Day: November 1, 2024

Sainsbury’s bags Roald Dahl’s BFG for Christmas advert 2024

2024-11-01

Sainsbury’s hopes to win hearts – and stomachs – this Christmas with family-favourite Big Friendly Giant

2 English The Grocer

Top 150 food and drink brands fight off own-label challenge

2024-11-01

Revenues at the UK’s top 25 branded companies grew 19% in 2023, ahead of a grocery average of 9.3%, O&C analysis of the top 150 UK food & drink suppliers found

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City snapshot: Branded growth outpaces cheaper own label – OC&C 150

2024-11-01

Sales at the biggest 25 branded players in UK fmcg increased by almost a fifth in 2023 as new analysis by OC&C revealed that Britain’s largest food brands held back competition from cheaper own-label alternatives

2 English The Grocer

The Collective moves into kids’ pots with new Super Spoonies

2024-11-01

The yoghurt brand will launch Super Spoonies – containing no added sugar – into Tesco in the new year

2 English The Grocer

Media Bites 1 November: more budget reaction, Amazon, Mars, Harrods, Aldi

2024-11-01

Friday’s press continues to be dominated by reaction to the first Labour budget for 14 years, and, perhaps unsurprisingly, many of the leading UK publications are unsympathetic

2 English The Grocer

Budget soft drinks sugar tax hike welcomed by campaign groups

2024-11-01

The tax is currently applied at two different rates: 18p per litre for drinks with between 5g and 7.9g of sugar and 24p per litre for drinks with 8g or more

2 English The Grocer

Hospitality hit with £1.9bn bill and further ‘collateral damage’ from budget

2024-11-01

UKHospitality said the new costs would inevitably result in price increases for consumers

2 English The Grocer

Woods Foodservice expands fleet with fully electric vehicles

2024-11-01

The wholesaler is planning to switch its entire fleet to electric and low-emission vehicles

2 English The Grocer

MSC launches global initiative to accelerate sustainability in fisheries

2024-11-01

Over 500 fisheries have been certified according to the MSC’s Fisheries Standard. However, the organisation said there was an urgent need for more rapid progress

2 English The Grocer

Lidl pledges £125,000 for charity and relaunches Christmas toy bank appeal

2024-11-01

The £125,000 will go to charity partners hosting festive events across the country, providing essential funding to purchase food and other supplies

2 English The Grocer

Lidl makes big changes to store layouts and adds self-checkouts

2024-11-01

There are also new security measures including a one-way barrier at the entrance and another at the self-checkouts where customers must scan a receipt before leaving

2 English The Grocer

Milliways launches in France as part of international rollout

2024-11-01

It is part of a global rollout for the London-headquartered company and follows the major move to launch nationwide in the US at the start of October

2 English The Grocer

Two Magpies spreads wings with Hilton Macarons acquisition

2024-11-01

Founded by James Hilton and Andrea O’Keeffe in 2019, Hilton Macarons produces handmade premium macarons, which are gluten-free and vegetarian

2 English The Grocer

Select & Save begins rollout of new fascia and store design

2024-11-01

The business said it had been working on a new identity over the past year to distinguish itself from an “increasingly bland and static market”

2 English Retail Gazette

Watch: Sainsbury’s debuts BFG Christmas advert

2024-11-01

Sainsbury’s has debuted its Christmas advert for 2024, starring beloved Roald Dahl character the BFG alongside its real-life supermarket worker, “Sophie”.

2 English Retail Gazette

Temu faces EU action over alleged illegal products

2024-11-01

The EU has launched action against marketplace giant Temu over fears it is failing to stop the sale of illegal goods.

2 English Retail Gazette

Boohoo shuns Mike Ashley and names Debenhams boss as new CEO

2024-11-01

Boohoo has named Debenhams boss Dan Finley as its new CEO, ignoring shareholder Mike Ashley’s demands to be put at the helm of the online fashion group.