LONDON, 2015-6-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — We have donated £52 million to charitable causes in 2014/15 and we look forward to supporting Carers UK for the fifth year running.
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SEATTLE, 2015-6-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks will create nearly 200 unique Starbucks Cards for 30 countries around the world this year. These artful gift card designs reflect the essence of the local area and heritage for customers to bring home from a trip as a memento or to carry as a symbol of hometown pride.
“Think about all…
Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 2015-6-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour Market has joined forces with Chef Jean Imbert as part of a partnership designed to promote the retailer's freshness programme. The collaboration kicks off on Sunday 7 June with a new television campaign being broadcast designed to showcase our shared values: a passion for fresh produce, an…
SEATTLE, 2015-6-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — Inspired by customers’ love of Frappuccino, Starbucks is offering six new Frappuccino® blended beverages.
The new beverages, based on customers’ favorite Frappuccino combinations are: Caramel Cocoa Cluster; Cinnamon Roll; Cotton Candy; Cupcake; Lemon Bar; Red Velvet Cake. These Fan Flavor Frappuccino beverages will be available in participating Starbucks stores…
SEATTLE, 2015-6-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — Campaign Asia-Pacific has released its annual study of Asia’s Top 1000 Brands. Starbucks is listed 15th overall for 2015, and the number one restaurant brand in Asia.
The top brands report is based on an online survey developed by Campaign Asia-Pacific and the Nielsen research company. The survey asked…
Cheshunt, England, 2015-6-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — Move over sandwiches – exotic salads are growing in popularity as a new lunchtime favourite for office workers and those on the go.
Increasing numbers of shoppers across the UK are now choosing a salad over a sarnie, wrap or roll and it’s the healthier end of the salad…
Bradford, England, 2015-6-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — This week Morrisons will cut the prices of another 200 everyday items – such as bread, milk and butter - by up to a third as the supermarket continues to reset its prices downwards.
These are the first price cuts instructed by David Potts, Chief Executive of Morrisons. The…
‘Top 10 Summer Wines’ priced under $20 a bottle, picked by experts
AUSTIN, Texas, 2015-6-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — The intense heat and bold flavors of summer call for just the right wine pairing, but there is no reason to sweat about it. The wine experts at Whole Foods Market have selected 10 summer wines…
Macrina continues focus on education and culinary industry collaboration
Rosemont, Ill., 2015-6-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — This week, US Foods’ Food Fanatics Chef Tom Macrina was re-elected as the national president of the American Culinary Federation (ACF), the premier professional chefs’ organization in North America. Committed to providing the educational resources and training to enhance chefs’ professional…
Brand new scheme called FareShare FoodCloud to be piloted in Tesco stores to give unsold food to charities and not to waste
New figures reveal 55,400 tonnes of food wasted within Tesco operations in the last year, around 30,000 tonnes of which could otherwise have been eaten
Cheshunt, England, 2015-6-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — A groundbreaking…
HELSINKI, 2015-6-5 — /EPR Retail News/ — For Kespro, responsibility, quality and food safety are fundamental pillars that guide the daily operations in the best interest of customers. The latest proof of this is the ISO 22000 certificate awarded by the certification body DNV GL. ISO 22000 is a food safety management system that focuses…
WORLD’S LARGEST CHAIN OF ICE CREAM SPECIALTY SHOPS SEEKS FRANCHISEES FOR PRIME LOCATION IN NORTH COUNTY WESTFIELD MALL AND OTHER SAN DIEGO PRE-SELECTED SITES
CANTON, MA, 2015-6-5 — /EPR Retail News/ — Baskin-Robbins, the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, today announced it is coming to the North County Westfield Mall in Escondido, Calif. as part…
Reputation Institute reveals top 50 most reputable companies in the retail industry on products and services, workplace and more
AUSTIN, Texas, 2015-6-5 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) has been named among America’s most reputable companies in the retail industry, according to a list released today by Reputation Institute. The list…
MANCHESTER, UK, 2015-6-5 — /EPR Retail News/ — Bateman’s Victory Ale has won a new berth at The Co-operative Food with the Wainfleet-based brewery securing a contract to supply the community retailer with approaching 15,000 pints of ale.
The brewery’s award winning copper coloured ale is now playing a part in The Co-operative’s move to change the…
Chalk it up to having true talent.
LONDON, 2015-6-4 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks partner (employee) Rebecca Turner has become known around London Starbucks® stores as the artist who creates stunning chalk designs.
“I always want to inspire our customers or encourage anybody to see what we do in a little more depth,” said Turner. “If…
SEATTLE, 2015-6-4 — /EPR Retail News/ — Lucy Helm didn’t take what one would consider the prescribed route to Starbucks, but she’s come to realize it was the right course for her.
