Jun 25, 2019 | News, Retailing
Christine Tacon has announced this will be her final year as Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) as she sets out an approach to drive effective top-to-bottom compliance risk management by the retailers she regulates. Tacon is to step down from her role at the end of her...
Jun 24, 2019 | Food Packing, Food Waste, News
Aldi, is to extend a trial removing plastic from some fresh vegetables as part of its campaign to cut packaging. The supermarket began selling five loose fresh produce lines without plastic wrapping in Scotland earlier this year. It is estimated that the move, if...
Jun 11, 2019 | News, Retailing
Aldi is launching a trial of paper or compostable carrier bags in all of its 830 UK stores. From July half of all Aldi stores in the UK will offer paper bags and the rest will offer compostable carrier bags. At the end of the trial, the option most popular with...
Apr 16, 2019 | Food Packing, Ingredients, News, Retailing
Following a successful trial, Aldi will donate surplus food directly to charities across the UK through a partnership with the community engagement platform, Neighbourly. The recent trial saw 24 of the supermarket’s stores paired with local good causes that have been...
Mar 27, 2019 | News, Retailing
Aldi, one of the UK’s fastest-growing supermarkets, says it will support 30 young people to undertake a fresh food produce apprenticeship this year. The project will work In partnership with Management Development Services Ltd (MDS), a fresh produce graduate...
