The UK’s 10 favourite chocolate brands 2024
Sep 17, 2024 · 1.7% (8.4 million kg) Rising cocoa bean prices will “continue to have an impact on volume sales of chocolate, as manufacturers are forced to increase prices”, says Kantar analyst Joe Speller. It is still unclear how the October harvest will turn out. Suppliers are hoping a good season will push prices down, but if this doesn’t happen, they have warned retail prices will …
Iceland enabling customers to track online orders in real time
May 25, 2023 · Iceland Foods is to roll out a new feature that will enable customers to track the progress of their online order in real time. The new digital feature, which is available through the supermarket’s website and app, will give customers the ability to monitor the progress of their delivery van “up to the minute”, the supermarket said.
Arla describes boycott calls over methane-cutting additive as ...
Nov 28, 2024 · Arla is facing growing calls for a boycott of its products after it announced the launch of a methane-reducing feed additive trial across some of its dairy farms this week.. Several thousand social media users on X have been pledging to shun the dairy giant’s brands since Tuesday due to unsubstantiated claims the additive could be unsafe, with some also linking the product to wider ...
Holland & Barrett to open 50 new UK stores in 2025
Oct 24, 2024 · Holland & Barrett has set a target of opening nearly one store a week in 2025. The health and beauty retailer plans to open 50 new stores next year, having added 35 new sites in the past 12 months.
Supermarket pay in 2025: what are store staff's hourly rates? - The …
Apr 15, 2024 · The hikes represent a 20.4% rise over two years, which will be hard for many retailers to swallow. And, in a landscape where the German-founded discounters Aldi and Lidl have led the pack by a significant margin in recent years, it narrowed the field, and made pay between the major retailers suddenly much more competitive.
Supermarket Christmas and New Year’s Eve opening times
Dec 19, 2024 · Sainsbury’s stores will operate extended hours leading up to Christmas, with supermarkets and convenience stores open from 6am to 11pm from 18 to 23 December.. Christmas Eve: Supermarkets open 6am–7pm, convenience stores 6am–9pm. Christmas Day: All stores closed. Boxing Day: Supermarkets open 9am–6pm, convenience stores 9am–9pm. 27–30 December: Normal trading hours.
Oatibix hit by shortages amid supply chain disruption | The Grocer
Nov 20, 2024 · Oatibix fans have struggled to get hold of the cereal over recent weeks due to “scheduled maintenance” at owner Weetabix’s production facility.
Poundland 'weak performance' behind owner's net €662m loss
Dec 10, 2024 · Poundland owner Pepco Group has posted a €662m net loss for the year, related to a non-cash €775m impairment charge for Poundland amid the UK discount chain’s “weak performance and outlook”.
Asda data breach warning after job cuts from tech team insider
Nov 13, 2024 · A mammoth customer data breach is inevitable, fear members of Asda’s technology function, after the supermarket culled its chief information security officer and chief data protection officer as part of swingeing head office job cuts last week.. A senior Asda technology function source told The Grocer that “Asda will get a massive data breach and we all know it” after the supermarket’s ...
The 30 biggest wholesalers in the UK 2020
Feb 21, 2020 · United Wholesale Scotland relaunched its Queenslie depot in Glasgow as its Warehouse of the Future last autumn. UWS spent £1m redeveloping the 170,000 sq ft depot to include a 48-metre screen in the foyer and 14 giant digital screen displaying paid-for product promotions and supplier messages.