Food and Drink News UK
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Ocado Retail and Soil Association to establish five nature-friendly demo farms
Nature and climate-friendly food production is set to be demonstrated at five UK farms in a new project with online supermarket Ocado and the Soil Association... View Article
Lidl increases pay rates for third time in 12 months
Lidl GB is increasing its pay rates for the third time in 12 months. In a £2.5 million investment, the supermarket is raising pay for hourly-paid... View Article
Greggs hits 2,500 store milestone
Food-on-the-go retailer Greggs has reached a significant milestone in its estate expansion strategy with the opening of its 2,500th UK shop in Sainsbury’s Bridgeway in Cobham.... View Article
MADL launches latest Heart of the Community initiative to support brighter futures for children
Nisa’s Making a Difference Locally (MADL) charity has launched its 8th round of the Heart of the Community initiative. This round aims to brighten the futures... View Article
Ocado appoints Gavin Patterson as non-executive director
Ocado Group has announced that Gavin Patterson will join its board as a non-executive director from 1 June. Patterson was chief executive of BT from 2013... View Article
Leon launches frozen range into Morrisons as it increases its grocery distribution by 36%
Leon Grocery is to launch a gluten-free frozen range into Morrisons later this month. The naturally fast food brand will be introducing its GFC Nuggets, Waffle... View Article
Morrisons acquires 38 convenience stores in the Channel Islands
The Morrisons supermarket chain has acquired 38 stores in the Channel Islands from its long-term partner Sandpiper. The purchase also includes six fuel forecourts. All of... View Article
Waitrose launches new Plant Living products to cater to rising flexitarian eating habits
Waitrose has launched 12 new Plant Living products as it looks to cater to rising flexitarian eating habits amongst its customers. The move comes as new... View Article
PerfectTed teams up with ‘Hardest Geezer’ Russ Cook to launch charity-driven energy drink
PerfectTed has announced a collaboration with extreme athlete and social media personality Russ Cook, known as the Hardest Geezer. Together, they have launched a new Strawberry... View Article
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