All Supermarkets articles – Page 195
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Tesco promotes Tony Hoggett to chief strategy & innovation officer
The position has been created to steer Tesco’s plans as it adapts to the massive changes brought about by the coronavirus pandemic
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Sainsbury’s signs up to GCA commitment to limit forensic auditing of suppliers
Sainsbury’s commitment will be effective from March 2022
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Cancer Research UK says new research shows need for HFSS promotions ban
The charity is urging government to fully implement its planned restrictions on junk food ads and promotions
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Aldi ‘Specialbuys’ aisle hit by Suez blockage delays
Aldi has been warning customers of delays of up to a month or more on some of its middle aisle general merchandise
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The Vegan Kind secures £3.5m investment amid plant-based boom
The company said the investment was the biggest ever funding round for a vegan retailer in the UK
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Morrisons to remove plastic bags for life from all stores
The retailer is claiming a supermarket first with its announcement of the plans
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Covid ‘war room’ closure ‘short-sighted’ warn food industry members
Discussions have shifted more towards problems arising from Brexit in recent months
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Comment & Opinion
Why have suppliers overtaken retailers on animal welfare?
The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare report scores the world’s top 150 food companies on their welfare practices, processes and performance based on publicly available information, along with a survey
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Analysis & Features
What are the post-pandemic opportunities for food to go?
A new report has highlighted growth opportunities for businesses that can adapt to a post-pandemic landscape
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MPs renew calls for creation of minister for food security role
Efra committee also urged government to extend financial aid to hospitality suppliers including foodservice wholesalers
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City snapshot: Retailers celebrate sweet Easter as shoppers stock up on chocolate
Shoppers treated themselves as lockdown restriction began to ease in the run up to Easter, spending £439m on chocolate and sweets over the last month, according to the latest data from NielsenIQ. Plus, the increase in home cooking boosts Hilton Food Group in 2020.
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Comment & Opinion
Three ways to navigate retailer pressure as hospitality opens back up
Suppliers need to handle the potential crash of hefty demands from both mults and hospitality businesses, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Food-to-go market drops almost 50% in value in 2020
Lumina Intelligence report found food to go sales fell to £11.6bn in 2020
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Comment & Opinion
Aldi’s ad gives Easter a Latin twist
It’s unusual to see Easter given a Latin twist, but Aldi has done just that
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Emma Isaac joins Waitrose as head of marketing
Isaac moved to the retailer this week, following four years at the Natwest Group
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Retailers and suppliers to foot ‘sky-rocketing’ packaging waste bill, new documents reveal
Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is due to come into force from 2024 and the official estimate of the cost in its first full year has shot up
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Rapid Covid home testing kits to be provided to businesses
So far, 60,000 businesses across the UK have registered for regular work-based testing
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City snapshot: Grocery sales fall in March as industry laps 2020 lockdown
Grocery sales growth fell back in March as the industry lapped last year’s record-breaking spending during the first coronavirus lockdown,
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Comment & Opinion
How to encourage consumers to adopt new products and meals into their repertoire
People have a limited repertoire of seven to 10 meals that they recycle over weeks, months and often years, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Asda loses Supreme Court appeal over equal pay
Store workers brought an equal pay claim after complaining staff working in distribution depots got more money than those on the shop floor