All news articles – Page 747
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NewsAmazon to create 4,000 new roles this year
In 2022, pay was the top reason for joining Amazon according to 98% of new joiners
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NewsCity snapshot: FeverTree issues profits warning on soaring costs
FeverTree has lowered its annual profits forecast as a result of increasing cost pressures and labour and glass shortages
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NewsMedia Bites 15 July: Amazon, Pret a Manger, Asda, SSP
Amazon will create more than 4,000 permanent jobs to become one of the UK’s top employers, while Pret a Manger handed a near-£4m share bonus and 27% salary rise to its chief executive.
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NewsTree of Life owner in talks with banks to secure future
The group behind health food distributor Tree of Life is in talks with lenders to secure its future as it battles supply chain issues and rampant inflation, The Grocer has learned.
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NewsNaked Sprout exceeds crowdfunding target to reinvent sustainable tissue category
Eco tissue products challenger Naked Sprout has raised more than twice its targeted goal in a crowdfunding campaign as it seeks to shake up the category and take on sustainable rival Cheeky Panda.
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NewsPepsiCo rolls back use of 100% recycled plastic bottles amid supply struggles
PepsiCo said it was “working hard to establish additional supply”
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NewsFertiliser plant talks failure ‘endangers food security’ say industry sources
The UK Nitrogen consortium, backed by private equity investor Endless LLP, is understood to have held protracted talks with the American owners
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NewsDeposit return scheme: government to reconsider time frame for rollout
Last year a dozen different trade bodies wrote to government warning EPR proposals were based on an “unrealistic” time frame
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NewsShoppers swapping other meat and fish for chicken as cost of living bites
Chicken was the only major protein category to see any growth as shoppers swapped to cheaper proteins
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NewsTesco, Aldi and Morrisons back ‘biggest trial yet’ of digital deposit return scheme
The trial will cover almost 800 SKUs at all food and drink retailers in the town, including all soft drinks, water and ambient products
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NewsWomen in Wholesale launches community for men to ‘become better allies’
A new survey conducted by the group found 90% of FWD members were interested in becoming better male allies
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NewsKrispy Kreme appoints Jamie Dunning as president and MD for UK & Ireland
Dunning previously held senior roles as MD and president at Mars Retail Group and sales director at Cadbury Schweppes
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NewsCo-op partners with brands to launch ‘Joys of Summer’ campaign
The Joys of Playing activities include crafting bee hotels, bird feeders, garden games and baking recipes
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NewsTwinings Cold In’fuse teabags axed by Tesco
The range is still being sold in Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons
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NewsCity snapshot: SSP Group sales continue to rebound on travel sector recovery
Travel retail player SSP Group has continued to rebuild revenues after Covid, with third quarter sales back up to 87% of pre-pandemic levels. Plus trading updates from McBride and Poundland owner Pepco Group.
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NewsMeat snacks player New World Foods sales jump on protein snacking growth
Kings, Wild West and Cruga owner New World Foods has posted a double digit jump in sales and profits in the run-up to its acquisition by Valeo Food Group last year.
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NewsAldi looking for larger stores in latest nationwide hunt
The discounter is offering a finder’s fee to anyone who can recommend a site suitable for a 20,000 sq ft store – 2,000 ft larger than its usual minimum
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NewsMedia Bites 14 July: Wetherspoons, Tesco, inflation
A trading update from pub operator JD Wetherspoon is the main retail news in the papers this morning.
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NewsEdible insects will face novel foods process, says FSA
Agency proposes regulating the category along similar lines to CBD
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NewsLove Ocean returns to the crowd for further growth funding
The refillable toiletries brand is currently overfunding on Crowdcube