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Co-op’s expansion programme is a sign of market recovery

2024-05-08T12:00:00+01:00

Co-op is embarking on a genuine acquisition and expansion programme and it comes off the back of a clever strategy, says Richard Curry, partner and head of retail at Rapleys

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Hospitality recovering but four venues still closing a day

2024-05-08T10:52:00+01:00

Though hospitality is not out of the woods, the decreasing closures show the sector is in a better place compared with last year

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HFSS reporting proposals watered down as supermarkets call for takeaways focus

2024-05-08T10:27:00+01:00

A series of other plans, drawn up by the Food Data Transparency Partnership (FDTP), have also been sidelined, The Grocer has learned

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Morrisons buys 38 stores in Channel Islands as it expands its convenience arm

2024-05-08T10:18:00+01:00

The stores being bought by Morrisons produced a turnover of £124.5m, including fuel, in the past 12 months

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Waitrose to step up NPD efforts with pizza range

2024-05-08T08:14:00+01:00

It’s the latest in a swathe of NPD launched by Waitrose in recent months, as the once again profitable supermarket continues to modernise its customer offer

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Tesco goes fruity with new summer ice cream range

2024-05-08T06:52:00+01:00

Tesco is proving happiness is found in the freezer aisle with a cool new twist on frozen treats

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‘Food futurologists’ are way off base with vegan trend predictions

2024-05-07T15:41:00+01:00

Just a year from now, Sainsbury’s futurologists envision a typical family sitting down to a bank holiday vegan meal, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This

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Facewatch credited with reduction in theft at Morrisons Daily store

2024-05-07T15:29:00+01:00

Prior to Facewatch’s installation, the Northampton-based store was losing £100 a day from shoplifting

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Brakes launches new bread range supporting regenerative agriculture

2024-05-07T13:48:00+01:00

The wholesaler has partnered with a host of suppliers to launch a new range with a sustainable taste

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Sugro welcomes three new members to group

2024-05-07T13:27:00+01:00

The three new wholesalers bring the group closer to the 100-member mark

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Raye and Wolf & Badger partner for new food and drink concession

2024-05-07T13:16:00+01:00

The bays will stock a selection of challenger food and drink brands in Wolf & Badger’s London store

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M&S Food giving away collectable football stickers for home nation teams

2024-05-07T10:54:00+01:00

Each home nation team has its own album and stickers, in a promotion running in M&S Foodhalls across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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Squeaky Bean adds vegan hoisin duck pancake kit and snacks

2024-05-07T10:50:00+01:00

The meal kit contains duck-style pieces, made from wheat protein and pea protein

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Macaroni cheese quiche and mini calzones: Waitrose summer range 2024

2024-05-07T10:29:00+01:00

With a heatwave on the horizon, Waitrose is dragging Britain into summer with its new ‘Summer of Nostalgia’ range

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Tropicana Brands Group to extend Naked and Tropicana into carbonates

2024-05-07T09:48:00+01:00

The private equity-owned TBG has unveiled Tropicana Sparkling and Naked Natural Energy

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City snapshot: UK retail sales slump in ‘dismal’ weather

2024-05-07T07:56:00+01:00

UK retail sales fell back in April signifying a ‘depressing start to Spring” as wet weather suppressed activity

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This launches plant-based chicken thighs into Tesco

2024-05-06T00:33:00+01:00

The This Isn’t Chicken Thighs (rsp: £3.80/220g) will be available at Tesco nationwide from 13 May

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Asda launches spicy BBQ range just in time for summer

2024-05-03T15:40:00+01:00

Asda’s taking shoppers globe-trotting from the smoky streets of Louisiana to the spice markets of the Middle East

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Government refused inflation-linked CPIs for school dinners. How is that fair?

2024-05-03T14:23:00+01:00

 What does the government want? To keep price inflation to a minimum through effective competition? Or to keep farmers afloat in their hour of need?

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Kellanova targets wholesalers in UK depot roadshow

2024-05-03T13:22:00+01:00

The business is targeting the wholesale sector as a ‘vital’ channel for new opportunities

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Death at Lucozade factory ‘compounding’ Suntory supply chain issues

2024-05-03T13:13:00+01:00

A lengthy gap in availability of most Lucozade SKUs was expected, SBF GB&I confirmed

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Appetite for sustainably sourced tuna growing despite cost of living crisis

2024-05-03T12:02:00+01:00

The data from MSC found sales of certified tuna rose from 193,363 tonnes in 2022-23 to 217,300 tonnes in 2023-24

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Channel Islands Co-op tackles food waste in tie up with app Kitche

2024-05-03T11:47:00+01:00

Data collected through the project suggested users were wasting 2.6% of their food, compared with a national average of 16%

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Kitwave moves foodservice operations out of Unitas group

2024-05-03T10:40:00+01:00

The wholesaler will operate its foodservice branch independently but keep its retail and on-trade business with Unitas

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Foka Wolf takes on Tesco with satirical pricing pranks

2024-05-03T10:25:00+01:00

The Birmingham-based artist has set his sights on Tesco with two new works

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Can Tesco take Clubcard personalisation to new heights?

2024-05-03T10:02:00+01:00

Tesco is joining forces with tech company Eagle Eye to drive ‘hyper-personalisation’ of Clubcard offers

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