Waitrose news and analysis – Page 51
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose: 'pig farmers deserve a long-term strategy, not a firesale'
Our priority is to ensure we protect their futures, and take meaningful action that creates a step-change in the market, says Jake Pickering, senior agriculture manager at Waitrose
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership launches £1m fund to tackle environmental challenges
The Circular Future Fund is set to provide grants worth between £150,000 and £300,000
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NewsWaitrose to trial sustainable farming at Leckford Estate to promote ‘new best practice’
The supermarket chain pledged last year that its UK farm-supplier network would be net zero by 2035
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Grocer 33Online 33: Waitrose wins with ‘top marks’, M&S/Ocado struggles with availability
Waitrose made it a double win this week with victory in our latest Online 33
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Grocer 33Waitrose Otley: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I’ve worked here for 33 years, since it was a Safeway’
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Grocer 33Waitrose scores easy win, Morrisons provides ‘poor’ shopping experience
Waitrose landed its first Grocer 33 store of the week award since early September
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Grocer 33Jack Straughan, Waitrose Newcastle: delivery driver of the week
‘I began in May of this year, so I’m still relatively new’
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NewsJohn Lewis launches Christmas advert earlier than usual due to customer demand
JLP confirmed that a rise in online searches for Christmas products had prompted the decision to launch the ad
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NewsJason’s Sourdough launches ‘Every Day’ bread duo into Waitrose
The White Bloomer and White Rolls are made with sourdough but were ‘more suited to everyday occasions’, said the brand
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership takes on new £420m credit linked to environmental targets
The new credit is set to support the group’s current sustainability commitments
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Comment & OpinionHow John Lewis is navigating the tough road to greener transport
We plan to transition all our 4,000 cars, vans and light trucks to EV by 2030 - but it’s not easy, says Justin Laney, partner and general manager of central transport at the John Lewis Partnership
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NewsWaitrose to trial wirelessly charged electric delivery vans in London
Waitrose said the work put the supermarket “at the forefront of green home delivery”
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NewsWaitrose 2021/2022 Food & Drink report: top trends, facts and findings
This year’s Food & Drink report provides a glimpse into how consumer habits shifted as we emerged from the pandemic
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NewsWaitrose becomes largest retailer to sign up to the Organic Potato Pledge
The supermarket will stop the use of copper-based fungicides on its organic fresh potatoe
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NewsWaitrose to replace all harmful garden chemicals with natural alternatives
Waitrose will instead sell non-harmful, natural garden alternatives such as PlantGrow
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership to open LGV driver academy to tackle labour shortage
Training places will initially be available for current JLP employees, but new spaces will open in January 2022
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership marks Queen’s platinum jubilee with tree-planting initiative
John Lewis and Waitrose are set to plant a row of 70 trees on Leckford Estate to celebrate every year of the Queen’s reign
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership scores highest for UK businesses in WWF’s sustainable palm oil use ranking
WWF has warned that many major brands are still “failing to truly clean up their act on palm oil”
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NewsWaitrose reduces plastic usage across household and bathroom lines
The retailer has relaunched an array of own-label lines that aim to reduce plastic usage across non-food categories
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NewsWaitrose to source 100% British venison meat from autumn 2021
Waitrose already sourced all of its own-brand fresh beef, pork, chicken, eggs and milk exclusively from British and Irish producers.