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Total sales excluding fuel at Waitrose & Partners were down by 0.6% last week (to Saturday July 20) compared with the same week last year. The supermarket chain’s commercial director Rupert Thomas said: “Sales of pre-packed fish, pork and lamb increased this week as customers fired up their barbecues. “Bottles …

Waitrose & Partners has reported that sales excluding fuel were down 2.5% last week (to Saturday June 29) against the same week last year ‘comparing against consistently hot weather’. The supermarket chain’s finance director Ross Avery said: “With the sun coming out at the end of the week, barbecues were …

Waitrose & Partners claims to have introduced the first seitan burger to the UK. Although made from wheat, seitan becomes similar to the look and texture of meat when cooked, making it a popular meat substitute. It is also called wheat gluten. As demand for vegan dishes continues to rise, …

Swedish hardware and homeware chain Clas Ohlson has announced that it will phase out the sale of disposable barbecues in 29019 and offer portable alternatives (pictured) instead. The initiative is part of is sustainability strategy, ‘where products with a negative environmental impact are continuously phased out’. Earlier this year, the …

Vegan food company Fry Family Food Co. has launched a petition to get the term barveque (BVQ) added to the Oxford English Dictionary, as a plant-based alternative to a typical, and often meat-based, British BBQ. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word barbecue (BBQ) as a ‘meal or gathering at …

On one of the hottest days of the year and in preparation for England’s final group stage match against Belgium in the World Cup tonight (Thursday June 28), Sainsbury’s has revealed details of a barbecue bundle for four for £10. The ‘bargain BBQ’ is a result of Sainsbury’s price reductions …

Last week’s mini-heatwave brought a boost to grocery retailers as shoppers stocked up on barbecue foods. Tesco BBQ meat range buyer Natalie Bastow said: “After months of rain this was the first real opportunity for Brits to get out into the garden and enjoy a barbecue with family and friends. …