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NewsSainsbury’s may face Christmas supply disruption over DHL lorry drivers pay dispute
The drivers are set to vote on strike action after DHL offered them a 3% pay increase over an 18-month period
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NewsMedia Bites 10 Nov: ABF/Primark, Grocery market share, Philip Morris
The boss of Associated British Foods underlined his confidence in Primark’s bricks-and-mortar strategy and said it would not raise prices despite supply chain pressures
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Comment & OpinionWhat Kantar data tells us about Christmas 2021 shopping
With 45 shopping days to go until the big event, there has been an uptick in sales of turkeys and Christmas puddings
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NewsOngoing supply issues risk damaging brand loyalty, claims report
Eighty-five per cent of respondents would rather switch brands than wait for their favourites to arrive
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NewsCity snapshot: Grocery sales fall as shoppers stay away from stores
Grocery sales fell by 1.9% in the three months to the end of October as consumer shopping behaviour stabilises post pandemic. Plus food sales mitigate Primark sales drop at ABF, CCEP sees strong GB recovery and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 9 November: THG, Coca-Cola, retail sales
The City’s financial watchdog is understood to be reviewing trading volumes in THG after comments made by boss Matt Moulding last week during trading hours could have been interpreted as market-sensitive information.
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NewsCity Snapshot: Cake Box profits boom as it grows estate
Profits have more than doubled at Cake Box as customers flooded back to its stores after the end of lockdown.
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NewsMedia Bites 8 Nov: Yo! Sushi, Weetabix, M&S
he company behind the sushi chain Yo! has halted plans for a £750m stock market listing amid growing unease among investors
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Comment & OpinionWhat Sainsbury’s has been doing to shore up Christmas supply
CEO Simon Roberts used Sainsbury’s H1 results to reassure the City on its efforts to secure sufficient product and driver capacity to deliver “a Christmas to remember”
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Grocer 33Waitrose Otley: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I’ve worked here for 33 years, since it was a Safeway’
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NewsDelay tactics from supermarket buyers slowing supplier cost price increases
Supermarket buyers are using increasingly onerous justification processes to delay and thwart supplier cost price hikes
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NewsShoppers face fewer Christmas geese this year as UK hatcheries close
Supplies have been impacted by an end to UK gosling production and the impact of bird flu on German suppliers
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NewsHGV driver apprenticeship scheme shake-up penalising wholesalers, warns Brakes
Brakes said it was now seeing graduates opting for typically better paid Class 1 roles and shunning Class 2 positions
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NewsFortnum & Mason cuts price of Christmas deliveries to encourage early ordering
The F&M website also features a message advising shoppers to “begin your festive planning today
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NewsMedia Bites 4 November: Labour shortages, Pets at Home, EG Group, John Lewis
The UK poultry industry expects to take up only about half of the 5,500 emergency visas announced by the government ahead of Christmas, after turkey farms cut production and recruited some workers locally.
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NewsMedia Bites 3 Nov: THG, EG Group, Morrisons
Shares in the Hut Group hit an all-time low on Tuesday after it emerged that BlackRock was halving its stake in the online retailer
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NewsSpice price hikes set to cause inflation across raft of products, suppliers warn
The price of spices, garlic and ginger have risen up to 50% in some cases, according to industry sources
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Comment & OpinionCOP26 must trigger a mindset shift around food
For decades, food production’s measure of success has been increasing yields. That needs to change
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Category ReportSpaghetti in a spin: pasta category report 2021
The return to pre-pandemic demand is combining with a supply crisis to create stormy conditions for pasta. What’s the impact?
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NewsFood & drink sector headwinds keep the lid on M&A activity
Food and drink M&A volumes remained relatively subdued in the third quarter as mounting headwinds constrained dealmaking in the sector.