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Arla Foods has expanded its climate action programme with more incentives for farmers
Arla expands climate action programme to accelerate progress on farms
The FarmAhead Incentive, launched in 2023, enables farmers to earn points for documented actions to reduce CO2 emissions on farms and those points directly influence the price they receive for their m...
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Co-op has integrated its wholesale and franchise channels under a unified management structure to streamline support for independent retailers
Co-op unifies franchise and wholesale operations as contract value doubles
The new division will see the wholesale arm's existing business development and account management teams expanded to service both channels
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NEW 🎄 Christmas Celebrity chef and restaurateur Yotam Ottolenghi to launch new festive into Waitrose 🔗 See what's new here: https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/ottolenghi-christmas-range-set-to-make-debut-at-waitrose/724688.article
FSA finds eggs from Ukrainian egg business contaminated with #salmonella
FSA finds salmonella in Ukrainian eggs
The FSA has urged businesses to withdraw and recall eggs from Yasensvit from the supply chain immediately after finding they were contaminated with salmonella enteritidis
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Uber Eats is readied to offer UK retailers courier picking Uber riders will pick products from stores, pack and pay for them before delivering them to customers
Uber Eats courier pick, pack and pay service now available in UK
The aggregator confirmed the service was now available to merchants in the UK, having been announced as coming imminently back in 2024.
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NEW 🍑 Cider Kopparberg claims to launch the world’s first clear fruit cider Peach and Wild Berries flavours available in supermarkets now for rsp: £5.80/330ml with 50% less sugar than the core fruit ciders 🔗 See where to get them here: https://bit.ly/4s14esH
M&S CEO Stuart Machin has made six demands of John Healey ahead of the budget Including scrapping #EPR and #DRS
M&S and John Lewis bosses set out budget demands for Chancellor
M&S chief Stuart Machin said he had written to John Healey directly 'to set out what needs to change'
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Families could save more than £1,300 a year by choosing frozen fruit and veg 🫛
Families could save £1,300 a year by choosing frozen fruit and veg
The latest figures show that frozen fruit and vegetables are now around 36% cheaper than their fresh equivalents
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Asda Isle of Wight manager on seeing off rivals ahead of Aldi's arrival
Asda Isle of Wight manager on seeing off rivals ahead of Aldi's arrival
Keenan Knight tells The Grocer about swapping Morrisons for Asda his team's sense of togetherness and the challenges thrown up by running a store on the Isle of Wight
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Retailers trying to shield shoppers from price rises “fighting with one hand tied behind their backs” thanks to the costs of doing businesses
Retailers ‘fighting costs with one hand tied’, warns BRC
BRC CEO Helen Dickinson urged Chancellor John Healey to help consumers by pulling back from increasing business rates in Budget on 28 October
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UK government announces major bailout of its crisis-hit packaging compliance fees system It comes after producers were left with crippling bills
Plastic tax system in chaos as government announces new bailout
The four UK enforcement bodies have stepped in to try to tackle plastic fee chaos
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Asda sold the cheapest weekly shop for the fifth week on the trot It was exclusively cheapest for 17 items in the #Grocer33 — more than half the trolley
Asda is cheapest supermarket despite highest annual inflation
Asda offered the lowest price for two-thirds of the items on our shopping list
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NEW 🎄 Whiskey Jack Daniel’s to launch new Winter Jack apple liqueur with festive spices Available exclusively at Tesco for rsp: £16
Argos has officially launched its marketplace Unveiling plans to expand its offering to more than 130,000 products by the end of the year
Argos to expand marketplace to over 130,000 products by end of 2026
The marketplace will expand into electricals, gifting, and health & beauty
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Ocado has launched a curated ‘Simple Ingredients’ aisle on its website It features products made “only with ingredients customers are likely to recognise”
Ocado claims UK first with ‘Simple Ingredients’ aisle launch
More than 350 branded products feature in the aisle, which the online pureplayer claimed to be the 'first dedicated supermarket aisle of its kind in the UK'
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Tesco to recruit more than 28,000 temporary colleagues ahead of the Christmas period
Tesco targets more than 28,000 temps in festive recruitment drive
The roles will mainly involve working in the supermarket giant's Extra superstores and Express convenience stores
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PepsiCo has cut its profit guidance for the year It comes after its US operations underperformed against management expectations
PepsiCo cuts profit guidance as pressure on US beverages mounts
Despite a strong international performance that beat expectations, PepsiCo Beverages North America dragged the conglomerates' third-quarter results down with a 3% decline in volumes
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Carlsberg Britvic to close its Marston’s Brewery in Burton upon Trent Citing “structural category decline” in ale
Carlsberg Britvic announces plan to close Marston’s Brewery
The Marston's Brewery was acquired as part of Carlsberg UK's merger with Marston's Brewing Company in 2020
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NEW 🧀 Cheese Boursin to launch a range of chilled snacking and frozen products ahead of Christmas 🔗 See what's new and where to get them here: https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/boursin-launches-christmas-party-food-lines-for-first-time/724436.article
M&S kicks off its Christmas recruitment drive With 11,000 seasonal store support roles to fill
M&S kicks off hunt for 11,000 Christmas workers
Recruits will receive M&S's entry-level national pay rate of £13.41 an hour, the third-highest offered by a major UK grocer after Aldi and Lidl
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Tesco boss Ken Murphy defends negotiations with suppliers on food inflation Saying determination to prevent “unjustified” cost price increases has helped keep a lid on food prices
Ken Murphy defends Tesco’s CPI negotiations stance
Tesco is determined to prevent 'unjustified' cost price increases
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All ham sandwiches sold by major supermarkets still contain #nitrites Despite recent efforts from retailers to move away from the cancer-linked additive
All supermarket ham sandwiches still contain cancer-linked nitrites
While moves are being made to introduce more nitrite-free products in chilled meat, major retailers still have a blind spot when it comes to prepared food and ready meals, analysis of Assosia data sho...
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NEW 🐔 Chicken Fridge Raiders to launch snacking range of chicken bites with dips Slow Roasted Chicken Bites with Peri Mayo Dip and Southern Style Chicken Bites with BBQ Sauce available now 🔗 See where to get them here: https://bit.ly/4hvVWFO
Live fuel prices to now show on Google Maps The AA hails this as a “massive step forward” that could drive up competition between retailers
Google Maps to show live UK fuel prices at the pump
The AA has hailed Google Maps' live fuel price feature as a 'massive step forward' for drivers
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Family meals and children’s diets are largely unchanged if a family member is taking #GLP1 weight-loss medication
GLP-1 drugs have little impact on family meal choices
Parents taking GLP-1 weight-loss drugs such as Mounjaro or Wegovy are adapting their own eating habits rather than overhauling what their families eat, according to new Mumsnet research
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Worker exploitation is “built into food systems” and “a structural feature” of global supply chains
Powerful food companies ‘profiting from keeping labour cheap’, study finds
A new report by thinktank IPES-Food claims labour exploitation in the global food sector is 'worsening'
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Sainsbury’s launches #AI-powered feature on its app Allowing shoppers to build online baskets by taking photos of handwritten lists or entering prompts like ‘ingredients for a spaghetti bolognese’
Sainsbury’s upgrades app with AI-powered basket builder
Shoppers can build online baskets by taking photos of handwritten lists or entering prompts like 'ingredients for a spaghetti bolognese'
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