Morrisons news and analysis – Page 42
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NewsSainsbury's only supermarket to adopt new guidance on food waste
Charities warned they were unable to redistribute food from suppliers due to a failure by the supermarkets to adopt the new best practice
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NewsAquafresh adds Naturals toothpastes made from 97% naturally derived ingredients
The NPD would ‘take advantage of the increase in consumer awareness of environmental issues’ said the brand
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NewsCMA launches probe into Morrisons takeover amid concern over rising petrol prices
In October the CMA passed an enforcement notice compelling Morrisons to stay operationally independent while it considered launching an investigation
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NewsFive major supermarkets trialling ‘digital age verification’ for alcohol sales
The Home Office-backed trials are intended to explore how the technology can strengthen age checking and reduce violence against staff
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NewsCD&R denies headhunting for David Potts successor
A Morrisons source is adamant there is no truth in the report that Potts intends to step down in two years’ time
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Range PreviewValentine’s Day 2022: all the dine in for two deals available at the supermarkets
For those opting for a romantic evening in on 14 February, here are the meal deals on offer at the supermarkets
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Comment & OpinionIs Sir Terry Leahy about to make the same mistake at Morrisons as he made at Tesco?
Terry Leahy downplayed the danger of the discounters in a bullish interview with the FT
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NewsCoffee prices surging in the supermarkets as inflation takes hold
Exclusive data reveals that a mass of branded and private-label coffee products have been subject to price hikes in the mults since the new year
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NewsMorrisons insiders deny CEO David Potts is preparing to step down
It follows reports the supermarket’s new owners Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) have employed headhunters to begin a search for a successor
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NewsGlebe Farm adds two new oat drinks to PureOaty range
The Cambridgeshire-based supplier has launched Barista and Creamy & Enriched NPD into Morrisons this week
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons’ milk ‘sniff test’ returns power to consumers to trust their instincts with food
An abundance of product labelling has deskilled consumers and damaged our understanding of perishability, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Range PreviewBeefless Wellington and butternut penang: highlights of Morrisons’ new Plant Revolution range
Its new Plant Revolution range focuses on whole meal and ready to eat offers
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Comment & OpinionCould Morrisons’ milk ‘sniff test’ herald a reappraisal of on-pack labelling?
Food waste is now treated with more urgency, and consumer reticence now feels like a flimsy justification for ruling out action
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NewsMorrisons scraps use by dates on milk in favour of sniff test
Wrap estimates 85 million pints of milk waste may be a result of customers sticking to use by or ‘once opened use within’ guidance
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Analysis & FeaturesFood & drink in the stock market: who’s up and who’s down?
Covid, Brexit, labour shortages – plcs have had plenty to contend with. So how have stocks fared amid the turmoil?
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NewsLinda McCartney’s adds swathe of chilled and frozen products for Veganuary
Its chilled ready-to-eat range features the likes of vegan chorizo cocktail sausages and katsu chicken bites
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Analysis & Features16 of the biggest moments in grocery in 2021
Serial shortages, Amazon’s arrival and Aldi’s efforts to #FreeCuthbert – 2021 was never dull.
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NewsMorrisons to combat food waste by giving out free ‘wonky’ carrots for Christmas
The bags will be labelled ‘Carrots for Rudolph’, a play on the festive tradition
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NewsChristmas ranges smaller and fewer discounts for second year running as supermarkets trim their sails
Research by The Grocer using Assosia data shows that since Christmas 2019 Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons and Waitrose have collectively cut over 8,500 products
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Grocer 33Morrisons’ Christmas preparedness earns it Grocer 33 win
Morrisons in Chesterfield felt clean and safe, with excellent availability