Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 46
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Grocer 33Inflation reaches highest level yet – hitting 13.5%
Overall annual grocery price inflation hit 13.5%, topping the 13.3% recorded two weeks ago
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NewsAldi price match campaigns under pressure as inflation pushes up fruit & veg prices
From 1 September to 18 October, 22 out of 45 of the fresh produce items featured in Sainsbury’s Aldi Price Match campaign have risen in price
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NewsFinnebrogue Artisan appoints ex-Asda CEO Roger Burnley as chairman
Burnley will take up his position on 1 November
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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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Events & AwardsThe Grocer Own-Label Awards 2022: the winners
Here we celebrate the winners from all the accredited products, showcasing the best across 17 categories, from alcohol to Christmas
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NewsArgos rapped by ASA over ‘misleading’ Xbox online ad
Two complainants challenged statements such as “last purchased one minute ago” and “selling fast! purchased 24 times since your last visit”
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NewsAldi accelerating its gains from other major supermarkets including Lidl
Aldi is also causing particular pain for Morrisons
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NewsNoble Foods appoints former Co-op CEO Steve Murrells to board
He will work alongside the board and executive team to guide the business in what ‘continues to be a challenging, but progressive, climate’
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NewsSainsbury’s brings back Healthy Start top-up vouchers to support struggling families
Customers using the Healthy Start card at checkout will automatically receive a printed coupon to use towards fresh, frozen, and tinned fruit & vegetables
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s is the cheapest retailer for a second week
Sainsbury’s comes in first again but, like last time, would have been undercut by Tesco’s Clubcard offers
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NewsSainsbury’s launches trial of Heineken branded low & no fixtures
They also feature other brands such as Lucky Saint and Gordon’s
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s is cheapest shop in our special ‘green’ 33 price comparison survey
Waitrose is a surprise third thanks to major promotional splurge
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NewsSainsbury’s switches all own-label coffee pods from plastic to aluminium
Sainsbury’s has also reduced the amount of cardboard across the range by over 20%
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NewsSainsbury’s £500m sale and leaseback store deal scrapped
A £500m sale and leaseback transaction for 18 Sainsbury’s stores announced last week has colllapsed
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NewsTerry’s launches vegan Chocolate Orange bar
The team had aimed to make the taste ’as close as possible to the original’, using the same real orange oil
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NewsFrench plant-based bacon brand La Vie makes UK supermarket debut
La Vie is made from soy with sunflower oil extracted using a patented process the brand claims gives the product ‘taste parity with pork bacon’
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NewsAldi winning share from supermarket online operations
Online made up 11.6% of the market in the 12 weeks to 4 September – its lowest share since June 2020 – while accounting for 19.4% of the spend that switched from Tesco to Aldi over the period
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NewsSainsbury’s opens pop-up store with free frozen food to reduce waste
Everything in the store is frozen, including fruit and vegetables, dairy, meat and baked goods
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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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NewsSainsbury’s shopworkers get second pay rise of the year
The new rate still falls short of highest-paying supermarket Aldi’s