Almost 1,400 stores will see the lightweight bags rolled out, which can be reused as food waste caddy liners. It means millions of single use plastic bags will be replaced with the more environmentally friendly alternative.
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Today the European Commission has published the latest figures on EU imports of soya beans, showing that the U.S. has become Europe's main supplier of this commodity, reaching a 52% share compared to 25% in in the same period last year.more
Tesco has opened a cut-price supermarket in a bid to rival competitors Aldi and Lidl. Opening under the Jack's brand, the store opened in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, yesterday with customers queuing for up to seven hours.more
The Brexiteer chairman of JD Wetherspoon on Wednesday revealed his pubs chain will stop selling Jägermeister and French brandies ahead of Britain leaving the EU.more
The John Lewis Partnership has revealed half-year profits crashed 98.8% as it battled against "challenging times" and the most promotional market for nearly a decade. The owner of the department store chain and supermarket Waitrose posted underlying pre-tax profits of £1.2 million for the six months to July 28.more
If a company sells goods across the EU, but changes the composition of products depending on the country, it can not use the same brand and identically identifiable packaging, so as not to be misleadable - the European Parliament said on Thursday.more
The owner of Cadbury is stockpiling chocolates, biscuits and ingredients to prepare for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit, it has been reported. With the deadline for withdrawal from the EU edging ever closer, the prospect of no deal has left businesses across the country preparing for a hard Brexit. more
Downing Street is refusing to consider proposals to have EU officials stationed at British ports serving Ireland, intended as part of a solution to the problem of the Irish border after Brexit.more
Greggs has its first bakery in Cornwall - but it won't be selling Cornish pasties. The bakery chain has decided not to sell pasties because they don't want to upset the locals.more
To the untrained eye, it may just be a 70-metre long Perspex tunnel. However those in the know have described it as 'stunning', 'a must-see' and a 'significant piece of modern vernacular architecture.'more
In a case with echoes of the 2013 horse meat scandals, a fifth of meat sample tests last year discovered 'unspecified' DNA, new figures have revealed.more
Kathleen McDonagh, aged 24, of 1 Inchera Close, Mahon, Cork, denies the charge of damaging the item at Tesco, Mahon Point Shopping Centre. The case was listed for hearing yesterday before Judge Mary Dorgan.more
Dublin has the fewest pubs in the country per head of population, according to the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI). Their figures show there is one pub in the capital for every 1,743 people with 1,477 fewer pubs in the whole country last year than in 2005, representing a 17.1% drop across the country.more
Thousands of people in the UK were charged twice for debit card payments. The error occurred due to an issue with a particular card terminal run by Cardnet, a joint venture between Lloyds Bank and First Data.more
Poczta Polska and Allegro expand their cooperation in Allegro Delivery project - PP's press office informed. As added, sellers can use the parcel delivery offer to the address indicated.more
