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A fifth of UK businesses still not ready for EU’s strict anti-deforestation laws
The EU’s new deforestation regulation is coming into force at the end of the year
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John Lewis Partnership finance director Bérangère Michel to step down
Her departure is the first major change to the partnership’s executive team since Jason Tarry was announced as Sharon White’s successor
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Free-from: Tesco donates 10p from every sale to Natasha’s Foundation
To promote Allergy Awareness Week, Tesco said it wanted to help Natasha’s Foundation to continue its research into reducing the risks of food allergies
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City snapshot: Grocery price inflation falls amid increase in promotions
Grocery price inflation fell for the 14th consecutive month back to 3.2% last month, aided by a significant increase in promotional spending
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Waitrose and Ottolenghi partner for new ingredients range
It’s Waitrose’s first major tie-up since it ended its partnership with Heston Blumenthal in 2023
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The Vegetarian Butcher enters fish alternative market with cod SKU
The plant-based brand has launched its Cod Almighty SKU into Sainsbury’s, Co-op and Ocado
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Food allergies: nearly 60% suffer reaction due to bad labelling shows GS1 study
Research from barcode giant GS1 said that seven out of 10 people with food allergies reported feeling nervous whenever they ate food that they did not prepare
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Relations with suppliers at ‘all-time high’ says Asda owner Mohsin Issa
Issa said the support of suppliers was vital for the next phase of investment in prices and loyalty
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City snapshot: ‘Supermarket powerhouse’ Asda boosts annual sales and profits
Asda has generated underlying profits of more than £1bn as sales increased for four consecutive quarters in 2023. Plus, vape supplier Chill Brands suspends CEO amid regulatory concerns; and a full-year trading update from PayPoint.
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Lidl’s bakery share shoots from 11% to 18%, making it category market leader
The discounter has been leaning heavily on bakery promotions in its Lidl Plus loyalty app, which has been credited by analysts with helping it grow faster than Aldi in recent months
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Morrisons faces warehouse strike threat
The Unite union claimed workers were being forced to increase their own pension contributions while the supermarket giant reduced its own contributions
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Waitrose customer service workers no longer at redundancy risk
As many as 200 roles were at risk at key outsourcer Foundever, which handles customer service calls for Waitrose
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UK grocers lead the way in WWF’s sustainable palm oil ranking
Sainsbury’s and M&S jumped to the top spots alongside Waitrose and Co-op
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Supermarket booze prices continue to climb despite duty freeze
Some branded lines have seen price hikes of more than 40%
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Campaign group lodges CMA complaint over ‘false’ salmon farming claims
Scamon Scotland claimed Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Lidl, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Tesco had displayed false claims over fish farming
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MPs vent fury as ‘no date’ set for mandatory food waste reporting
During a House of Commons debate yesterday, environment minister Robbie Moore said he could give no date for when proposals might be put forward
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Morrisons launches personalised loyalty card rewards for customers’ favourite brands
The My Points Boosters scheme is being trialled in the latest phase of the relaunch of its More Card programme
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Waitrose recalls olives over possible glass risk
The olives are unsafe to eat and should be returned for a refund
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Dragons’ Den-backed Alf Turner sausages back in the mults
The Hampshire-based butcher brand has secured listings for two sausage lines
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War on plastic: supermarkets ‘miles off’ progress needed, warns Greenpeace
Last week, an IGD report warned the war on plastic would be lost unless the industry took “rapid” action to switch to mass use of refill and reuse technology