Archive of all news articles – Page 700
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Call for all-night deliveries to avoid Christmas shortages
The Grocer understands ministers have agreed to consider the move, along with a temporary loosening of restrictions on driver working hours, in a repeat of emergency measures introduced in March
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Consumers Christmas shopping earlier and planning smaller gatherings
Despite reports the government is planning to temporarily lift restrictions on family gatherings over the festive period, sales figures suggest shoppers are planning scaled-down festivities
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Food industry fears Brexit ‘worst-case scenario’ is now the reality
The Cabinet Office’s ‘worst-case scenario’ planning forecast up to 40% of trade with the EU could grind to a halt
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Delistings see Tesco top table for alleged GSCOP breaches
The supermarket reported a 12% year-on-year increase in breaches alleged by its suppliers, showed a report by the British Brands Group
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Aldi expanding Deliveroo trial to nearly 130 stores for Christmas
The service is now available from stores in Scotland and Wales for the first time
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Nestlé and JDE team up to give coffee pod recycling a huge boost
The scheme will offer kerbside collection of coffee pods alongside regular waste and recycling
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City Snapshot: Early Christmas shoppers boost October retail sales
Retail sales continued to rise in October despite the second wave of the coronavirus outbreak as early Christmas shoppers looked to beat renewed Covid lockdowns
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Media Bites 20 Nov: Coffee pods, PlayStation 5 launch, Naked Wines
The manufacturers of the UK’s three biggest coffee pod brands have joined forces to set up the sector’s first national recycling scheme, in the face of a backlash against single-serve capsules, many of which end up in landfill. Nespresso and Nescafé Dolce Gusto owner Nestlé and Tassimo ...
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Central England Co-op opens £3m eco-friendly concept store
The Lichfield store features carbon footprint-reducing fridges and a zero-waste refill hub
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Bestway opens its first ‘Tippl’ store for premium booze
It offers a wide range of wines, spirits, ales and craft larger, cider and mixers alongside a high-end convenience offer
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Wholesalers Dovey Premium Products and Brookside Foods collapse in wake of lockdown
Two family-owned meat wholesalers have been forced to cease trading after suffering a business collapse during the pandemic
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Government’s wholesaler survey raises hopes of sector specific support
Hundreds of wholesalers took part in the survey on the impact of the pandemic on their businesses
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Abuse against Co-op staff rockets by almost 40% this year
Co-op said it was seeing on average 730 incidents a day of abuse, violence or anti-social behaviour directed against its staff
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AHDB facing challenge to funding model with levy ballot
Growers are unhappy with how the board collects and spends their compulsory levies
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Tyson launches US plant-based brand Raised & Rooted in Europe
The range will be launched into UK foodservice outlets before going into retail
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Pandemic putting more food ‘at risk of going to landfill’
Retailer range reviews, coupled with unpredictable demand and foodservice closures, are driving high volumes of excess stock, according to the CEO of a new retail chain specialising in clearance
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Waitrose relaunches eco-friendly cleaning range with recycled plastic
The packaging has been redesigned as part of the move in a minimalist style and with new fragrances
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Greggs’ frozen range flies as bakery chain’s stores suffer
“Throughout the pandemic, when Greggs was shut, we doubled our sales on that particular range,” said Iceland trading director Andrew Stanilan
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Nisa reports 40 enquiries for new Express store format
The new format consists of three new store designs: food-centric, forecourt and essentials
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City snapshot: Naked Wines sales soar as consumer discover online wine
First-half revenues at Naked Wines have soared 80% to £157.1m as consumers flocked to online as the coronavirus outbreak hit the UK. Plus Vimto maker Nichols is considering redundancies across its operations as the Covid pandemic continues to hammer the soft drinks market; European supermarket group Ahold Delhaize acquires online US grocer FreshDirect, and a trading update from Finsbury Food Group.