All Russia-Ukraine conflict articles – Page 19
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NewsStruggling farmers can expect extra £760m fertiliser bill due to Ukraine crisis
It follows reports to The Grocer that some farmers are selling off their fertiliser stores due to the rising cost to cover more immediate bills
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NewsHeineken to dispose of its Russian business and take €400m hit
Global brewer Heineken has announced it will dispose of its Russian business and leave the country due to its war on Ukraine.
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NewsIceland switches back to using palm oil as sunflower oil shortage bites
Soaring sunflower oil prices caused by the war in Ukraine mean the supermarket must use palm oil again or have freezers bare of staples, said Iceland MD Richard Walker
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NewsCity snapshot: Investors call on Sainsbury’s to pay living wage
An investor coalition managing £2.2trn in funds has filed a shareholder resolution to demand Sainsbury’s to pay a living wage to all its workers. Plus, Heineken to pull out of Russia and take €400m writedown and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 28 March: Boots, Sainsbury’s, UK retail sales
Four private equity firms are understood to have given presentations to Boots’ management team and submit second round offers in the coming weeks
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NewsCity News: MP Evans profits surge on soaring prices
Surging commodity prices are not bad news for all food industry players, as UK-listed palm oil producer MP Evans proved this week with soaring annual profits
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Comment & OpinionHas anyone told Asda’s Issa brothers there’s an existential supply crisis going on?
Asda’s plans for its new Just Essentials range make it look out of touch
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NewsRetailers urged to follow Morrisons in increasing payments for pigs
Morrisons subsidiary Woodhead Bros announced this week it would increase its weekly contribution price by 30p/kg to 180p/kg
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Heaton, Newcastle: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I’m in my 35th year at Sainsbury’s – I’ve worked 16 years in London and the rest of it in the north-east – and this is my fourth Grocer 33 win’
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NewsLidl becomes latest supermarket to contact government over jobs for Ukrainian refugees
The discounter said it had 3,000 live vacancies across the business, with 1,200 more jobs in warehouses to be created by the end of 2025
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NewsArla boss calls for greater financial support for dairy farmers
Struggling dairy farmers need retailers to put “an arm around them” says Ash Amirahmadi, or they could look to sell their products elsewhere
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NewsPesto suppliers in hunt for sunflower oil alternatives as Ukraine war threatens supply
A large portion of the global supply of sunflower oil comes from Ukraine and Russia
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Comment & OpinionBrands vs own label: UK grocery is limbering up for a big prize fight
Having gone the distance with Covid, UK grocery is already facing another punishing prize fight
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RankingsThe great grocery punch-up: Britain’s Biggest Brands 2022
Brands triumphed during the lockdown era. But as restrictions come to an end, inflation soars and the supply chain crisis worsens, own label looks ready to stage a comeback
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NewsMedia Bites 25 March: Boots, Holland & Barrett, Ocado, Morrisons, McColl's
Apollo Global Management, the New York-based buyout giant, is lining up banks to fund a £6bn tilt to buy Boots, according to reports this morning.
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NewsTariffs on Russian fish imports causing ‘panic’ across seafood sector
Russia is currently responsible for 40% of fish exports globally with many of its fish traditionally processed in China, according to Seafish
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NewsOcado to tweak Zoom rebrand after new logo draws Russian ‘Zwastika’ comparisons
Ocado says it is making a change to the icon ahead of the rebrand ‘in light of current circumstances’
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NewsMedia Bites 24 March: Spring statement, inflation, food poverty, Nestlé
Rishi Sunak’s spring statement dominates the headlines this morning as inflation continues to surge.
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Comment & OpinionRishi Sunak’s tax tweaks cannot stem the inevitable rise in food poverty
While the Chancellor will hope his tax-cutting pledges dominate the headlines, the reality is rocketing inflation will cause the biggest drop in UK living standards since records began
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Comment & OpinionP&O crisis is latest symptom of UK’s developing reputation for hassle
The delivery of Brexit has been the most frustrating of the many challenges to UK imports and we are not done yet, says Cold Chain Federation CEO Shane Brennan