All news articles – Page 687
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NewsMorrisons ‘permanently’ cuts café prices to help cost of living
The price cuts are in all 397 Morrisons cafés nationwide from today
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NewsAldi struggling to hit 2022 plastic reduction target
The change is taking longer than expected for the final 1% of own label packaging, thanks to a lack of viable alternatives
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NewsRSPB Fair to Nature certification scheme expanded and relaunched
The scheme, which is run by the RSPB, is the only certification scheme with a focus on biodiversity and reversing nature loss
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NewsByRuby launches 30-strong frozen ready meal range into Waitrose
The launch will be supported with the rollout of branded freezers in key stores
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NewsCity snapshot: Record high grocery inflation sends shoppers flocking to Aldi and Lidl
Grocery price inflation has hit a new record high resulting in cash-strapped households turning to the discounters and own-label ranges to manage stretched budgets, according to the latest Kantar figures. Plus, annual results from Associated British Foods, a trading update from Hilton Food Group, a Q3 update at Coca-Cola HBC, the latest monthly data on retail sales from BRC-KPMG and consumer spending from Barclaycard, and Britvic is searching for a new CFO.
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NewsMedia Bites 8 November: food poverty, Christmas, DS Smith
The big supermarkets need to step up support for low-income customers marooned in England’s “food deserts” to enable them to readily access healthy groceries during the cost of living crisis, according to the consumer group Which?.
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NewsSupermarket supply chain emissions rise despite pledge to halve environmental impact
A report by WWF, billed as the most comprehensive study to date of the food sector’s contribution to climate change, found Scope 3 supply chain emissions had risen by 5%
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NewsTesco Christmas advert 2022 takes jab at UK political instability
Tesco goes political with punny ’Christmas Party’ 2022 advert
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NewsJus-Rol takeover by Cérélia in doubt as CMA warns of higher prices
An in-depth investigation into the takeover of Jus-Rol by bakery giant Cérélia has concluded the deal could push up prices and lower quality in the home baking category.
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NewsACS warns store closures ‘inevitable’ without energy bill relief extension
The trade body has written to business secretary Grant Shapps calling for the Energy Bill Relief Scheme to continue until at least April 2024 for convenience stores
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NewsPots & Co suffers 29% sales drop for 2021 due to pandemic
Newly filed accounts show sales fell 28.6% in 2021 from £13.9m to £9.9m
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NewsScottish deposit return scheme scaled back amid concerns over costs
Industry bodies welcomed the move and are now urging ministers in the rest of the UK to follow Scotland’s example
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NewsInstant noodles brand Kabuto adds duo of mac and cheese pasta pots
The innovation marked a ‘new direction’ for the brand, said Kabuto
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NewsPesticide levels double in some food products in a year, says new research
The proportion of bread containing two or more pesticides has almost doubled in the past year to 50%, according to new data from the Pesticide Action Network
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NewsKevin the Carrot returns for Aldi Christmas 2022 ad
Aldi has brought back Kevin the Carrot for a 50-second teaser of its World Cup and Home Alone-themed Christmas advert
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NewsSeabrook partners with Aunt Bessie’s to launch roast dinner flavoured crisps
Three ‘quintessentially British’ flavours have rolled into B&M and Home Bargains
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NewsCity snapshot: Shoppers to spend less this Christmas amid cost-of-living crisis
Consumers in the UK are planning to cut back this Christmas as a result of a double whammy of soaring prices and having less money to spend, with the discounters set to benefit from cash-strapped households, according to new research.
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NewsMedia Bites 7 November: Waitrose, food prices, Iceland, avian flu
Waitrose has insisted its supermarkets are better-stocked than some of its rivals despite claims that a bungled IT project has left many of its stores with empty shelves.
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NewsMPs slam food industry’s ‘lacklustre’ efforts on plastic reduction
A report from the Efra Committee, published today, claims progress from supermarkets and suppliers has been too slow and hindered by ambiguous targets and a lack of transparency
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NewsQuorn and other industry leaders join forces to create Fungi Protein Association
The FPA intends to represent the interests of its member companies, including advocating for fungi protein in public policy, conducting consumer research, and more