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Morrisons introduces rentable boxes at salad bars to remove single-use plastic

Morrisons is introducing new ‘rentable’ boxes on its Salad Bar in four trial stores to allow customers to lunch more sustainably. It has also removed plastic cutlery from all stores.

The Refill a Box scheme is the first of its kind to be trialled by a UK supermarket. Each ‘rentable’ box will replace Morrisons large salad box and is made from fully recyclable polypropylene. The boxes are designed to be used 400 times to prevent disposable plastic containers from being used.

To use the new boxes, customers must first download the CauliBox app[1], register, tap on ‘scan to take a box’ and insert their card details. Customers can then scan the QR code on the Salad Bar point-of-sale, collect an empty box from a Salad Bar colleague, fill it with salad products, then pay at the till as normal.

Boxes should be returned to the Refill a Box drop-off point at the Salad Bar when customers next visit and the QR code scanned again.

They will be thoroughly machine washed and sanitised, before being returned to the pick-up point for another use. A £5 deposit is held whilst customers use the box, which is refunded when the box is returned within seven days.

Lorraine Wheeler, Environmental Packaging Manager at Morrisons, said: “Thousands of customers visit our Salad Bars every week – and this is increasing as people go back out to work.

“Until now we’ve stocked recyclable single-use plastic containers, but we think customers will be ready to swap to this reusable box – as it’s so simple to use. We hope to roll it out to more stores this year.”

Reducing the amount of single-use plastic in stores is a top concern for Morrisons customers. Morrisons has committed to a 50 per cent reduction across its own brand primary plastic packaging by 2025. 

Since 2017 Morrisons has reduced its own brand plastic packaging by over 8,000 tonnes a year and replaced another 7,000 tonnes so that it is fully recyclable.

The move to refillable boxes is the latest initiative from Morrisons to remove plastic packaging from its stores and follows other commitments. 

Morrisons introduced a refillable container scheme for its customers at its butcher and fishmonger counters in 2018 and was the first supermarket to introduce paper carrier bags at checkouts in 2019. Morrisons is also the only UK supermarket to own its own recycling plant in Fife which will reprocess hard-to-recycle soft plastic.

For more information, please visit: https://www.morrisons-corporate.com/morrisons-sustainability/planet/plastics/.

Morrisons marks International Women’s Day by celebrating local women and donating to local community groups across the UK

Morrisons is marking International Women’s Day 2022 with a host of activity aimed at supporting women including donations of sanitary products, celebrations of local women and a relaunch of our ‘Package for Sandy’ initiative which addresses period poverty.

In addition to activities in our stores, sites and surrounding communities, we are also supporting The Prince’s Trust with its #ChangeAGirlsLife campaign as well as celebrating women in our business.

Until March 9th, for every Morrisons or TOTM sanitary protection product a customer buys, Morrisons will donate another pack to a local food bank or community group to help tackle the issue of period poverty. The products included in the campaign include tampons, towels, panty liners and menstrual cups.

To further support the cause, we are also reminding customers of our ‘Package for Sandy’ initiative where customers in need can go to any Morrisons customer service desk and ask for a package for ‘Sandy’ or a ‘period product pack’. The customer will then be given a free discreet envelope with sanitary products and no questions asked. The package is made up of a brown paper bag with two single sanitary towels.

Throughout March, the Community Champions in all of our 497 stores will be recognising and celebrating local women in the community who go above and beyond every day to help make a difference.

Rebecca Singleton, Community Director at Morrisons, said: “International Women’s Day is a key moment in the Morrisons calendar and throughout March we are planning a host of initiatives and events to help celebrate it.

“We hope this will help to tackle the issue of period poverty, recognising the outstanding achievements of the women in the communities that we support and thanking and celebrating women in our stores and sites across the country.”

Our colleagues are also attending and speaking at events held by The Prince’s Trust as part of its #ChangeAGirlsLife campaign.

