UK Grocery inflation hits 17.1%
February 28, 2023 2:51 pmUK grocery inflation continued to climb during February to reach a new record high of 17.1%, according to industry data. Kantar Worldpanel reported that the increase... View Article
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Pioneering new soft plastic recycle site opens in Fife
February 28, 2023 12:36 pmA pioneering new recycling facility is now open in Fife which will reprocess ‘hard-to-recycle’ soft plastics. It aims to develop a greater plastics recycling infrastructure here... View Article
Ocado posts widening loss as retail sales decline
February 28, 2023 8:10 amOcado has posted a pre-tax loss of £501 million for the year to 31 December 2022 after cost pressures and increased investments took their toll. This... View Article
Neighbourly donated over 38 million meals in 2022
February 27, 2023 4:03 pmGiving platform Neighbourly has reported an impressive year of growth in 2022, with the Bristol-based business surpassing the milestone of 100 million meals redistributed and doubling... View Article
Waitrose says farewell to Heston from Waitrose range
February 26, 2023 3:24 pmAfter 12 years of culinary partnership, Waitrose will be ending the Heston from Waitrose range. According to a statement made by the retailer, they will be... View Article
Retailers call on PM to overhaul £2bn waste recycling scheme
February 26, 2023 3:20 pmThe UK’s largest retailers are urging the government to scrap its waste strategy policy, or risk forcing prices up for consumers who are already facing a cost of... View Article
Marks & Spencer food director George Wright to head up Fareshare
February 24, 2023 8:38 amFareshare, the UK’s biggest charity fighting hunger and food waste, has appointed George Wright, Marks & Spencer’s commercial director for food, as its new chief executive.... View Article
Tesco completes roll-out of LEAF Marque certification for all UK fruit and veg growers
February 24, 2023 8:35 amTesco has completed its roll-out of LEAF Marque certification for its UK fruit and vegetable growers. LEAF Marque helps growers to continuously improve upon key sustainability... View Article
DEFRA to unveil new environmental data platform
February 23, 2023 2:19 pmThe spotlight this week has been on food sourcing and sustainable supply chains challenges with news in that DEFRA are set to unveil a new data... View Article
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