Archive of all news articles – Page 8
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Labour commits to reviving standalone offence for attacking shopworkers
A new bill means the parliamentary process before it becomes law will have to start from scratch
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Amazon’s Just Walk Out tech coming to The O2
It forms part of a doubling of third-party tech partners by the end of this year
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Uber Eats couriers to pick, pack and pay for grocery orders
The company said in the past two years the number of people who had placed a grocery order via Uber Eats in the UK had close to doubled
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Tesco makes move to lower chicken stocking densities
The retailer will reduce densities from the current ’industry standard’ level of 38kg/m² to 30kg/m² by the first half of 2025
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King Charles urged to strip Unilever and Cadbury of royal warrants over Russia links
King Charles has expressed his support for the people of Ukraine since Russia’s invasion
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Lidl makes it 10 months as fastest-growing bricks & mortar supermarket
Aldi’s growth, meanwhile, has shrunk to a near flatline
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Sidemen launch exclusive Sides range into Iceland Foods
Iceland has already developed a pipeline of new products that will launch over the coming months, including into new categories
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Nursery industry calls for stricter food standards for pre-schools
Nursery Kitchen is campaigning for an incoming government to set new standards for early years settings
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Costa Coffee reopens refurbished store in London
The renovation includes new furniture, lighting, and a ‘brighter feel’ to welcome customers
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Deliveroo launches invitation-only ‘Diamond Plus’ subscription
It will offer members priority delivery, dedicated customer care teams and access to restaurants unavailable to other users
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Mars Wrigley trials second display unit made from cocoa beans in Tesco
The unit is made from a corrugated cardboard alternative developed in partnership with sustainability consultancy Medoola
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City snapshot: Grocery growth slumps amid wet weather and falling inflation
Take-home grocery sales rose by just 1% over the four weeks to 9 June 2024, marking the slowest increase since June 2022, as poor weather and falling inflation hit supermarket sales
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Media Bites 18 June: shoplifting, royal warrants, James Watt
John Lewis and Waitrose have said “greed not need” is driving record levels of shoplifting
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This gains £20m backing to accelerate meat alternatives growth
UK plant-based food company This has received investment worth £20m to accelerate its UK growth and expand its meat alternative product range
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AF Blakemore offers Philpotts food-to-go and coffee concept to indies
The food-to-go innovation offers consumers breakfast and lunchtime options, including sourdough rolls, baguettes, and freshly prepared salad boxes
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Lavazza adds trio of ‘authentic Italian’ iced coffee RTD cans
The drinks are made with 100% arabica coffee and semi-skimmed milk
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Darren Blackhurst quits Morrisons with Rachel Eyre set to return
Retail veteran Blackhurst rejoined Morrisons in March as cover for Rachel Eyre, who is on maternity leave
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Dominic Hall elected president of Spar International
He is joint MD for wholesaler James Hall, which supplies Spar stores across northern England, having worked for the fifth-generation family business since 1999
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Sainsbury’s partners with Cheesegeek for artisan cheese range
The new exclusive range would bring UK artisan cheese to a mainstream market
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Aldi claims UK supermarket first with recycled content in own label crisp packets
The change will eliminate about 78 tonnes of virgin plastic from use annually, according to Aldi