All Seasonal articles – Page 20
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Analysis and Features
Christmas Tree Day: five food & drink brands marking the start of the festive season
These festive food & drink launches are perfectly timed for the occasion, which falls earlier than usual this year
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News
Aldi launches Christmas click & collect slots
More than 200 Aldi stores across the UK offer click & collect
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Comment and Opinion
Christmas ads promote excess. But unsustainable advertising is a year-round issue
Sustainability campaigners are right to criticise festive ads – but shouldn’t limit their work to Christmas, says Dan Crossley, executive director, Food Ethics Council
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News
Surya Foods claims first with launch of festive halal turkey
The NPD is a response to strong consumer demand from Muslims for halal turkeys at Christmas
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News
Tesco DC workers to vote on Christmas strike action in pay dispute
Union Usdaw said its members had overwhelmingly rejected an offer from Tesco in annual pay negotiations, and would now vote on whether to strike in the week starting 20 December
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Lidl sponsoring giant festive outdoor ice skating rinks in London and Edinburgh
The discounter is the sponsor for the UK’s largest outdoor ice skating rink, at London’s Hyde Park Winter Wonderland fair
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News
Tesco backs shoppers to ‘ensure nothing gets in the way’ of Christmas with festive ad
The retailer unveiled research suggesting 92% of UK adults are looking to make the most of Christmas this year, no matter what
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Comment and Opinion
Tesco can afford to ignore vaccinated Santa controversy
Santa flashing his QR code at border control in its Christmas ad has, predictably, caused outrage on Twitter
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News
Stephen Fry voices Sainsbury’s freeze frame Christmas advert
It is set to the Etta James classic At Last, in a nod to the delayed festivities of 2020
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News
Morrisons pays tribute to key workers with ‘Farmer Christmas’ festive ad
This Christmas hero has a magical combine harvester instead of a sleigh
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Comment and Opinion
How to avoid samey, boring Christmas ads
Advertising is a multibillion-pound industry that’s still running on a broken business model, says Jon Williams, CEO of The Liberty Guild
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Analysis and Features
Ranked: The best and worst of food and drink Christmas ads 2021
The British public will be hoping for a bigger and better Christmas than ever to make up for last year’s washout. Have the ad makers risen to the challenge?
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News
Aldi premieres Christmas ad featuring cameo from ‘Marcus Radishford’
Kevin the Carrot has returned to Aldi’s seasonal ad campaign for a sixth year
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News
M&S does not expect Christmas supply shortages, CEO Steve Rowe says
M&S pre-tax profit for the 26-weeks to 2 October was £187.3m, compared to a £87.6m loss a year ago
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News
Gist HGV drivers trained in-house ready for Christmas deliveries
Gist expects the driver training and testing programme to deliver up to 300 newly qualified HGV drivers each year
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News
Sainsbury’s may face Christmas supply disruption over DHL lorry drivers pay dispute
The drivers are set to vote on strike action after DHL offered them a 3% pay increase over an 18-month period
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Comment and Opinion
What Kantar data tells us about Christmas 2021 shopping
With 45 shopping days to go until the big event, there has been an uptick in sales of turkeys and Christmas puddings
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News
Morrisons installs Christmas ‘giving trees’ to boost food bank donations
The retailer will also continue to sell its ‘Pick Up Packs’ for food bank
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News
Aldi teases new Christmas ad ditching Kevin the Carrot in favour of new character
In the 20-second teaser, viewers find out how Ebanana Scrooge came to hate Christmas
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Comment and Opinion
What Sainsbury’s has been doing to shore up Christmas supply
CEO Simon Roberts used Sainsbury’s H1 results to reassure the City on its efforts to secure sufficient product and driver capacity to deliver “a Christmas to remember”