
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Amazon opens second London ‘just walk out’ Amazon Fresh store
Its first store opened earlier this month in Ealing
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City snapshot: Greggs falls to first loss as store closures drive 36% sales drop
Bakery and food to go chain Greggs has reported its first loss since it floated in 1984 as the coronavirus and resultant store closures hammered sales. Plus, Bakkavor sales drop in UK convenience sector falls, C&C Group sells US cider brand and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 16 March: Thorntons, Iceland, Danone, Deliveroo
The decision by Thorntons to close all 61 of its physical stores after suffering through the Covid pandemic is covered by the papers this morning.
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Farmer Connect raises $9m to meet surging supply chain demand
The investment would be used to capitalise on demand for sustainable, inclusive and efficient agriculture supply chains
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Thorntons to permanently close all stores to focus online
Chocolatier Thorntons is set to disappear from the high street following a decision to close down its remaining network of 61 stores, putting more than 600 jobs at risk.
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Selfridges opens pop-up street food kitchen in Oxford Street store
The first food vendor taking part is Venezuelan street food brand Pabellón
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Holy Moly unveils salsa as first in raft of dips NPD
The brand this week unveiled the first of numerous launches to come over the course of 2021
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Wasabi appoints Kate Lucas as first grocery MD following ready meals success
Wasabi said Lucas had a strong track record of “building great brands across the grocery market”.
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Unitas signs Y International up to buying group
Lulu Group operates more than 200 retail stores across the Middle East and India
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FWD offers help with pandemic funding support
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors has pledged to help members access the latest £425m government funding
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EG Group rescues 260,000 meals with Too Good To Go across UK and Europe
The fast-growing forecourt operator teamed up with the anti-waste app in October last year
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Müller targets ‘underserved’ high-protein shoppers with Müller Rice NPD
The duo are the first new Müller Rice products in more than three years
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Meatless Farm weighs up move into lab-grown meat market
The growth of lab-grown meat was “an inevitable part of the transition away from animal protein”, said Meatless Farm founder Morten Toft Bech
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Young’s Seafood targets lunchtimes with fish fillet strips NPD
The trio of new products rolled into Tesco yesterday (14 March)
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Pret a Manger expands retail range with frozen croissant trio
The move comes after the sandwich chain spent the past year battling the effect of the pandemic on its high street cafés
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Iceland launching new convenience format ‘Swift’
The new concept is ‘designed to provide a simple, easy-to-shop food store’
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Ulrick & Short snapped up by Swedish investment house Novax
Based in Yorkshire, Ulrick & Short supplies food manufacturers with a wide range of clean label and plant-based ingredients.
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Ian Wright to step down as CEO of the FDF
Wright, formerly Diageo’s corporate relations director, took the helm at the federation in 2015