After the flurry of retail activity last week, it’s a quiet start to the week for grocery news in the papers, with the collapse of construction firm Carillion dominating coverage.
A statement from Premier Foods seeking to dampen Batchelors sale rumours garnered some coverage. The Financial Times notes that the noodle maker stressed any talks are only a very early stage. It comes after The Sunday Times reported that the brand behind Cup a Soup and Pasta n’ Sauce could be up for sale to Japanese noodle company Nissin Foods. Premier said talks have not gone beyond an ‘exploratory stage’, but it added it was continuing to consider different options that ‘could add value for shareholders’ (The Mail).
Punk IPA maker BrewDog has surpassed its £10m crowdfunding target but opted to keep the taps open and extend the deadline in a bid for even more cash, The Telegraph writes.
Tesco has simplified its Clubcard rewards scheme in a move it said made it easier to understand, but which has led to claims by critics that customers would gain less from participating brands (The Guardian).
Chickens for sale in Britain’s supermarkets are showing record levels of superbugs resistant to some of the strongest antibiotics, new research from the government has found (The Guardian).
Lex in The Financial Times puts pay under the spotlight following news last week that Walmart was boosting wages for its workers. “Stretched US labour market is finally giving workers negotiating leverage,” the column says.
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