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Lidl to give away £10,000 worth of vouchers to celebrate 100th Scotland store
The first 100 customers to shop at a Scottish Lidl from 25 January can claim a ‘goody bag’, one of which per store will contain a £100 voucher
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Lean Lunch to launch zero-emission van with Yorkshire roadshow
The business is looking to drum up awareness of its ‘healthy’ food service
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Peas Please initiative reports success in increasing consumption of vegetables
The initiative was backed by celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
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Tesco teams up with Ocado tech partner for warehouse robots
The supermarket is working with Swisslog on an automated pallet retrieval and storage system
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City snapshot: Hotel Chocolat sales jump 14% on new openings
The UK premium chocolatier has reported double-digit sales rise in the first half, boosted by new openings in the UK, US and Japan
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Media Bites 23 Jan: Sainsbury’s/Mike Coupe, Agriculture overhaul, Retail jobs
The news of Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe’s retirement came with little surprise as his job had been on the line since the failed Asda merger last year
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British Honey rescues The London Distillery out of administration
The acquisition was part of British Honey’s “ambitious” growth plans, which will see the two companies ranges joined into one portfolio
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Sainsbury’s slashes hundreds of management roles in Argos integration
CEO Mike Coupe said the senior leadership team had been reduced by more than 20% since the start of the financial year in March 2019
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Arla to bring Lactofree milk production to the UK in £25m investment
It comes amid a shortage of the product in UK supermarkets after Arla switched production from Denmark to Sweden
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Aldi to swap plastic applicators for cardboard across own-label tampons
The move follows campaigning by Ella Daish, who founded the grassroots movement #EndPeriodPlastic
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Asda holds talks with suppliers over plastic reduction
Hundreds of suppliers took part in Asda’s conference on how to accelerate the war on plastic
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Porky Whites resurrects retailer listings after rescue from administration
The Surrey-based sausage brand was saved by its founding family in November
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Asda extends Applewood vegan listing amid ‘sales boom’
The Norseland-owned brand claims 40% of Asda stores sold out on the first day of its listing
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Macsween launches vegan haggis into the US
Source: Macsween Macsween of Edinburgh has launched a vegan haggis in the US as it looks to capitalise on the country’s “far more sophisticated” meat-free market. The company’s Scottish Veggie Crumble is its first US export in 50 years, after the country banned traditional haggis for containing ...
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Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe to retire, replaced by Simon Roberts
Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe has announced his intention to retire in May, when he will be replaced by current retail and operations director Simon Roberts
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Media Bites 22 Jan: Sainsbury’s, Aldi, Deliveroo
Sainsbury’s is poised to axe hundreds of managers in a cost-cutting drive at the supermarket chain.
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M&S poaches from Asda and Argos for new property and retail director roles
M&S has appointed Will Smith as property director and Helen Milford as retail director
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Avara sales top £1bn but profitability hit by labour and integration costs
The poultry giant saw turnover rise to £1.14bn, according to its latest accounts, with pre-tax profits at £13.7m
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Searches for ‘vegan’ rocket over 400% on Asda’s website this month
Asda said searches for vegan products on the retailer’s website beat milk, meat, eggs and fish to the number one spot
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Native Snacks signs manufacturing and distribution deal with Burts
It has moved production of its snacks to the UK from India