Customers can find their local store at: https://my.morrisons.com/storefinder/

Sanitary protection products included in the ‘You buy one, we give one’ promotion:

ProductPrice 
M ULTRA TOWEL NIGHT TIME WINGS 10’S£0.65 
M ULTRA TOWEL SUPER WINGS 12’S£0.65 
MORRISONS 10 SUSTAINABLE NIGHT TOWEL X12£2.50
MORRISONS 14 SUSTAINABLE DAY TOWEL X12£2.50
MORRISONS 20 SUSTAINABLE TAMPONS X12£2.50
MORRISONS 32 SUSTAINABLE PANT LINERS X6£2.00
MORRISONS APPLICATOR TAMPONS 20’S£0.95
MORRISONS APPLICATOR TAMPONS REGULAR 20’S£0.95
MORRISONS COMFORT LINERS 20 LONG£1.55
MORRISONS COMFORT LINERS 24S£1.55
MORRISONS COMFORT PADS EXTRA 10’S£1.55
MORRISONS COMFORT PADS EXTRA PLUS 8’S£1.55
MORRISONS COMFORT PADS NORMAL 12’S£1.55
MORRISONS FOLD & WRAP PANTY LINERS 20’S£0.95
MORRISONS INCONTINENCE PADS 10 MALE£3.00
MORRISONS LARGE PANTY LINERS 28’S£0.95
MORRISONS MAXI DAYTIME TOWELS 24S£0.85
MORRISONS MAXI NIGHT COMFORT PADS 6PK£1.55
MORRISONS MAXI TOWELS NIGHT TIME 12’S£0.85
MORRISONS NON APPLICATOR TAMPONS REGULAR 16’S£0.75
MORRISONS NON APPLICATOR TAMPONS SUPER 16’S£0.75
MORRISONS NON APPLICATOR TAMPONS SUPER PLUS 16’S£0.75
MORRISONS NORMAL PANTY LINERS 30’S£0.95
MORRISONS PANTY LINERS 22 EXTRA LONG£0.95
MORRISONS PROTECTIVE UNDERWEAR LARGE 10’S£6.00
MORRISONS PROTECTIVE UNDERWEAR MEDIUM 12’S£6.00
MORRISONS SAVERS 10 MAXI TOWELS£0.40
MORRISONS SAVERS 12 INCONTINENCE PADS£1.35
MORRISONS SAVERS 30 PANTY LINERS£0.40
MORRISONS SUPER PANTS 12 LARGE£8.00
MORRISONS SUPER PANTS 12 MEDIUM£8.00
MORRISONS ULTRA TOWEL REGULAR WINGS 14’S£0.65
MORRISONS ULTRA TOWELS 9 CONFIDENT NIGHT£0.65
MORRISONS ULTRA TOWELS REGULAR 16’S£0.65
TOTM ORGANIC COTTON APPLICATOR TAMPONS REGULAR 16s£3.20
TOTM ORGANIC COTTON APPLICATOR TAMPONS SUPER 14s£3.20
TOTM ORGANIC COTTON MEDIUM FLOW PADS 10s£3.30
TOTM ORGANIC COTTON SUPER FLOW PADS 10s£3.30
TOTM REUSABLE MENSTRUAL CUP SIZE 2£18.00

Morrisons to offer free coffee pod recycling scheme

  • Scheme turns used aluminium and plastic pods into new products such as beverage cans and furniture –
  • 1.2bn beverage pods bought in the UK in 2021, up 32% compared to pre-pandemic levels –

Morrisons has become the first supermarket to offer its customers a way to recycle coffee pods through a partnership with the recycling scheme Podback.

Over the coming weeks, Morrisons customers will be able to pick up free Podback Collect+recycling bags from its customer service desks.**

The Podback bags can be filled with used coffee pods at home, then taken to one of 6,500 Collect+ delivered by Yodel drop off points around the UK***. All postage back to Podback is free of charge.

Through the Podback scheme, used aluminium pods are turned into aluminium ingots for new products – such as beverage cans, and used plastic coffee pods are turned into other plastic items – such as furniture. The used coffee grounds also go through anaerobic digestion – to produce a combination of biogas and soil improver.

