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NewsCity Snapshot: Just Eat Takeaway.com ties up £5.8bn Grubhub acquisition
Just Eat Takeaway.com has announced this morning it has finally completed the US$7.3bn (£5.75bn) deal to acquire Grubhub US food delivery rival Grubhub
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NewsStaycations see French product sales soar on Ocado
British consumers purchased 34% more French produce on the Ocado site from January to May this year compared with the same period last year
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NewsCMA ‘won’t speculate’ on possibility of Amazon marketplace investigation
It follows a newspaper report the competition watchdog is planning a formal investigation into Amazon
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NewsCity Snapshot: Naked Wines pre-tax losses double despite sales surge
Booming online sales of wine helped propel Naked Wines’ annual revenues up 68% year-on-year, but the company remains loss-making as it continues to invest in new customers and growth.
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NewsDeliveroo riders to be trained to spot domestic abuse, drug dealing and human trafficking
The food courier platform will offer riders free Metropolitan Police-verified online courses
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NewsProduct discovery platform RangeMe launches in UK
Buyers from British retailers using the platform will be able to source more than 750,000 products globally
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NewsOcado expansion plans dealt major blow by High Court
Ocado took Islington Council to court over opposition to its new delivery spoke in the area
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Analysis & FeaturesBiggest energy uses when shopping in-store vs online
A delivery fleet can produce 73% of an online-only grocer’s total emissions, and the energy consumption of physical stores constitute 60% of emissions for a traditional retailer, but which is greener?
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Analysis & FeaturesIs online or in-store food shopping better for the planet?
Amazon says online wins the battle. But factors including refrigeration, packaging and journey type all add complexity to the food delivery model
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Cook My Grub capitalise on the ordering apps boom?
The home cooking premise has won investors – but can it deliver?
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NewsGousto to trial carbon labelling on meals next year
A selection of the 50 recipes offered will display the meals’ total carbon impact
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NewsPoundland begins selling online in selected postcode areas
Piloted for Poundland staff earlier this year, the service has now been opened up to customers
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NewsDairyDrop to launch on-demand convenience delivery service
The milk delivery service is to expand following soaring demand from its customers
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NewsCook sees 7% sales jump as proportion of online orders soars
The upmarket frozen food retailer and manufacturer said it would pay back £235k of furlough aid
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NewsHolland & Barrett makes debut on Chinese e-commerce platform Tmall
Holland & Barrett said it was partnering with local influencers as a way to build brand awareness among potential Chinese customer
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NewsTesco trialling one-hour delivery service Whoosh
Whoosh is currently operating from Tesco’s Wolverhampton Willenhall Road Express
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NewsUnilever joins challenger brands in signing affordable healthy food manifesto
The manifesto, led by young person’s healthy food promotions app Smash, sets out the signatories’ aim to use pricing and promotions to increase take-up of ’balanced options’
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NewsHome chef platform Cook My Grub reveals expansion plans following investment
The platform allows consumers to purchase food prepared in the kitchens of chefs living in their area
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NewsWholesaler Turner Price launches ‘UK’s first foodservice marketplace’
The family-owned business has worked with Mirakl – which powers marketplaces for Carrefour, Auchan and Kroger among others
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NewsOcado-backed robot canteen maker Karakuri appoints former McLaren chief engineer as CTO
Schroder joins from the CTO role at McLaren Applied, a division of McLaren Group which brings technology from its F1 team to industry