Feb 4, 2020 | News, Retailing
Latest figures from Kantar reveal that more than twice as many consumers purchased plant-based products in January compared to December, with health reasons being cited as the main reason for the uptake in sales. According to the research, nearly half of the people...
Jan 30, 2020 | News, Retailing
Following last week’s news story that Tesco is to ditch plastic wrap from its multipack tins, supermarkets are being warned not to ignore the environmental impact of their secondary packaging. CEO of TrakRap, Martin Leeming, has hailed the supermarket’s efforts...
Jan 29, 2020 | News, Retailing
Supermarket Aldi has revealed it will be introducing new, 100% Wagyu beef burgers across its stores nationwide. The burgers will be available in stores across the country from the 30th January and customers will be able to purchase them for £2.99 for a pack of two....
Jan 28, 2020 | News, Retailing
Sainsbury’s has announced that it is investing £1bn to commit to an extensive plastic and food waste reduction initiative, with the goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2040 – 10 years earlier than any other supermarket. The investment will be staggered...
Jan 24, 2020 | News, Retailing
Tesco has become the first supermarket to remove the plastic wrapping on multipacks, which will in turn remove 350 tonnes of plastic from the environment each year. The move comes as Tesco looks to fulfill its commitment of removing 1 billion pieces of plastic from...
Jan 23, 2020 | News, Retailing
In a major shake-up, Morrisons is scrapping 3,000 management roles while also creating 7,000 shop floor jobs, meaning a net gain of 4,000 positions. As part of the restructuring, the supermarket says the new jobs will be hourly-paid roles and will be distributed...