Podback is the first coffee pod recycling scheme of its kind in the UK, and was set up by Nestle and Jacobs Douwe Egberts UK. Current participating brands include Nespresso, Tassimo, L’OR, Nescafé Dolce Gusto, Starbucks by Nespresso, Starbucks by Nescafé Dolce Gusto, Cru Kafe, Artisan Coffee Co, Allpress Espresso, Colonna Coffee and Café Palmieri by Jomad Coffee.

Sales of coffee pods have increased by 32% from pre-pandemic levels, as more people have worked from home. It is estimated that 1.2bn pods were bought in the UK in 2021, making Podback even more important as an easier route for customers to recycle their pods*.  

Rick Hindley, Executive Director at Podback, said: “Podback provides consumers all over the UK with an easy way to recycle their coffee pods, no matter what brand they are buying.

“Morrisons is the first supermarket to become a supporter of the Podback scheme, as well as provide bags in store. This is a great step forward and progress towards ensuring recycling coffee pods becomes second nature. Our goal is to ensure every pod enjoyed is recycled and working with retailers, like Morrisons, is crucial to ensuring the scheme is convenient and simple.

“We welcome other retailers to join to make it even easier for consumers to recycle pods in the future.”

Lorraine Wheeler, Environmental Packaging Manager at Morrisons, said: “Many of our customers want to brew fresh coffee at home using a coffee pod. But to date, coffee pod recycling has been confusing for consumers, with several different schemes by multiple brands. Podback offers an easy, simple scheme for all of our customers.” 

The partnership with Podback is part of a wide ranging waste reduction initiative. Since 2017 Morrisons has reduced its own brand plastic packaging in its 497 stores by over 8,000 tonnes a year and was the first supermarket to ditch plastic ‘bags for life’ in favour of paper bags, to use traditional paper bags for loose fruit and vegetables instead of plastic, and to introduce a refillable container service on its fish, meat and deli counters to reduce single-use packaging.

The move marks a key step for Podback, which recently made its recycling bags available online via Coffee Supplies Direct.

For further information please visit www.morrisons.com or www.podback.org.

IT’S ONLY FLIPPING PANCAKE DAY!

ALDI OFFERS QUALITY, VALUE AND STACKS OF CHOICE

Whether it’s sweet or savory, plain or packed with toppings, Aldi Scotland will be a pancake paradise this Shrove Tuesday (1st March) with a wide range of top quality pre-made pancakes and locally sourced ingredients all at ‘in-crepe-ibley’ good value.

With the delectable mixture of low prices, pancakes, crumpets and more toppings than you can shake your pan at, Aldi Scotland is making this Pancake Day the best flipping one yet. 

At just £0.75, Browning’s the Bakers are keeping things sweet with their ready-to-eat Large Maple Syrup Pancakes, while their Large Buttermilk Pancakes (£0.75) ensure the pancake conventionalists aren’t left feeling flat. 

Stack your maple syrup pancakes high with Aldi’s Specially Selected Scottish Streaky Bacon (£1.99, 240g) and a smothering of Specially Selected Ayrshire Sea Salted Butter (£1.65, 250g) for the ultimate sweet and savory experience.  Mix it up with a six pack of Browning’s the Baker crumpets (£0.55) topped with a smear of Specially Selected Scottish Strawberry or Raspberry Preserve for just £1.19. 

Aldi’s Pancake Day products are on sale now and are available across all 102 Scottish stores, so be sure to prepare for a perfect Pancake Day this year.  

You can find your nearest Aldi store here. 

Aldi currently work with over 90 local suppliers, stocking 450 Scottish products and are constantly looking to bring more of what Scotland’s vibrant food and drink industry has to offer to their customers. 

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MORRISONS CUSTOMERS SPOT NEW VEGAN PASTRY RANGE

Morrisons has launched a range of vegan pastries, available in store now at its Market Street bakery counters across the UK.

