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NewsAsda opens first convenience store in Scotland
The new Asda on the Move store in Livingston is its 36th convenience store being run in partnership with EG Group
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NewsFruit & veg import tariff plan meets mixed reception from industry
Opponents say addressing labour shortages is more important
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NewsCity snapshot: Retail sales fall by levels ‘not seen since the pandemic’
UK retail sales volumes fell back in June at a rate not seen since the depths of the pandemic, as inflation continues to bite, and households cut back spending.
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NewsMedia Bites 12 July: Consumer spending, retail sales, Superdrug
Shoppers are cutting spending on food because of the cost-of-living crisis – but are still splashing out more than before the pandemic on their hobbies and gardens, according to official spending statistics from the Office for National Statistics.
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NewsSpiceBox to push further in retail with backing from Veg Capital
The business started life as a street food stall in 2016 before opening two curry houses in north London and expanding into retail products during the pandemic in 2020.
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NewsAF Blakemore bumps up fees for deliveries under minimum order threshold to £60
The wholesaler outlined the iincreased charges in a letter to retailers this week
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NewsGrowUp opens new site and kicks off recruitment drive
The farm, with production capacity equivalent to 1,000 acres, expects to begin delivering its first harvest of salad leaves to UK supermarkets early next year
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NewsUK vulnerable to swine fever spread, meat body warns
The BMPA has said pig farmers could be hit hard if virus crosses English Channel
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NewsPrepared fruit supplier PrepWorld expands capacity with new Kent facility
The 140,000 sq ft site, which includes 10 assembly lines, will begin operating in August
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NewsIceland won’t manage COP26 pledge to become ‘plastic neutral’ this year, admits MD
Richard Walker has also confirmed Iceland’s 2018 pledge to be plastic-free on own label ranges by the end of 2023 is now “impossible”
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NewsCo-op to add ‘freeze me’ message on own-brand milk to combat waste
The convenience retailer advised consumers that milk would be best within one month of freezing.
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NewsAscona Group opens its first Greggs concession
Planning permission is underway for the second Greggs concession to be introduced to its at Holywell Service Station
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NewsHunt’s Food Group reduces carbon footprint by 76% after biodiesel switch
Hunt’s began moving away from conventional diesel in March.
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NewsMoving Mountains targets flexitarian shoppers with ‘radical’ rebrand
The new look has rolled out across the brand’s packs and marketing materials in retail and hospitality
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NewsPlant-based brand This launches branded sandwiches and snack pots into WH Smith
No other brand was “providing its products in a branded, sauce-accompanied snack pot as a plant-based food-to-go solution”, said This.
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NewsMedia Bites 11 July: Heinz/Tesco, Naked Wines, Inflation
Tesco and Heinz have reached a revised supply agreement after a high-profile pricing dispute
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NewsCity snapshot: Record palm oil prices boost Dekel Agri-Vision
Dekel Agri-Vision has been boosted by record high prices for palm oil despite falling volumes at its operations in the Ivory Coast.
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NewsItalian drought set to hit supplies of olive oil, rice, fruit and vegetables
The warnings from importers come as the FAO’s global rice price index was up for a sixth consecutive month in June
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NewsCity News: Sainsbury’s boosted Q1 sales not enough to offset inflation fears
Sainsbury’s tumbling share price received some respite this week after it posted better-than-expected first-quarter sales figures – but fears over the impact of the cost of living crisis continue to weigh on the stock
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NewsWarburtons sales juggernaut rolls on but profits hit by increasing costs
UK bakery giant Warburtons held on to sales gains from the pandemic spike last year, but profit margins were hit by mounting costs