Archive of all news articles – Page 688
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Analysis reveals true cost to retailers of business rates relief payback
The value of business rates relief over 12 weeks has been compared with grocery-only sales figures from Kantar for the same period for the 10 biggest supermarkets
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Variety discounters can ‘dictate’ property terms thanks to wave of CVAs
As landlords become more desperate to retain or acquire tenants, variety discounters have been able to dictate lease terms, including long rent-free periods and contributions to store fit-outs, retail property agents have told The Grocer
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Government to help food businesses with paperwork costs on GB-NI goods
The scheme will cover the ‘reasonable costs’ of moving goods such as meat and cheese
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Covid hits Peas Please campaign as veg consumption slows
Just over 72 million portions made it into shopping baskets or on to plates in 2020 – 13 million fewer than last year
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Compagnie Fruitiere eyes UK expansion as sales leap 28%
The French firm’s UK division principally supplies bananas to at least two major retailers
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British food trapped in Europe as port chaos spreads
Shipping lines are refusing to release goods diverted to European ports
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General Mills claims first with Nature Valley soft bake protein bar
It claims the NPD is the first soft bake protein product to market
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Mars Petcare to roll PMPs of three bestselling products into convenience
Supplier found 55% of pet owners failed to purchase petfood in convenience stores due to lack of choice
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Challenger brand data startup Elm secures seed funding
The company will use the funding to build out its engineering team and further develop its product
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Supermarket prices fall into deflation for first time fourteen months
Supermarket prices have fallen back into deflation for the first time in over a year ahead of EU exit
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Media Bites 11 Dec: Brexit/Food industry, Ocado, Scotch eggs
Supermarkets and their shoppers could be hit with a £3.1bn annual bill on food and drink if there is no post-Brexit trade deal
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McColl’s reports 12% rise in like-for-like sales
Its strongest performance was delivered through the Morrisons Daily format
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Sainsbury’s to hire 12,000 staff to meet online Christmas demand
The roles are designed to help Sainsbury’s fulfil more than 750,000 delivery or click & collect orders
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FSA abolishes 10-day use-by-date rule for fresh meat
The new guidance will move the default use-by-date to at least 13 days for vacuum and modified atmosphere packed red meat
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British Lion welcomes 10th major processed egg supplier to scheme
The accreditation scheme now covers 90% of all the eggs processed in the UK
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Drink brands prepare for Dry January with low & no ranges
Suppliers are investing heavily in the low & no category
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Beef supply chain platform to push standards & sustainability
The platform was needed to ‘unite the activities of the UK cattle sector on its sustainability journey’, the platform said
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Yeo Valley bounces back after restructure leads to 72% profit hit
The supplier saw pre-tax profits rise by 31.6% to just under £4m for the year to 31 May 2020
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UK food and drink exports slump over £600m in third quarter
In the first nine months of the year, exports have fallen by nearly 13% to £15.2bn
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Lidl claims UK food retailer first with publication of human rights impact assessment
The discounter committed to carrying out the impact assessment in 2019 after coming bottom in Oxfam’s annual ranking of supermarkets on published human rights safeguards