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NewsTesco, Morrisons and Asda recognised by BRC for leading sustainability initiatives
British Retail Consortium chief executive Helen Dickinson said that there was still a long way to go to reduce emissions in the industry Tesco, Morrisons and Asda have been commended by the British Retail Consortium during its Climate Action Week for launching a series of sustainability initiatives. ...
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NewsSpar retailer AY & Y Patel Dewsbury launches two new forecourts in £2m investment
It has spent £1.5m developing the Leed’s Road site in Bradford over a seven month period, which now features HGV and retail forecourt facilities
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NewsIRI links with FareShare to boost food redistribution efforts
The business will share its capabilities in big data, analytics and insights with FareShare to ‘drive new efficiencies in its business’
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NewsTesco on hunt for 15,000 temporary Christmas staff
The jobs will involve working in Tesco’s Superstores and Extra stores for early morning, day or evening shifts
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NewsWest Sussex pie maker wins first episode of Aldi’s Next Big Thing
Mud Foods has won a listing as a Specialbuy with the discounter after impressing Aldi UK buying MD Julie Ashfield
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NewsCity Snapshot: Deliveroo guides down sales growth as order numbers fall
Deliveroo has warned annual sales growth will come in at the lower end of previous guidance after order numbers fell in the third quarter.
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NewsMedia Bites 21 October: Liz Truss, inflation, interest rates, Naked Wines
Headlines are dominated by the resignation of Liz Truss and the state of the economy but the papers also find room for Naked Wines’ new strategy.
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NewsFishers forecast ‘bad’ medium-term outlook amid soaring input costs and labour shortages
More than a quarter of UK vessel owners and skippers see the outlook for the next three to five years as ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’
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NewsTesco donates £1m to food charities after Trussell Trust issues emergency appeal
The Trussell Trust launched an emergency appeal this week after seeing a 46% increase in food parcels handed out during August and September
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NewsGovernment raises prawn quota following BFFF lobbying
Without an increase in the quota, processors would have been forced to import cold water prawns at the full 20% rate of duty
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NewsGressingham calls for state aid as bird flu wipes out goose flock
The supplier has called for an improvement to compensation packages after it lost its festive geese flock to the disease
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NewsWholesalers and retailers call for support measures to tackle energy bill crisis
The FWD called for wholesalers to be designated as vulnerable and included in the ongoing price cap
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NewsBrands fear Q4 disaster resulting from Amazon’s HFSS restriction rollout shambles
For HFSS-compliant products, the temporary block, and the time spent waiting on Amazon to remove it, will take a huge toll, they argue
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NewsChristmas turkey flocks decimated as ‘worst ever’ bird flu outbreak looms
Over 300,000 turkeys have already been lost, with predcitions the number hit could ‘easily double’
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NewsSnazzy gondola end displays boost sales, but ‘keep it simple’ suggests research
In another experiment, conducted at three stores over a three-week period, audio and scent were added to the display
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NewsMcCoy’s axes Muchos – but looks poised to launch new Epic Eats brand
A spokeswoman for owner KP Snacks confirmed Muchos had been withdrawn to make way for additional flavours and formats
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NewsFood Foundation renews call for mandatory reporting on health and sustainability
The Food Foundation’s annual report says retailers are making progress but accuses the out of home sector for making ’little or no effort’
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NewsHelloFresh continues global expansion with new Ireland operation
The Irish launch is the second country launch of this year, following the start of operations in Japan in April.
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NewsHunter & Gather targets retail expansion after smashing crowdfunding goal
Specialist condiments and oils start-up Hunter & Gather has raised more than £700k from the crowd, comfortably beating its target of £500k as it targets more mainstream retail listings.
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NewsCity snapshot: Naked Wines to pivot to profit focus after ‘mistakes’ chasing growth
Naked Wines has cut growth expectations and pledged to cut costs and staffing levels to prioritise the bottom line after admitting it has “made mistakes” in the pursuit of rapid growth