Archive of all news articles – Page 779
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Boost for convenience and high street food stores to last after coronavirus, survey suggests
Just over half of shoppers will shop from local sources before going to a supermarket in the wake of lockdown, according to a YouGov survey
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Tesco ditches one-way aisles, but mults keep two-metre distancing for now
The supermarket said it was also increasing the number of customers it was allowing into stores at any one time
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Mash Direct pulls Facebook advertising amid hate speech row
The social media giant has been accused of not doing enough to combat harmful content on its platform
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Soy sauce suppliers urged to make switch to amber glass bottles
Soy sauces have been flying off the shelves in lockdown, leading to a ‘huge upturn in demand for products in white flint clear glass’
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Frozen food sales remain high as freezer filling trend sticks
Value sales of frozen food in the 12 weeks to 14 June surged 19.4%, on volumes up 17.5% – a whopping £285m increase
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Yeo Valley targets popularity of kefir with new frozen range
Described as ’ice cream without the guilt’, the range goes on sale in Waitrose on 27 July
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Sainsbury’s sourcing Spanish and Italian eggs to meet demand
The retailer said it sourced from outside the UK in order to continue its commitment to only stock cage-free eggs
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Tesco responds to ‘speculation’ around Aldi ‘price war’
Despite concerns about the short time frame for the ‘tough negotiations’, Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon says she’s received no complaints
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Aldi commits to halve plastic packaging use by 2025
The latest commitment will eliminate 74,000 tonnes of plastic – or 2.2 billion pieces – over the next five years, Aldi said
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Aldi sees 50% hike in sales of free-from food and drink
Aldi now has a 5.7% market share - the largest of any non mult retailer, although Tesco still dominates with a 24.3% share of free-from sales.
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Poundland revenues flat as rivals open in former Poundworld sites
Like-for-like growth had been driven by Pep&Co, while the positive impact of Poundworld’s demise had been offset by competitors opening in the chain’s former sites, according to newly filed accounts
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Birds Eye swaps out the Captain for competition winner on packs
’Frozen food hero’ Charlotte Carter-Dunn will adorn fish finger packs for a limited time
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Food hygiene inspection backlog ‘massive and mounting’, experts warn
More than 60,000 scheduled inspections have not happened due to the pandemic, according to hygiene rating platform Scores On The Doors
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Media Bites 9 July: Mini budget, Uber Eats/Asda, Kbox
Sunak unveils £30bn economic package in the Summer “Mini Budget”, Uber Eats teams up with Adsa for grocery deliveries and Deliveroo backer Hoxton Venutures invests in Kbox
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City snapshot: C&C Group names Heineken UK boss David Forde as CEO
C&C Group has appointed Heineken UK MD David Forde as group CEO, joining in 2021.
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Evian launches 100% recycled bottle without labels
The bottles feature an engraved logo and a new pink cap
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Wincanton and Asda extend transport and warehouse partnership
The company’s partnership has been in place for 15 years, and the extension secures its continuation until 2023
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Waitrose becomes latest supermarket to reopen cafés for dine-in
The cafés in Portishead and Bracknell will reopen as takeaway only, while those in Swindon, Guernsey and Jersey will allow customers to sit inside
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Saputo pulls low-calorie Cathedral City 82 cheddar variant
It said relatively low demand and a combination of production complications and range rationalisations led it to withdraw the cheese
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Plant-based meat startup This readies £2m crowdfunding push
The startup will use the funds to open a plant-based innovation centre in London