Prices start at just 75p per sausage roll, making the Morrisons offerings more affordable than other established options on the high street. 

The range has been getting an overwhelmingly positive response on social media, with customers commenting “Morrisons you have my heart”, “Oh my! I didn’t know how much I’d missed cheese and bacon turnovers until I saw this!” and “THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE”.

With over one million people pledging to go vegan since 2014, and over 600,000 sign ups to Veganuary in 2022, the range is ideal for anyone that’s looking for their pastry snack fill – without the meat. 

The new range includes:

  • No Sausage Rolls, 2 pack – £1.50 
  • No Steak Slices, 2 pack – £2.00
  • No Bacon & Cheeze Turnover – £1.20
  • Vegan Pasties, 2 pack – £3.00  

Mark Pearson, Pie Shop Buying Manager at Morrisons said: “We’re always looking to add new and exciting products to our Pie Shop  range.

“Customers are looking to expand their eating habits with a heavier focus on plant based and meat free alternatives and for this, the new vegan range of pastries are ideal. We’re excited to offer these meat-free options that taste as delicious as the originals.”

The pastries are available from Morrisons Market Street Pie Shop counters nationwide now. 

GRUBS UP at Morrisons!

Feed the family for a tenner this Half Term

– Includes two adult meals, two kids’ meals and four drinks – 

– Offers customers up to £13 in savings –

– Deal running now and all through February half term –

Morrisons has launched a ‘Feed the Family’ offer for just £10 in its cafés nationwide.

It includes two adult mains, two kids’ mains and four drinks and means savvy parents can save up to £13 compared to the usual cost of the meals. 

The deal is available now and will be running throughout February half term to help families stretch their budgets and dine out together. 

Adults can choose from a range of café favourites including hand-battered fish and chips, lasagne, jacket potatoes and burgers as well as drinks such as soft drinks or coffee. For the kids, the offer includes smaller portions of chicken nuggets or macaroni cheese along with drinks such as Tropicana or milk. Children will also receive a piece of fruit and a snack alongside their main meals. 

Loved-up couples can also get a Valentine’s biscuit and coffee deal for £2.50 in the cafés and our new BREW coffee bars. 

Ali Lyons, Head of Cafés at Morrisons, says: “This great offer comes at a time when our customers really need it. For the price of one main at a high-street restaurant, you can feed your whole family of four. 

“We’re also running it throughout the February half term to help families stretch their budgets.”

Morrisons Feed the Family offer is available in all our 406 cafés nationwide until Sunday 27th February and the offer will be automatically applied on paying.

For more information visit: https://my.morrisons.com/blog/food/new-cafe-menu/ 

Forget price-match, it is all about your perfect love-match with Aldi Scotland this Valentine’s Day!

They say the way to a someone’s heart is through their stomach and this Valentine’s Day, Aldi Scotland has teamed up with an up-and-coming Scottish Agony Aunt to help its shoppers discover what their purchases say about their love life. 

The supermarket is encouraging shoppers to share a copy of their receipt or a list of their latest purchases via Aldi Scotland’s social channels for the chance to receive love and dating tips from Dear Ashleigh, based on what is in their shopping basket.  

Dear Ashleigh, a beautician from Glasgow, has been a trusted listening ear for her clients for over 10 years, but during lockdown decided to use this experience to offer love and life advice to her online followers looking for guidance on their relationships. 

Creating the perfect hybrid of Cilla Black’s ‘What’s your name, where’d you come from’, and Gillian McKeith’s ‘You are what you eat’, Aldi and Ashleigh will be playing cupid in the run up to Valentine’s Day to find what shopper’s eating and drinking habits suggest about their romantic side and to offer tips on what to look for when searching for their soul mate. 

Ashleigh, online Agony Aunt, commented: “In my experience, people tell you the most about themselves subconsciously, and more often than not, it’s the small things that they themselves haven’t noticed which reveals the most. 

“I’m looking forward to helping Aldi shoppers find out a bit more about themselves and where they should be looking for love.” 

