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Thousands of Tesco managers face job shake-up in Ken Murphy review

The changes will mean the scrapping of a raft of department manager roles

Tesco announces new ‘65% healthy products’ target as it steps up action on obesity

The retailer has come under fire from shareholders for its lack of action in recent years on health

Tesco undertaking ‘massive’ process mapping project

Tesco has trained staff in its locations all over the world to understand and map processes from “thousands and thousands” of documents

Morrisons makes net zero carbon farm pledge by 2030

The retailer said the move would see all 20 of its fruit, veg and meat manufacturing sites entirely supplied from net zero carbon sources

Morrisons snaps up Cornish seafood supplier Falfish

The business has a longstanding trading relationship with Morrisons dating back more than 16 years

Carbon emissions: what are food & drink companies committing to?

Nestlé set out plans this week to invest £2.6bn to eliminate all emissions from its supply chain by 2050

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International Women's Day

The female entrepreneurs tackling the big challenges in grocery

2021-03-08T08:59:00+00:00By Maddie Maynard

Here’s how female entrepreneurs are challenging the industry’s big issues through brands, inventions and initiatives

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Coronavirus

Arla announces plan to close Cornish creamery with 37 jobs at risk
New vehicle emissions rules ‘crippling’ business, logistics firm warns Sadiq Khan
Thanet Earth heralds ‘more positive’ year after poor 2019-20 financial results
The 30 biggest wholesalers in the UK 2021: the good, the bad and the ugly
WH Smith demands Covid clauses in lease renewals
Thousands of Tesco managers face job shake-up in Ken Murphy review
Why are supermarkets scrapping their dark stores?
JJ Foodservice welcomed more than 20,000 new customers last year
Spar delivers a million pieces of PPE to Marie Curie nurses
Asda hits 10,000 in-store Covid vaccinations

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Brexit

New vehicle emissions rules ‘crippling’ business, logistics firm warns Sadiq Khan
Thanet Earth heralds ‘more positive’ year after poor 2019-20 financial results
EU seed spud ban leads to unsold stocks in Scotland
Trade deals risk ‘flood of cheap, unhealthy food’ into UK, claims LSE report
Dewlay ‘mopping up’ rivals’ cheese sales in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland border checks to be phased in from October as tensions with EU grow
Fish firms need extra post-Brexit bailout to remain afloat, seafood sector warns MPs
🔴 Budget 2021 Live: Chancellor outlines Covid recovery measures

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