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UK supermarkets use multi-buy offers to boost meat sales, study finds

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UK supermarkets use multi-buy offers to boost meat sales, study finds

Supermarkets are using multi-buy promotional offers to encourage shoppers to buy meat and processed meat, despite the products being linked to an increased risk of cancer, research reveals. Almost one in five (18%) of multi-buy deals in major British supermarkets involve meat and dairy products, and one in ten (11%) processed meats such as ham, … Read more

'Shop like our grandmother!' They ask that supermarkets ban plastic packaging for fresh products

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UK supermarkets use multi-buy offers to boost meat sales, study finds

Supermarkets should be banned from selling fresh produce such as bananas, apples and potatoes in plastic packaging so we can shop “like our grandmother” again, according to influential anti-waste charity Wrap. Calls on the government to ban packaging of 21 fruits and vegetables sold in supermarkets, including salad tomatoes, carrots and avocados, by 2030. After … Read more