
George Nott
George Nott is The Grocer's technology editor.
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Unilever and Accenture partner to ‘scale generative AI’
The work will commence at Unilever’s global AI R&D centre Horizon3 Labs, which opened in Toronto in November
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Uber Eats offering £200, 10-course Ynyshir tasting menu
Uber Eats Hosts will offer high-end “unique dining experiences” for customers to enjoy at home for limited runs through next year
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Deliveroo launches brussels sprout sandwich to ‘convert the bashers’
The Christmas Sproutwich is available to order from Deliveroo’s owned Deliveroo Editions kitchens in London, Manchester, Glasgow and Bristol for 99p until Friday
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THG buys skincare brand Biossance for ‘less than nothing’
A five-hour bidding process saw THG secure Biossance’s IP, inventory and debtors with a book value of $29m
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Cheesegeek smashes crowdfund target to expand into physical retail
The brand hopes to shift consumers towards buying better-quality cheeses rather than mass-produced products at the supermarket
- Analysis and Features
Is Supreme Court ruling on delivery riders really a ‘conclusion’?
Riders are not in an ‘employment relationship’, the court has ruled
- Comment and Opinion
AHDB’s farming show fails to liven up an important topic
The board went for a news-style show, commissioning ITN Business to create the half-hour programme
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Delivery robot driver gets extra training after ‘trying to run over’ pedestrian
The robot had been delivering Co-op groceries to a customer in Northampton when it drove across the lawn of their neighbour and ran over a cat repellent device
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‘Uber-like’ delivery network Relay secures funding for UK-wide expansion
Relay says it takes its model from Asia, where delivery companies were “founded post the dawn of the internet and purpose-built for e-commerce”
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Lab grown fat business partners with Roberts Bakery on ‘circular ecosystem’
The initial focus of the partnership will involve utilising surplus bread as feedstock for yeast fermentation
- Comment and Opinion
Could down under about-turn on tobacco happen here?
New Zealand’s ‘eccentric idea’ and ‘unworkable pipe dream’ was always ‘doomed to failure’, claims thinktank
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Deliveroo makes major move into non-food
The company said the launch marked “a major new step in its growth journey and a natural extension of its offer”
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BAT launches media campaign calling for new vape regulations
BAT is calling for dessert and soft drink vape flavours to be banned, and the use of marketing slogans and imagery involving toys, cartoons, and sweets to be outlawed
- Comment and Opinion
The Great Climate Fight: formidable Channel 4 stars thunder over ‘gaslighting’ government
Mary ‘Queen of Shops’ Portas, Kevin McCloud and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall pulled no punches in The Great Climate Fight
- Analysis and Features
Will daring to be different pay off for advertisers this Christmas?
As the Christmas ad tradition took off, supermarkets’ efforts became homogenised. This year, they’re taking risks on quirky creatives
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Deliveroo riders are not employees, rules Supreme Court
Deliveroo’s lawyer said the decision brings “welcome certainty for platform economy companies with highly flexible operating models”
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Nestlé backs recycling plant helping turn Kit Kat wrappers into bin bags
The Impact Recycling plant – which is also being backed by a grant from Innovate UK – is expected to be operational by late summer next year
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Gopuff launches ‘Apple Deals’ Black Friday campaign
Continuing the Black Friday theme, there will be further promotions in alcoholic apple drinks on what Gopuff is calling ‘Cider Monday’
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Heinz Brekkie rolls into 200 locations as part of Eurest deal
In some of the new Eurest locations the brand’s products will be built to order and sold at counters and in others sold from ‘hot hold grab and go towers’
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Tesco makes makeup and nail products available online for first time
The products had not previously been offered for home delivery or via click & collect due to issues in the picking process which have now been overcome