Graham Nicolson, Group Buying Director, Aldi Scotland, said: “We have such a varied range of products from local suppliers in our Scottish stores that often the combination of items picked up can say a lot about shopper’s likes and dislikes. 

“So, to mark this Valentine’s Day we thought it would be fun to work with Ashleigh to get her opinion on what a shopping list reveals about our shopper’s love lives and offer some sage advice for our single shoppers looking for love.” 

Shoppers can add romance to any menu this Valentine’s Day with Aldi Scotland’s Valentine’s Specialbuy range available from 10th February, including Love Heart Lorne sausage (£1.09, 150g), Loch Fyne Oysters (£3.99, 360g) and Loch Fyne Scottish Live Mussels (£2.99, 1kg). Customers can also pick up some award-winning gins including Eidyn Premium Scottish Gin (£19.99, 70cl). 

Ashleigh will be sharing her analysis of Aldi Scotland receipts on social media on Valentine’s Day – share your latest purchases with Aldi Scotland via Facebook or Instagram for a chance of personalised dating tips from Ashleigh. 

Morrisons offers Valentine’s Day Dine in for Two for £15 Meal Deal

– £15 feast includes starters, mains, two sides, a drink and dessert options from The Best range –

– Customers can feast on scallops and prawns, coq au vin, sirloin steak and white chocolate profiteroles –

– Full vegan option, including a luxury beef-less wellington available –

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Morrisons has unveiled its The Best Dine in For Two Meal Deal where customers can get a three-course dining experience, including starters, mains, two sides, dessert and wine, for just £15. 

Customers can save up to £18.50 (over 50%) when purchasing the offer, compared to buying the most expensive items separately. 

Couples can kick things off with scallops and prawns or a camembert tear and share bread. Mains include a classic beef wellington with buttery pastry, extra trimmed British fillet of beef and duxelle, a British pork fillet wrapped in prosciutto or a rolled sole filled with smoked haddock, salmon and a mature cheddar and prosecco sauce. For sides, there’s chunky chips, carrots and kale or dauphinoise and desserts range from fresh vanilla cheesecake slices to indulgent raspberry and white chocolate profiteroles or boozy pink gin jelly shots.

A full vegan option is available which includes a mushroom pate, luxury beef-less wellington, two sides to choose from and two luxurious dessert options. 

And to drink, there’s a selection of award-winning wines and fizz, including the award winning The Best Prosecco DOC Rosé (£7.50) or The Best Prosecco DOC (£7.49). Customers can also choose a soft drink if they prefer. 

The experts at Good Housekeeping have also given the full Morrisons meal deal their seal of approval so customers can be confident they are buying the best quality this Valentine’s Day.

Andrew Nunns, Senior Buying Manager at Morrisons said; “Our Valentine’s Dine in Deal is always hotly anticipated by customers and this year our chefs have been working tirelessly to bring them new and delicious options.”

Morrisons The BestDine in for Two Valentine’s Meal Deal is available now online and in-store from Wednesday 9th February.

Aldi set to be Chieftan O’ The Pudden Race with Burns Night range from just 99p

To help Scot’s mark one of the most celebrated days in the calendar, Aldi Scotland has unveiled its Burns Night Specialbuy range, which includes Macaulay’s haggis for just 99p.

Available at all 102 Scottish stores from 13th January, Scots are guaranteed unbeatable bargains on all essential food and drink in honour of the country’s foremost poet.

Those looking for quality products at a fraction of the price will not be disappointed as Aldi Scotland’s everyday haggis range has both the traditional fare and a vegetarian option available for only 99p (offer available 13th – 25th Jan). While Simon Howie’s Gluten Free Haggis makes sure no one is left out of the fun for just £1.99.

The supermarket, which was awarded Multiple Fruit and Vegetable Retailer of the Year 2021 by the Fresh Produce Consortium, will also be launching an exclusive Burns Supper Super Six veg offering, complete with tatties, neeps and all the trimmings supplied by local producers from just 35p.

