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6 ASIAN TRADER 4 OCTOBER 2024

Convenience stores have

welcomed the government’s

pledge to place thousands of

police of cers, community

support of cers, and special

constables across the UK’s

neighbourhoods with the aim

to reduce shoplifting, theft,

and antisocial behaviour.

The Policing Minister has)

announced a nationwide

rollout of a new specialist

training programme for

neighbourhood police of cers

developed by the College of

Policing, which aims to kick of

this plan by improving

standards and consistency

across the country’s police

forces.

The programme, named

“The Neighbourhood

Policing Pathway’” is

currently going through a

series of pilots in regions

across England and Wales to

help upskill officers to tackle

daily issues that are faced by

local communities. The

Neighbourhood Policing

Pathway training programme

is expected to exit its pilot

stage in March 2025 and then

be rolled out across all forces.

Figures from the 2024 ACS

Crime Report show that there

have been over 76,000

incidents of violence recorded

in the convenience sector over

the last year, and over 5.6

million incidents of theft. ACS

has been calling on the

Government to take action in

tackling the UK’s retail crime

crisis, speciﬁ cally by focusing

additional police resources on

neighbourhood policing to

protect local communities.

ACS chief executive James

Lowman said, “We welcome

the focus on training of cers

to engage with local shop

owners to enhance crime

reporting and gather intelli-

gence. Often our members are

disappointed by the response

they get from their local police

force, but this a step in the

right direction to tackle the

chronic shop theft problem

that retailers are dealing with

across the country.”

Local coppers for local crimes – special constable initiative launched

C-stores welcome new training

programme for neighbourhood police

Asda has revealed that

co-owner Mohsin Issa is

stepping back from his

executive leadership role to

focus on his previously

announced role as sole chief

executive of EG Group.

Stuart Rose, chairman of

the supermarket group, will

assume Mohsin’s executive

responsibilities alongside

Rob Hattrell, a director on

the Asda board, and Asda’s

leadership team.

Hattrell is currently a

partner at TDR Capital, which

has become the majority

owner of Asda following

Mohsin’s brother Zuber’s

decision to divest his stake.

Mohsin remains a

co-owner of Asda and

non-executive on the board.

“We respect Mohsin’s

decision to move on from his

role at Asda where his work is

complete to be the sole CEO

of EG Group,” Lord Rose said.

Mohsin Issa said: “I am

very proud of the highly

experienced team we have

built, and the signiﬁ cant

progress made to build a

bigger and better Asda over

the last three years, as well as

our unwavering commit-

ment to provide customers

with uncompromising

value.

Asda said it continues to

progress its search to recruit

a chief executive to lead the

business.

Mohsin Issa steps down from

Asda leadership role

Upﬁ eld renamed as

Flora Food Group

Upﬁ eld Group, a global leader in

plant-based food that of ers products

across four growing categories – but-

ter and spreads, creams, liquids, and

cheese – said it has changed its name

to Flora Food Group, after its ﬂ agship

brand.

The company said that the new

name reﬂ ects its “evolved purpose of

delivering the next generation of

delicious, natural, and nutritious

food”.

The name change will take ef ect

immediately at the Dutch corporate

level, with a phased approach across

Flora Food Group’s global markets in

the months ahead.

Armed robbery at

Tamworth c-store

According to local reports, the raid

took place at the McColl’s Morrisons

Daily shop in Ellerbeck in Stony-

delph on September 8. A man

entered the shop shortly before 4pm

armed with a kitchen knife and

demanded cash. He was handed

around £50.

The robber was white, was 6ft

tall, wearing a green mask and a

black hoody, black jogging bottoms

and trainers. He fled the scene

running in the direction of Pennine

Way.

A spokesperson for Staf ordshire

Police ’s Tamworth team said they

are appealing for information.

Tupperware ﬁ les for

bankruptcy

Tupperware Brands Corp. and some

of its subsidiaries has ﬁ led for

Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in

the USA, surrendering to dwindling

demand for its once-iconic

food-storage containers, and to

mounting ﬁ nancial losses.

The company’s struggles

resumed after a short-lived pandem-

ic boost, when increased home

cooking brieﬂ y drove demand for its

colourful, airtight plastic containers.

A post-pandemic jump in costs of

raw materials such as plastic resin, as

well as labour and freight, further

dented Tupperware margins.

Tupperware ﬁ led for bankruptcy

protection after breaching the terms

of its debt.

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