Ocado news and analysis – Page 12
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NewsOcado Retail ‘small restructure’ results in 40 head office job losses
The company told The Grocer it had last month “completed a small restructure at its head office site” as part of an “ongoing drive for efficiency and cost effectiveness”
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NewsOcado trialling revival of ‘delivery to the kitchen table’ option
It is understood drivers making deliveries from Ocado’s CFC in Purfleet and spoke site in Sheffield are involved in the trial
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Analysis & FeaturesCompared: the cheapest Christmas dinner deals in supermarkets
With the cost of living crisis, supermarkets are in a race to the bottom on bundles, here are the meal deals on offer at the supermarkets
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarket opening times over Christmas and New Year’s Day
Check out the festive opening times of your supermarket between Christmas and New Year here
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NewsOcado launches Beet Insights supplier data tool
According to Ocado, suppliers using its insights have grown 4% more than their competitors
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NewsAsda trumps Tesco with all-frozen Christmas dinner for just £22
Tesco was first to introduce a bargain Christmas dinner meal deal, at £25, but Asda has ratcheted up the battle
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NewsGlobal cage-free egg progress increasing, new report reveals
In the UK, 64.6% of eggs are now cage-free and there has been an increase in free-range
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NewsVegan ready meal brand Allplants makes retail debut
The move into retail would help it reach ‘even more plant-curious people’ and prove frozen food was far ‘healthier and tastier’ than people often perceived, said the brand
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NewsDenhay adds no artificial nitrite lines to Bacon by Nature range
The range is available from 7 November in Whole Foods Market and online at Ocado, Waitrose, Amazon and Morrisons
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InterviewsWhy Zoom by Ocado’s boss George Dean is hoping slow and steady will win in rapid delivery
Dean admits it’s been a slow first few years for the rapid grocer. But now launching in Leeds, he hopes that’s about to change
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NewsVFC launches first kids’ product and new ‘more meat-like’ recipe
The brand said it had used ’cutting-edge extrusion technology’, which was ’gentle on proteins’ to create the product
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado enters South Korea with Lotte Shopping partnership
Ocado shares have leapt after signing a deal with South Korean consumer conglomerate Lotte Group to roll out its technology in the country
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Comment & OpinionOcado’s Nigella partnership: misstep or genius move?
As the cost of living crisis bites, is it wise to appoint a multimillionaire daughter of a Tory Lord, who is known for her decadent recipes?
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NewsOcado partners with Nigella Lawson on curated aisle and budget recipe range
Ingredients are chiefly “day-to-day essentials”, the resulting meals “all high on flavour and low on effort”
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NewsSheese adds two vegan cheese alternatives
The plant-based cheese brand has launched its Mighty Melter and The Italiano as the latest editions to its 40 product range
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NewsLeon expands grocery range into Asda and Ocado
Leon’s grocery brand debut came in 2019 as a Sainsbury’s-exclusive range of sauces, bread and dipping oilS
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Comment & OpinionShoppers have high standards for grocery delivery – even in inflationary times
Consumers may be price-sensitive but expectations around delivery remain firmly in the post-Covid era, says Graham Smith, strategic account director at Gophr
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NewsCrosta & Mollica moves into ready meals with Ocado range
The meals offered a ‘true taste of Italian cooking without the hassle’, claimed Crosta & Mollica
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NewsMeatless Farm launches chipolatas and chickenless roast for Christmas
The roast is designed to ‘rival the more traditional meat-based Sunday lunch’ and is ready in 35 minutes
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NewsPots & Co replaces ceramic pots with glass to improve sustainability
The glass pots will be 100% recyclable and 100% reusable as part of the brand’s commitment to sustainability