Customers looking for the perfect centrepiece to their Burns Night celebrations, can pick up a Specially Selected Chieftain Haggis for only £2.99 and no celebration would be complete without ‘tak’ing a cup of kindness’ and with multi award-winning Glen Marnoch 12 year-old Speyside Single Malt reduced to just £17.99 (offer available 13th – 25th Jan) Aldi has all the essentials covered. 

Not a fan of the ‘Great chieftain o the puddin’-race’? No problem, Aldi Scotland has a fantastic range of both traditional and unique Scottish products available, including Punjab Pakora’s Iron Brew Pakora (£1.79) which is back on shelves due to popular demand.

And those looking for a twist on Scotland’s national dish are spoilt for choice with Punjab Pakora’s Haggis Pakora (£1.49), Curried Haggis Bites by Simon Howie (£1.99) and Bell’s Steak and Haggis Pie (£2.99) all included in the retailer’s Best of Scotland range.

Graham Nicolson, Group Buying Director, Aldi Scotland, said: “Burns Night is our chance to celebrate everything which is great about Scotland, and this year our Burns Night range has something for everyone.

“As well as offering great prices on classic dishes, we are offering vegetarian and gluten-free options, as well as some more unique Scots’ products like Iron Brew Pakora and Curried Haggis Bites.

“In 2021 we continued to underline our commitment to Scottish suppliers and produce, supplying over 450 Scottish products from over 90 local suppliers to our shoppers. We are now pleased to be kicking of 2022 by once again working with so many of our long-standing suppliers in Scotland to offer our customers a fantastic range of products.”

Morrisons launches new vegan range with over 50 products – prices start from just £1

Morrisons has launched a new vegan range, Plant Revolution, to help make vegan food tastier and more accessible than ever before this January. 

The 50-strong range features a wide variety of products that offer bold flavours, vibrant colours and are loaded with plant-based goodness. Plant Revolution will include everything from fresh ready meals and on-the-go sandwich options to luxurious starters and decadent sweet treats. 

The range was developed by Morrisons own chefs in response to feedback from customers who said they were looking for easier ways to adopt a vegan diet. It’s designed to appeal to both vegan and non-vegan customers looking to include more plant-based options in their diet.

Highlight products include:

·       Plant Revolution Caramelised Onion and Arancini Bites, 200g – £2.50

·       Plant Revolution No Duck Pancakes, 250g – £3.50 

·       Plant Revolution Firecracker Udon Cauliflower, 385g – £3.50 

·       Plant Revolution Butternut Penang Curry, 385g – £3.50 

·       Plant Revolution Beefless Wellington, 560g – £3 

·       Plant Revolution No Chicken Shawarma Flatbread, 179g – £2.75

Prices start from as little as £1, making it easier than ever for those on a budget to shop vegan. 

According to The Food Standards Agency, over 1 in 10 people in the UK now follow a vegan or vegetarian diet* including celebrities like Lewis Hamilton, Ellie Goulding, Benedict Cumberbatch, Gemma Atkinson and Ricky Gervais. Others like Laura Whitmore have been outspoken on trying to cut down on meat and incorporate more plant-based options into their diet. 

Since its inception in 2014, over 2 million people have signed up to take part in Veganuary. Of the 582,000 who signed up to the campaign in 2021, it is estimated that 30% were still eating a fully vegan diet six months on from the campaign and more than half (52%) were eating at least 50% less meat and animal products than the previous year**. 

Emily Bell, Plant Revolution Brand Manager at Morrisons, said: “We want our customers to enjoy eating well, no matter what diet they choose to follow.

“For part-time plant eaters, fully fledged flexitarians and the purely plant-based, our new Plant Revolution range delivers the bold and exciting flavours we know they’re looking for, and we’re excited to hear what people think of it.”

Toni Vernelli, International Head of Communications and Marketing at Veganuary, said: “We’re thrilled to see Morrisons adding so many exciting options to their vegan range and helping to make delicious plant-based eating accessible and affordable for everyone.”

Morrisons Plant Revolution range is available in stores nationwide now.