Helm, head of Starbucks Global Law & Corporate Affairs department, oversees 210 legal and compliance partners (employees) in 16 offices around the world. Executive vice…
SEATTLE, 2015-6-4 — /EPR Retail News/ — This June, Starbucks and thousands of restaurants, food trucks, and bars worldwide are uniting with one shared goal: the fight for a world in which every child is born HIV free.
Spearheaded by Mario Batali, the second annual EAT (RED) DRINK (RED) SAVE LIVES campaign offers a month-long program of…
SEATTLE, 2015-6-4 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) today announced that it has priced an underwritten public offering of senior notes. The company plans to use the net proceeds from the offering of $500 million of 2.700% Senior Notes due 2022 and $350 million of 4.300% Senior Notes due 2045 for general…
Cheshunt, England, 2015-6-4 — /EPR Retail News/ — It’s the tipple that is arguably creating the biggest stir in the beer industry since the arrival of lager in the mid-1960s.
In the last few years golden ale has not only become the UK’s fastest growing beer variety but has been instrumental in helping change the beer tastes…
MILAN, 2015-6-4 — /EPR Retail News/ — From 20 May onwards in Milan, at Loreto metro station, the first 200 meter long visual space
The first example of the virtual store has now arrived in Italy with over 1,000 products of the best mass distribution brands, which can be ordered simply by scanning the products with…
Company recognized as ‘Green Hero’ in supermarket category
AUSTIN, Texas, 2015-6-3 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market earned an “A-” rating in the latest edition of "The Better World Shopping Guide," an annual book designed to provide consumers with social and environmental responsibility insight into companies across a wide range of industries.
Whole Foods Market…
MANCHESTER, UK, 2015-6-2 — /EPR Retail News/ — Actress Cherylee Houston launched a Co-operative food store in Chorlton-cum-Hardy (near Manchester) on Friday, 29 May, which re-opened following an investment of more than £310,000 to transform the store and create a new shopping experience for the community.
The actress cut the ribbon and declared the new-look store…
Criterion Collection offers benchmark examples of popular global varietals at great values
AUSTIN, Texas, 2015-6-2 — /EPR Retail News/ — As American wine consumption continues to eclipse that in other countries, and as Millennials adopt wine faster than any other generation*, Whole Foods Market launches Criterion Collection wines to satisfy consumers’ thirst for wine knowledge. The…
During National Iced Tea Month, Customers are Invited to Learn About the Exquisite, Epicurean Loose Leaf Tea Blends That Create an Unparalleled Iced Tea Beverage at Teavana
Seattle, 2015-6-2 — /EPR Retail News/ — To celebrate National Iced Tea Month, Teavana (NASDAQ: SBUX), a leader in high-quality loose leaf teas and beverages, is encouraging iced tea…
Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 2015-6-2 — /EPR Retail News/ — From 21 May 2015 onwards, you can go shopping at any time of the day and night, seven days a week. It’s the debut, under the banner of typical products and flavours of Neapolitan cuisine, of the new “Gourmet” Carrefour Market on Corso Europa.
To celebrate the opening of…
SEATTLE, 2015-5-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — In the late 1970s, the Democratic Republic of Congo was one of Africa’s leading exporters of coffee. Subsequent decades of violence, poverty and disease claimed the lives of millions in the region and destroyed much of the country’s coffee market. In recent years, despite the odds, Congolese farmers…
Dunkin’ Brands, The J.M. Smucker Company and Keurig Green Mountain partner to bring Dunkin’ K-Cup® pods to retailers throughout the U.S. and Canada
CANTON, MA, ORRVILLE, OH, and WATERBURY, VT, 2015-5-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc., (NASDAQ: DNKN), The J.M. Smucker Company (NYSE: SJM) and Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. (Keurig) (NASDAQ: GMCR) today announced that Dunkin’ K-Cup®* pods are now…
WHAT: “Fire Up the Grill” at all Wegmans Food Markets. Tasting samples and fresh ideas for the grill at stations around the store.
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday May 30 and Sunday May 31, 2015
WHERE: All Wegmans Food Markets
Rochester, NY, 2015-5-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — Calling all backyard grill chefs: Hots and…
DALLAS, 2015-5-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starting today, a cool Slurpee® can soothe a beast of a thirst (no kitten!). 7‑Eleven, Inc. introduces limited-edition Slurpee straws with muzzles, snouts and beaks based on four popular spirit animals – the eagle, fox, wolf and cat. The straws retail for $1.49 at participating stores.
Accompanying the collectible straws…
Morrisons: significant drop in the number of the whole chickens showing high levels of campylobacter
Bradford, England, 2015-5-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Morrisons has announced a significant drop in the number of its whole chickens showing high levels of campylobacter. Testing results since the start of 2015 (Jan – April) show a level of just 2.3 per cent compared to 11.3 per cent during the same period last year. The…