All The Grocer articles in 05 December 2020 – Page 4
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco business rates payback: the industry reacts
Industry and City analysts respond to Tesco’s repayment of £585m in government BR relief
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NewsVeganuary kicks off 2021 campaign backed by host of celebrities
Veganuary is expecting more than 500,000 participants this year
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NewsSainsbury’s opens environmentally-friendly supermarket in Northamptonshire
Sainsbury’s currently has a target to be net zero across its operations by 2040
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NewsDanone Waters achieves B Corp certification
B Corps are required to consider the impact of all their decisions on workers, customers, suppliers and the entire supply chain
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NewsGousto cannot claim packaging is ‘100% plastic free and recyclable’ after ASA ruling
Gousto made the claims in multiple blog posts on its website introducing the new ‘Eco Chill Box’ earlier this year
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NewsCaptain Birdseye unveils Shipshape beard kit for ‘ruggedly handsome’ men
The beard kit is said to be for those seeking to emulate the ‘immaculate’ look of the bewhiskered Captain
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NewsEU recognises UK organics in huge relief for sector
Legislation said the EU “is justified to recognise” the UK’s six organic certification bodies for 12 months
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NewsUnitas Wholesale and Lumina Intelligence link to launch Digital Excellence Academy
A digital launch event will take place on 2 February 2021 focusing on best practice for B2B wholesale transactional platform
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Comment & OpinionFish will be the barometer on which an EU deal is judged
The fact that fish is still even on the table given its most minor of economic contributions is often thought to be a smokescreen
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NewsFareShare given £16m government grant to fight ‘winter of hunger’
The money is to be used by the charity to buy food direct from suppliers to help food banks and charities coping with the pandemic
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NewsGovernment’s farming overhaul slammed for ‘sidelining’ organic production
Certification body Organic Farmers & Growers said the proposals failed to consider the importance of organic food production
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NewsFinnebrogue plans plant-based ‘revolution’ for 2021 with trio of trademarks
Finnebrogue made its first branded move into the meat-free market earlier in 2020
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NewsPost Office hires new director Katie Secretan to develop retail partners
Secretan joined the Post Office last week from Costa Coffee where she was partnerships director
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NewsWaitrose expands Deliveroo trial to 40 branches in total
The service will be rolled out to 16 additional branches within the next week
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NewsSinging brothers channel Oasis in new Co-op Christmas advert
The first advert appeared in mid-November, highlighting the retailer’s pledge of doubling the amount of money it gives back to communities
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NewsMorrisons offers £20 Christmas dinner in a box deliveries
The supermarket said the offer was aimed at self-isolating customers and other vulnerable groups
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Comment & OpinionWhat the grocery trade has been taught by 2020’s hardships
Grocery has proved its importance and its agility this year, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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NewsMondelez and Weetabix team up to launch Oreo O’s cereal
A spokeswoman for Oreo O’s said Oreo had already shown “it can translate successfully across various formats”
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NewsKellogg’s to close RX Bar protein bar business in the UK
RX Bar will continue to be sold in the US and Canada
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Comment & OpinionUK farming overhaul could spell higher prices at the tills
Farmers will face additional costs and food supply could be affected