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NewsFootfall slumps as shoppers stay home for Black Friday deals
Gloomy weather and anxiety ahead of the Budget combined to form a toxic brew for the high street in November as footfall slumped across the UK
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NewsSeafood Task Force launches pilot initiative to combat welfare abuse in global tuna supply chain
The Workers’ Voice & Greivance Mechanism has been launched by the US-based not-for-profit Seafood Task Force in “direct response” to persistent challenges facing tuna crews
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NewsHolland & Barrett expands Randox Health concessions to ‘transform’ access to high street diagnostics
As well as adding more in-store clinics, H&B and Randox will pool resources to launch a new yet-to-be-specified proposition for customers
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NewsGressingham Foods acquired by French company LDC
The family-owned French company has acquired a majority stake in the poultry business
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NewsWKD splashes £10m on 30th birthday campaign amid sales declines
The investment marks a ‘bold new direction’ for WKD, says owner SHS Drinks
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NewsAldi launches festive food bank appeal
The discounter has published a list of the most needed items
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NewsPilgrim’s Europe launches over 170 festive products
This is an increase on last year, when the business produced around 130 lines
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NewsFSA and FSS publishes safety guidance on lab-grown meat
In the latest update from the agencies’ CCP Sandbox Programme, several pieces of safety guidance have been produced
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NewsUKHospitality: ‘Entirely plausible’ sector could lose 100k more jobs
The trade body has warned of an additional £1.4bn in costs for the sector following increases to the national living wage
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NewsThree quarters back frozen food temperature rise to –15°C
New research shared exclusively with the Grocer from the Move to –15°C coalition found that 74% of the population were unaware of its campaign to raise the temperature of frozen food across the supply chain from –18°C to –15°C
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NewsUK to launch ‘world-first’ mandatory health reporting consultation
Ministers are working with the devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the ‘world first’ mandatory reporting proposals for healthy food
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NewsBidfood cuts and freezes prices on 140 key lines
It will help customers secure ‘up to four months of deep cut pricing on a wide range of favourite products’
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NewsCandy Kittens outlines plans for ‘unshackled’ Graze
Ed Williams, Candy Kittens CEO and co-founder alongside Jamie Laing, told The Grocer he was excited to see what Graze it could do once ‘unshackled’ from corporate ownership
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NewsDeliveroo strikes deal with The Entertainer in time for Christmas
The partnership was an answer to the ‘last-minute panic over forgotten presents’ for ‘parents and last-minute shoppers alike’ Deliveroo said
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NewsIceland Foods trials aisle-roaming robots as part of retail media push
The automated machine roams shop floor aisles, and can be used to display physical products, promote store offers or encourage shoppers to sign up to Iceland’s Bonus Card
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NewsSummer drought cost UK arable farmers over £800m, research finds
Crop production was hit by the hottest spring and summer on record as well as drought conditions which has impacted farm profitability, analysis from the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit has revealed
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NewsVillage Bakery sales rocket under new French owner
Village Bakery’s revenues have soared 20%, as rampant demand for premium breads pushed annualised sales to £123.4m
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NewsSupermarkets ‘playing with fire’ as climate action lags, WWF warns
Retailer progress on reducing environmental risks was ‘stagnating’ and threatening future commercial viability, the WWF warned
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News‘Scandalous’ PackUK blunder sees thousands charged multiple times on packaging tax
PackUK has now written to companies to say it is taking “urgent action” to refund the money
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NewsWaitrose brings back tearless Sunions this December
The onion variety ‘maintains its strength in storage, mellowing and sweetening over time’, and has a similar flavour profile to other brown onion varieties, according to BASF, which first launched it in the UK in 2022