All articles by Alice Leader – Page 48
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NewsCosta Coffee to trial 100% recyclable fibre cup lids in 150 stores
Costa said the new fibre lids had a carbon footprint up to 50% lower than the current polystyrene plastic ones
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NewsCentral England Co-op food sales dip 3.4% to £667.6m
Sales of local goods increased by 23% over the past year
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NewsCo-op scraps use by dates on own-brand yoghurt in industry first
Research from Wrap showed 50% of yoghurts are chucked away in unopened packs
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NewsEat17 Bishop’s Stortford boosts street food offer as it drops retail lines by 25%
Co-owner James Brundle said it wanted to explore its premium foodservice offer further
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NewsWholesale clearance supply disrupted following raft of manufacturing issues
Walkers IT problems and cyberattack on KP have impacted clearance market
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NewsHFSS promotions clampdown won’t stop most shoppers buying them, data shows
Almost a third of c-store shoppers said they didn’t feel the restrictions would help fight unhealthy eating
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InterviewsWho needs Sainsbury's? Meet the pioneer behind Morrisons Daily’s first independent store
Harj Dhasee was the first independent retailer with Morrisons Daily after being left high and dry when Sainsbury’s pulled the plug on its wholesale plans
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NewsCostcutter has ‘no plans’ to increase delivery fees despite Nisa doubling charges to £9.77
Costcutter retailers are conerned that the likelihood of them being hit by additional fees is “inevitable”.
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NewsMorrisons attracting independent retailers to Daily fascia with no delivery fees
Senior wholesale manager Nick Russell told The Grocer it had recently signed up several retailers to the brand and is in “active discussions with lots more”.
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NewsJempson’s sales dip 1.2% but ‘holds on’ to majority of growth gained in pandemic
During the year to June 2021 the company made two bonus payments to all employee
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NewsNew HFSS guidance offers ‘no meaningful developments’ over symbol group inclusion, says ACS
The ACS sees the new guidance as lacking sufficient detail to address the various arrangements retailers have with symbol groups
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NewsOne Stop adds ‘Selected by Tesco’ to 160 own-label fresh products in packaging revamp
Source: One Stop (For illustrative purposes only. Not final pack shots) The overhaul is set to launch this summer across all company-owned stores and franchises One Stop has revamped the packaging across its chilled range by stamping ‘Selected by Tesco’ on approximately 160 own-brand lines. The business ...
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NewsCamelot takes Gambling Commission to court over loss of National Lottery licence
The Gambling Commission has said the selection of Allwyn followed “a fair, open and robust competition”.
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NewsHeart of England Co-op launches food-to-go concept Deli Co at Lower Heathcote store
The concept is making its debut at the society’s newly opened Lower Heathcote store in Warwick
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NewsSpar operator 77 Retail moves to fully self-serve till area at Belfast store
Cashiers are still available if a customer requires cigarettes, lottery or PayPoint transactions
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NewsMorrisons saves half a million meals from being wasted with Too Good To Go partnership
The waste prevented equates to 1,250 tonnes of CO2 emissions, or the equivalent to that emitted from 246 flights around the world
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NewsBP teams up with Uber Eats in global retail partnership
BP said the partnership would support the soaring demand for food, groceries and everyday essentials brought to shoppers’ doors
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NewsCaterforce appoints Iain Julier as trading controller in newly created role
He takes up the newly created role with more than 26 years of purchasing experience iun retail, wholesale and foodservice
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NewsAF Blakemore trials 19-tonne electric HGV
The Spar wholesaler said the trail puts it ‘one step closer’ to introducing its first electric HGV
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NewsFWD and ACS relaunch dignity charter to promote respect in industry
The Charter was initially launched in 2019 as a tool to unify the trade on best practice while at events and in the workplace