Ocado news and analysis – Page 2
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NewsThe Black Farmer celebrates Windrush Day with two new launches
The launches are designed to ‘honour the vibrant legacy of the Windrush generation’
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NewsReuse model could slash packaging tax burden by £140m
The study forecast that moving to 30% of reuse would knock £136m off the bill for products in scope for extended producer responsibility fees
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NewsDiversity and inclusion to get industry focus at D&I In Grocery LIVE!
Top grocery executives will be coming together for GroceryAid’s flagship D&I in Grocery LIVE! event in September
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NewsKing recognises grocery sector in birthday honours list
Ocado Retail’s CEO and Holland & Barrett’s CFO are among those recognised on the King’s birthday honours list
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NewsRohlik takes on Ocado with grocery fulfilment spin-out Veloq
Czech online grocer Rohlik Group has spun out a new company to sell supermarkets the same fulfilment technology driving its 37% year-on-year growth
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NewsClonakilty adds black pudding bangers and bacon to UK lineup
Clonakilty Food Co said it had almost doubled its sales in the UK over the past five years
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NewsOcado switches customers over to new app and website to ‘enhance the experience’
The online grocer is running two websites and apps concurrently, and is moving customers on to the new platform in stages
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NewsWATCH: Ocado ditches ‘Just For You’ jingle in new advert
The online supermarket has launched a new brand platform called ‘Life Delivered’
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NewsCandy Kittens brings German confectionery brand Treets to UK
Three vegan and cocoa-free confectionery lines, made using chocolate alternative ChoViva, will launch this month
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NewsLindt and M&S ‘over-priced and over-hyped’ Dubai chocolate among worst-rated bars on Ocado
One reviewer said they ‘got sucked into the hype and spent £10 on what is essentially a Kit Kat with a very small amount of pistachio in’
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NewsTech backers claim supermarket support for digital solution to Wales DRS deadlock
A compromise deal suggested would see all UK products packaged in glass due to be in scope for the Welsh DRS carry a unique digital code
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NewsCheeky Panda unveils bamboo-based period care products
The pads and liners are billed as an ’effective and sustainable alternative’ to traditional period products
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NewsVertical farming giant Jones Food Company appoints administrators
The Lydney, Gloucestershire-based business closed its doors on Monday 7 April with 61 staff made redundant
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NewsTiba Tempeh launches smoky block variant
The new addition to the tempeh range is infused with smoky marinade and can be sliced, diced or grated to be used in stir-fries, sandwiches and more
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Analysis & FeaturesDubai chocolate: how it started, and how retailers and brands have fanned the flames
Demand is so high that Waitrose and Lidl have imposed a two-bar limit on transactions to manage stock levels
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NewsM&S chairman: online grocery is ‘a desert of profit’
‘There’s been more wealth destroyed by people trying to develop food online businesses than any other industry I can think of,’ said M&S chairman Archie Norman.
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NewsAnt-inspired ‘hairy gripper’ boost for robotic picking in Ocado and Amazon backed research
In tests with 30 different household objects, the addition of ‘hairs’ increased the prototype gripper’s grasp success rate from 64% to 90%
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NewsOcado renames sourdough loaf after complaint from Real Bread Campaign
The Real Bread Campaign said it was contacted by a micro-baker in February, who claimed the marketing of Ocado’s loaf was not lawful
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NewsLittle Dish debuts chicken nuggets with ‘hidden’ veg for kids
The NPD ‘received the highest ever score from our kid tasting panel’ said Little Dish
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NewsHilltop Honey adds trendy spreads to recruit younger shoppers
The lineup includes Sweet & Salty, Cocoa Honey, Chai Spiced, Whipped and Pink