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With organic net sales up 1.3% in Q3 year-on-year, and up 7.6% versus 2019, we look at how Kraft Heinz is planning to mitigate the impact of cost inflation. Delivering gains after 2020 surge The company’s sales performance in the quarter paints a familiar picture with many CPG suppliers posting moderate gains versus last year and a significant increase versus 2019. The ability of companies ...

Waitrose is set to trial new wireless charging technology on its electric delivery vans in London. Delivering groceries from St Katharine Docks store Waitrose will be delivering customer grocery orders from St Katharine Docks using a fleet of electric vans that can be wirelessly charged. The trial is due to start in the new year. The vans will be fitted with a wireless slim charging pad ...

Morrisons has committed to becoming net zero across its own operations by 2035, five years earlier than its initial pledge. Reducing Scope 3 emissions across its entire own brand supply chain by 30 per cent by 2030 The retailer has also committed to reducing its Scope 3 emissions across its entire own brand supply chain by 30 per cent by 2030. It is already in the process of working with su...

Tesco has announced a pilot with quick commerce operator Gorillas.  Customers will be able to order Tesco products via the Gorillas app from Thursday 28 th October. Five sites to be involved in the trial Gorillas will set up microfulfilment sites at five large Tesco stores to pick, pack and deliver to customers.  The first site will use warehouse space at Tesco’s Thornton Heath superstore ...

Sainsbury’s has committed to become net zero across its own operations by 2035, five years earlier than its original ambition. Extensive investment and innovation According to Sainsbury’s, the new target has been made possible following extensive investment and innovation, but also thanks to significant progress made in reducing operational emissions, a term that covers direct emissions (Sc...

Availability issues Operational labour and HGV driver shortages has become severe enough to disrupt food supply chains. Food and consumer good businesses have been hit hard by recruitment and retention challenges in 2020 and 2021. This is resulting in lower order fulfilment levels than normal, meaning there is an impact on availability of some food and groceries. The government has committe...

We look at Nestle’s expectations on rising input cost inflation and the prospect for further price increases next year. Broad-based growth Nestle reported a 7.6% increase in organic growth for the first nine-months of the year, driven by a 6.0% increase in real growth and a 1.6% pricing increase. The business continued to deliver a solid performance across developed and emerging markets as ...

Get up to speed about what COP26 is and why it’s important for retailers and suppliers. What is COP26? COP26 will be attended by countries that signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), a treaty agreed in 1994. The 2021 conference will be the 26th meeting, which is why it's called COP26. The UK will host the conference in Glasgow between 31 October and 12 No...

In reporting a strong first quarter, with organic sales up 4%, following growth of 9% in the same period last year, the company noted that it expects cost headwinds of over $2bn this year. We look at some of the measures it is taking to offset these. Recovering costs over time Based on current estimates, P&G expects a $2.1bn after-tax commodity headwind and freight and transportation to add...

The government has announced plans to temporarily allow overseas lorry drivers to make unlimited journeys in the UK within a 14 day period. Only two pick-ups or drop-offs are currently allowed each week “Cabotage” refers to the right to operate transport services within a given country. Foreign hauliers are currently allowed a couple of pick-ups or drop-offs within the UK each week. However...