Archive of all news articles – Page 645
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Media Bites 2 March: Danone, Morrisons, The Restaurant Group
The board of directors of Danone has sought to calm an acrimonious public fight with activist shareholders by agreeing to split the chairman and chief executive roles now both held by Emmanuel Faber.
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Grocemania reaches £100k target to fund growth into new cities
The rapid delivery service is already in London, Brighton, Nottingham and Bristol
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Clive’s Purely Plants claims world first with vegan quiche lorraine
The quiche is made with a ‘signature’ egg replacement made from okara
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Central England Co-op worker struck in face after asking customer for ID
It follows another violent incident at a Central England Co-op store in just one week
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The Range launches third-party marketplace
Around 3,000 third-party offerings are listed now on The Range’s website, in the culmination of plans revealed last year
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Morrisons snaps up Cornish seafood supplier Falfish
The business has a longstanding trading relationship with Morrisons dating back more than 16 years
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Chelmsford Star Co-op trials partnership with Snappy Shopper for speedy delivery
The online grocery service is to be trialled at the society from 1 March for 12 weeks across six stores
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Morrisons slammed for not going far enough on chicken welfare
It will launch a range that meets the standards of the Better Chicken Commitment, but is not signing the commitment
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Sainsbury’s asks suppliers for pricing talks after Aldi Price Match move
Sainsbury’s introduced its Aldi Price Match – a pledge to match the discounter on 250 lines – in mid-February
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Ocado boosts capacity with opening of ‘mini’ CFC in Bristol
A further two CFCs in Purfleet and Andover – which will fulfil 85,000 and 60,000 orders per week respectively – are under construction
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Budweiser Budvar to relaunch ‘Strong’ beer as Budvar Reserve
It will roll out to independents and specialists in 330ml bottles
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Didsbury Gin relaunches Manchester Tart flavour with charity donation
For every bottle of limited-edition Manchester Tart Gin sold, Didsbury Gin will donate £5 to Emerge 3Rs
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M&S introduces 360 work placements for young people
The retailer is offering six-month placements rotating trainees across its Food Halls, back-of-house operations, hospitality and Clothing & Home departments
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Refillable grocery store Earthly Matters opens in London’s Carnaby
The store features dispensers containing products such as nuts, grains and breakfast cereals
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Whitby Seafoods unveils ‘category first’ battered scampi NPD
The launch comes as scampi value sales soared 80% to £23.3m during 2020
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Media Bites 1 March: High Street/Budget, John Lewis/Waitrose, Danone
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to announce a £5bn grant scheme to help High Street businesses hit hardest by the pandemic
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City snapshot: McColl’s to roll out hundreds of Morrisons Daily stores
McColl’s Retail Group has extended its wholesale supply agreement with Morrisons and is converting hundreds of stores to the supermarket’s convenience offering. Plus, Ocado has kick-started operations at its new mini customer fulfilment centre in Bristol.
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City News: Investors wary despite record growth for Reckitt Benckiser
Consumer health giant Reckitt Benckiser posted the highest annual revenue growth in its history this week, but its share price failed to respond
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Sainsbury’s set to open fourth ‘Neighbourhood Hub’ store
The supermarket is rolling out its new store format to a branch in Melbourne, Derbyshire, on 8 March
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Tetra Pak hails sustainability breakthrough with recycled polymers
Tetra Pak has become the first food and beverage packaging company to be awarded the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials Advanced Products certification