All Russia-Ukraine conflict articles – Page 8
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NewsBoots owner pulls the plug on £5.5bn auction for the UK chain
The owner of Boots has abandoned its attempts to sell the UK chemist chain after failing to find a buyer willing to meet its price expectations.
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NewsDunns hires ex-Braehead Foods commercial director Ed Faber as head of sales
Faber will be focusing on growing the business’ food offering as the industry recovers from the pandemic
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NewsMorrisons drafts in Croatian oil brand amid sunflower oil shortage
The retailer had introduced Čepin ‘to ensure that customers have availability and choice through this difficult trading period on cooking oils’, it said
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Comment & OpinionWhat’s causing the decline in customer service in our supermarkets? And should we be concerned?
The pandemic will rightly be remembered as the industry’s finest hour
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NewsSunflower oil supplier KTC back to normal production for first time since Ukraine invasion
The rebound was put down to a restart of Ukrainian exports and increased planting across Europe
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Analysis & FeaturesWhich food commodity prices are still rising and how high can they go?
Costs of production could hinge on energy supplies as concerns grow about winter gas rationing in Europe
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RankingsBritain’s Biggest Alcohol Brands 2022: The top 100
See what the top 100 brands have to say about their performance over the past year
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NewsFewer and pricier Christmas turkeys this year, warn producers
Labour shortages, avian flu and soaring costs are all set to drive up the price of turkeys
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NewsMPs seek government action on fertiliser prices and CO2 shortage worries
The Efra Committee’s warnings come as Russian natural gas exports to Europe fall, prompting further price and supply concerns
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NewsSunflower shortage forces McCain move to blended oil products
‘With any change to our products, our priority is to ensure they remain at the same high level of quality and taste consumers expect’, said McCain
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NewsUK seeks free trade deal with oil-rich Gulf states
Trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has promised big wins for UK food exporters
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NewsM&S launches new job support package for Ukrainian refugees
The package includes a new careers platform with translated job descriptions to encourage refugees to apply for jobs at M&S
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NewsMedia Bites 22 June: Kellogg, Ocado, Supermarket sales
Kellogg, the American food group behind Rice Krispies and Pringles, will become the latest US heavyweight to break itself up in an attempt to boost growth
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NewsCity snapshot: Supermarket sales show recovery amid soaring inflation
Supermarket sales fell by 1.9% over the past 12 weeks, despite inflation soaring to its highest level since 2009. Plus Ocado raises £578m from new share placing.
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Comment & OpinionCan new M&S Food MD Alex Freudmann fill Stuart Machin’s shoes?
Who exactly is the man entrusted with the task of taking the retailer’s strongest-performing category for years to the next level?
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NewsUK retailers lose £18m in sales due to out-of-stock cooking oils
According to NielsenIQ, 4% of all fmcg products have been out of stock for four days since the beginning of 2022
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NewsKen Murphy vows no change in policy on so-called ‘back margin’ deals as inflation tensions mount
Earlier this month, The Grocer reported how suppliers had said Tesco had ramped up its use of the back margin practrice, involving fixed fees to support promotions
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NewsEU-UK goods and food trade reviving after post-Brexit slump, official numbers show
But recovery could be scuppered by Northern Ireland Protocol trade war
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Analysis & FeaturesCan government’s new strategy help boost UK food production?
Government wants to up UK output – but workers remain lacking
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does government’s NFS response mean for future food policy?
It’s not so much a white paper as simply ‘a list of policies’. But the government response to Henry Dimbleby’s work sets out a direction of travel