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NewsMidcounties Co-op reports spike in Christmas sales as it boosts local sourcing
The sales of the retailer’s enhanced seasonal range rose by 60% on a like-for-like basis
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NewsSouthern Co-op donates 2,500 bags for life to family support service
The retailer’s initiative will see Tarner Children’s Centre in Brighton deliver food parcels to families without using single-use carrier bags
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NewsM&S shoppers targeted by ‘free groceries’ scam on Facebook
The scam has been published by a fake Facebook page called ‘M&S shop’
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NewsWSTA cracks down on “confusion” in low & no-alcohol with new guidance
The new guidance applies to low & no-alcohol drinks that are packaged and marketed as a substitute or alternative to spirit drinks
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NewsDrinkwell launches IPA with 99 calories
The vegan drink (4.1%) has rolled out directly through Drinkwell
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NewsFeel Good Drinks gets revamp to emphasise sustainability
Feel Good Drinks has relaunched with a focus on sustainability and “purpose”
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NewsCity snapshot: Supermarket prices return to inflation amid new lockdowns and Brexit
Supermarket price inflation escalated to its highest level for five months in December as coronavirus restrictions and the UK’s imminent exit from the EU reversed deflationary trends in grocery.
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NewsMedia Bites 15 Jan: Tesco, ABF/Primark, Scottish seafood
A boom in online grocery shopping delivered £1bn of extra sales for Tesco over the holiday period as the supermarket group toasted a record Christmas
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NewsBarilla snaps up DTC Pasta Evangelists
Italian food giant Barilla has snapped up direct-to-consumer business Pasta Evangelists to tap into booming e-commerce demand in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsFruit & veg industry ‘nervous’ over seasonal worker uncertainty
Chair of the NFU’s horticulture and potatoes board, Ali Capper, has warned the timeline for SAWS was causing ‘nervousness’
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NewsJimmy’s shifts its iced coffee from Tetra Pak to 'infinitely recyclable' cans
The move from Tetra Pak cartons to ‘infinitely recyclable’ cans was ‘crucial’ for the brand, it said
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NewsWholesalers forced to furlough staff as government u-turns on school meals vouchers
The move to reintroduce the national voucher scheme on 18 January will see families offered £15 a week per eligible child
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NewsScottish seafood industry urges exports grace period amid Brexit chaos
Such a move was “the only way to keep the sector afloat”, Seafood Scotland said
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NewsFresh food sector fury as government ‘errors’ hit supply
Importers said out-of-date IT systems had led to shortages of fresh fruit & veg on shelves
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NewsAldi swaps plastic shrink-wrap for cardboard on soft drink multipacks
The shrink-wrap has been replaced with 100% recyclable FSC-certified cardboard, saving a claimed 90 tonnes of plastic a year
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NewsPig supply chain faces border chaos and feed pricing threat
Delays at the border, alongside absences, feed price increases and plumeting pig prices are all piling pressure on the sector
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NewsBelvita shifts away from breakfast with entry into baked bars
It comes after a challenging year in the supermarkets for the brand
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NewsSmall brands hit by Brexit woes as new rules kick in
A host of suppliers have told The Grocer of their woes in dealing with the additional documents now required to send goods to the EU
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NewsTesco to employ ‘tens of thousands’ part-time to cope with impact of Covid on workforce
CEO Ken Murphy said the UK’s biggest retailer currently had around 30,000 staff absent because of Covid