All articles by Maria Gonçalves – Page 28
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NewsTesco sued by Thai factory workers over alleged labour exploitation
Employees at the VK Garment Factory in Mae Sot, Thailand, are suing the supermarket for alleged negligence and unjust enrichment
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Analysis & FeaturesIce cream 2022: Handheld ice cream gets family boost
The category has seen a rise in family-friendly lines as kids and parents cooled off over the scorching summer
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose at Christmas: shop floor staff shine in pricey-looking production
We breathed a sigh of relief when chef Zoe finally nailed the nduja and mozzarella profiterole centrepiece
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NewsWaitrose range shrinks 5% in 2022
The upscale supermarket has made cuts to nearly every single category between the end of November 2021 and end of November 2022
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NewsMarks & Spencer releases Christmas song sequel following last year’s hit
The retailer is hoping to take the top spot in this year’s charts with the release of the R&B-esque ‘This is Not Just Another Christmas Song’
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NewsMarks & Spencer strikes EV rapid charger deal with BP
The agreement will see BP’s electric vehicle charging business install an initial 900 points in around 70 of M&S’s UK stores in the next two years
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NewsPPE ordering scandal adding to supply chain woes, logistics sector warns
According to the Department of Health and Social Care, as of 26 September 2022, there were 7.4 billion items of PPE stored in UK warehouses
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NewsNew EU packaging laws set to ‘add tension’ to UK trade
The recycled content targets will incrementally rise throughout the years in a bid to make all packaging fully recyclable at scale
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NewsUK retailers claim COP27 soy deforestation roadmap is ‘inadequate’
The industry roadmap, launched during COP27 in Egypt last month, set out milestones to stop deforestation in soy supply chains by 2025
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NewsBritish exports to EU recover to near pre-Covid levels in third quarter
UK food and drink exports increased 23.2% overall in the quarter from last year, with exports to the EU up 17.8%
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NewsSainsbury’s invests £50m to keep Christmas food prices down
The supermarket had set out a pledge earlier this year that would see it invest £500m in value by March 2023 to tackle inflation
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NewsSupermarkets call on government to ramp up renewable energy investment
The leaders of Tesco, Morrisons, M&S and Co-op, among others, have asked PM Rishi Sunak to prioritise incentives to encourage greater investment in renewables
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InterviewsWaitrose’s Charlotte Di Cello on Christmas and egg shortages
Waitrose is under the cosh with falling sales and a troublesome IT upgrade. But its commercial director is confident a focus on quality can see it through
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NewsM&S back in court over Swizzels Percy Pig ‘copycat’
The retailer has filed a joint copyrights infringement claim with German manufacturer Katjes against sweetmaker Swizzels
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NewsMarks & Spencer trials paper carrier bags in bid to tackle plastic usage
Each paper carrier bag, which is able to hold 15kg, has been independently developed and tested to ensure strength and durability
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NewsM&S Food promotes Kathryn Turner to product development director
Turner has worked in product development at the grocer for 27 years – including the past six years as head of product
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NewsWaitrose expands bakery offer with trial of new Gail’s fixture in three stores
Waitrose said it had a ”great range” of its own breads as well as Gail’s, including sourdoughs and fresh bloomers, but that it wanted to “further elevate” the offering
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NewsSainsbury’s to extend £2 Healthy Start top-up to Wales and Northern Ireland
The announcement follows Sainsbury’s decision last month to reintroduce the £2 coupon over the next six months to customers using a Healthy Start card in England
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NewsBusiness rates hike could mean financial collapse for many, warehousing sector warns
The logistics sector is hardest hit – dubbed the “losers” of the change by Colliers – because of the point in time property values have been taken: April 2021
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy M&S is putting ‘Snickers before knickers’
M&S is turning its focus to food and out-of-town retail parks under its store renewal programme. It’s controversial, but the strategy seems to be working