All The Grocer articles in 08 August 2020
Previous issues.
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NewsJimmy’s launches Iced Coffee and Coffee Cola subscription service
The new route to market follows a 3,000% uplift for the brand in online orders during lockdown
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NewsKenyan tea workers take Unilever complaint to UN
Workers attacked on Unilever’s tea plantation in Kericho during post-election riots allege the company did not protect them from a foreseeable risk of violence
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NewsExalt to make debut with meal replacements and juices range
The drinks had been made in consultation with food technologists, nutritionists and taste experts
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NewsWaitrose rolls out drive-through collection service
Some locations also offer John Lewis click & collect and return services
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NewsFace mask rules may have to be reviewed, warns House of Lords report
The new rules have added to rising tide of violence and abuse directed towards shopworkers
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NewsAsda to trial hydrogen fuel cell use at Skelmersdale distribution centre
Asda said it hoped the trial would see the retailer reduce its carbon dioxide on the site by 120kg per year
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NewsWaitrose digital chief Ben Stimson confirms departure
Stimson has been with the company for a decade and moved into his current role in May 2019
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NewsBread Spread recalls 21 chicken sandwich products over listeria fears
The recall affects a total of 21 product lines
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NewsYoung’s brings back Hooked brand with smoked sea bass NPD
The seafood supplier has resurrected the ”fresh, modern” brand after an absence of more than three years
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NewsFix8 bucks shrinkflation trend by upping size of its kombucha bottles
The move follows consumer demand for larger bottles of its kombucha range
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Comment & OpinionGovernment has left face masks row for retailers to deal with
Legislation makes it hard for retailers to insist staff wear face masks, but they must insist customers do
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NewsDairy sector hails success of Milk Your Moments ad push
The £1m-plus ad campaign was backed by industry and government and aimed to increase dairy consumption in the home
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NewsJLP rolls out Better Jobs supplier staff engagement programme
The organisations taking part have long-standing relationships with JLP
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NewsHolland & Barrett boss reveals plastic-free ambition
CEO Tony Buffin said it will start the process by discontinuing the sale of plastic bottles
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NewsCentral England Co-op reports third violent crime in Leicestershire in a month
The society said it continued to lobby the government for a change in legislation so shop workers were provided with greater protection
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NewsCoronavirus and Brexit causing increased costs for produce importers
Passenger flights remain well below pre-pandemic levels, fresh-cut fruit supplier Blue Skies has warned
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NewsWow Stuff claims first with design-your-own face mask kits for kids
Masks can be made on a regular home inkjet printer using the kit’s A4 sheets of 100% cotton sheets
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NewsCMA clears Amazon’s 16% investment in Deliveroo
The long-running decision saga has seen the authority flip-flop between allowing the deal to proceed and halting it
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NewsThe Real Olive Company unveils redesign and new lemon blend
It wanted the rebrand to better communicate its brand values
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Comment & OpinionTime is running out for unsustainable soy linked to deforestation
Soy’s origins are largely anonymous once in the UK, meaning the environmental impact of the vast majority of meat we consume is completely unknown





