Day: October 14, 2024
City snapshot: Golden quarter set to shine for retailers
Retailers can look forward to the strongest golden quarter since before the pandemic despite gloomy consumer confidence levels, according to a panel of industry experts
Read MoreMedia Bites 14 October: Waitrose’s James Bailey, Home Bargains, Energy bills and farming
Waitrose executive director James Bailey traces his love for the upmarket retailer back to his mum taking him to the Eastbourne branch as a six-year-old
Read MoreEthnic Brand Marketing claims ‘world first’ with paper bottle mulled wine launch
Bavarian Medley will be available to farm shops, delis and markets
Read MoreFunkin Cocktails and Irn-Bru team up for nitro-infused vodka martini
The bright orange serve has hit Tesco stores nationally
Read MoreWebinar to examine how to make post-Brexit border checks work
Register for The Grocer’s free webinar on ’Feeding Britain: How to Make the Post-Brexit Border Checks Work’
Read MoreOrganic bounces back from cost of living crisis with growth exceeding non-organic
Data from NIQ revealed the organic food and drink market grew in value by 6.4% in the year to 24 August, compared with non-organic’s 5.4%
Read MoreBird Bros announces launch of barn egg brand as it moves away from colony cages
The first stock of the new range is available to pre-order now
Read MoreAsda invests in new low-carbon refuelling depots in race to net zero
With nearly 800 vehicles, Asda operates the largest fleet of LNG-fuelled trucks in the UK. The fuel is a lower-carbon alternative to diesel
Read MoreAldi begins Christmas recruitment drive, with 3,500 store jobs to fill
The discounter is offering permanent positions as store assistants, managers and cleaners, as it continues to expand its footprint
Read MoreArla launches nationwide campaign to boost fresh dairy consumption
The dairy giant has announced plans to provide fully stocked and sponsored fridges to food charities
Read MoreCitizens of Soil adds single-serve olive oil pipette made of seaweed
The biodegradable pipette was developed by sustainable packaging company Notpla
Read MoreVibrant Foods losses improve as turnaround progresses
Losses have narrowed significantly at Vibrant Foods as the private equity-backed group made progress in a turnaround attempt
Read MoreCharity urges more support for migrant workers in Employment Rights Bill
FLEX said that the newly-announced bill must urgently address immigration restrictions which put migrants with restrictive visas at high risk of exploitation
Read MoreLidl welcomes 51 apprentices to retail leadership degree programme
Students will earn up to £46,000 by year four while gaining a BSc (Hons) Retail Leadership degree from Kingston University
Read MoreIceland Foods expands Dunnes partnership after Irish store closures
The expansion is the first announced by Iceland following the supermarket’s controversial exit from the Irish market in 2023
Read MorePopeyes UK on track to deliver sales over £100m
The chain’s performance ‘exceeded expectations’ as it pursues aggressive expansion
Read MorePoundstretcher goes shopping at Morrisons for new leadership appointments
New Poundstretcher group operations director Miles Foster has spent 35 years at Morrisons
Read MoreNorac Foods Group appoints Jean-Pascal Allemand as UK MD
Allemand has spent the past 26 years working for Norac Foods’ flagship La Boulangère brand
Read MoreTom Atherton to leave Cathedral City owner Saputo Dairy UK
Atherton, who joined the then-Dairy Crest in 2005, will leave to ’pursue other opportunities’, Saputo said
Read MoreWholesaler Mark Murphy Dole reduces food waste by a third
The wholesaler estimated 20 tonnes of fresh food went to waste per year before the review
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