14.01.25 Price Wars and Plastic-Free Packaging: Tesco, Ocado and Sainsbury's Make Headlines

This podcast discusses recent news from UK supermarketss • Aldi: Aldi is already selling hot cross buns, even though Christmas just ended. Aldi is also promoting its new vegan products. • Asda: Asda issued a “do not eat” warning for customers who purchased a six-pack of Scottish Brown Rolls with a best-before date of January 12, 2025. Asda and Amazon have partnered on a new parcel service. • Farmfoods: Farmfoods has recalled 50 Cocktail Sausage Rolls because the package does not disclose that the cheese and onion rolls contain milk. • Ocado: Ocado has seen a surge in sales and customer numbers, reaching 500,000 weekly orders for the first time. This is due in part to their partnership with Marks & Spencer and their price-matching program with Tesco. • Poundland: Poundland has brought back its £1 engagement ring for Valentine's Day. • Sainsbury's: Sainsbury's also issued a “do not eat” warning for its customers who purchased the same six-pack of Scottish Brown Rolls. Sainsbury’s is piloting plastic-free packaging for its Ripe & Ready Avocados in 77 stores. • Tesco: Tesco’s website is being used by Ocado to price match on 10,000 products. The podcast also provides a WhatsApp safety warning to UK users.