Waitrose is first British supermarket to back Prevented Ocean Plastic plan for 71 of its products

A ready meal solution! Trays and other supermarket packaging will use plastic saved from the sea Waitrose becomes first British supermarket to use Prevent Ocean Plastic scheme that could save more than 100 tons of plastic from ending up in the ocean Chain to recycle its waste in 71 of its products that could have … Read more

Waitrose boots out shoe polish after fall in demand from Britons working from home

Waitrose boots out shoe polish after fall in demand as working-from-home Britons shun formal footwear for scruffy trainers Polish ditched as shift to home working means less demand for shiny work shoes Research by John Lewis group shows drop in sales for high heels and lipstick  Cobblers Timpson says demand for shoe repairs from customers … Read more

Bridgerton’s Phoebe Dynevor shows off her newly dyed red hair as she shops at Waitrose

Phoebe Dynevor ensured she was hard to miss on Sunday afternoon as she showed off her newly dyed copper hair while shopping in Manchester.  The Bridgerton star’s distinctively coloured locks – a notable change from her traditionally blonde hair colour – caught the eye as she made her way into a local branch of Waitrose.  … Read more

Waitrose bans plastic toys in children’s magazines in latest eco drive

Waitrose bans plastic toys in children’s magazines in latest eco drive… after bowing to pressure from girl, 10 Skye Neville, 10, called on magazine publishers to improve carbon footprints  Waitrose has pledged to do away with magazines that come with the items It has also urged publishers to replace ‘pointless plastic’ with other alternatives  By … Read more

Coleen Rooney goes plastic-free as she is laden with £18 worth of Waitrose eco-shoppers

WAG For Life! Coleen Rooney goes plastic-free as she is laden with £18 worth of Waitrose eco-shoppers while sporting a £1,190 Prada gilet and £1,200 Chanel trainers for food shop By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Published: 11:27 GMT, 12 March 2021 | Updated: 11:28 GMT, 12 March 2021 She is known for her love of … Read more

Prince Charles pens article for Waitrose Weekend praising retailer for signing up to his Terra Carta

Prince Charles has penned an article for Waitrose’s weekly newspaper claiming the ‘fundamental value of nature is increasingly at stake’ as he praised the John Lewis Partnership for becoming the first retailer to sign up to his ambitious Terra Carta. Writing in the supermarket’s free Waitrose Weekend publication, the Prince of Wales, 72, said the world is … Read more

Waitrose shares niche A-Z list of popular ingredients for 2021 – so how many have YOU heard of?

If you got experimental in the kitchen during 2020’s seemingly endless lockdowns, you may already be au fait with the likes of Zhoug, Amchoor and Pul Biber. According to Waitrose, these three ingredients are among the top exotic ingredients and dishes set to whet our appetites in 2021.  The British supermarket has compiled an A-Z … Read more

Asian-inspired dishes will be the biggest food trend of 2021, Waitrose reports says

The new year will see Brits sipping on flavoured vodka, eating fermented food and continuing with upmarket at home dining, according to a new report from Waitrose.   In a year like no other, our attitudes towards what we eat, the way we eat and the way we shop have been fundamentally reshaped by the pandemic.  … Read more

Waitrose apologises to autistic boy, 12, after ‘cruel’ staff ‘bullied’ him

Waitrose has apologised to an autistic boy after ‘cruel’ staff at a store ‘made fun of his mannerisms and looks’ because he was wearing a wig to help him cope with being in public. Paul Rowles, 12, had dressed as his favourite video game character to go shopping at the Chantry Centre in Andover last Monday … Read more

Waitrose customer leaves review based on grammar in description

Waitrose shopper who gave shrimp paste two stars due to incorrect grammar on the label is mocked after making a blunder in his scathing review Shopper criticised Waitrose after shrimp paste description used incorrect grammar by describing stir fries as ‘stir fry’s’ on its online product description Another quickly pointed out that the complainant used incorrect … Read more