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NewsMedia Bites 8 April: Tesco, Premier Foods, The Co-op
Tesco is working on a new loyalty scheme in the mould of Amazon Prime, which would give its tens of millions of shoppers greater incentives to sign up to the company’s bank and mobile phone services.
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NewsUS sweet potato imports to the UK suffer amid shortages
Two hurricanes hit North Carolina – which produces 60% of the US’s sweet potatoes – in the second half of 2018
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NewsBumper sales at Inspired Pet Nutrition but profits fall back
The owner of pet food brands Wagg and Harringtons grew annual sales by 17.3% last year to £91.3m but profits were held back by its reluctance to push cost increases though to higher prices.
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NewsMeatsnacks Group bought by Kings owner in consolidation move
Tony Quinn has bought the Wild West maker to bring together the UK’s two biggest biltong and jerky suppliers
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NewsElla's Kitchen sales and profits surge amid sustainability push
The organic baby food supplier saw profits soar 23% to £10.4m during the year to 30 June 2018
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NewsProfits slide at Tayto despite acquisition sales boost
The Northern Irish crisp giant saw pre-tax profits fall 62% despite new acquisitions boosting sales
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Analysis & FeaturesAre crisis communications teams ready for the Brexit fallout?
How can communications teams prepare for the Brexit fallout? Plus: take part in our survey
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NewsTesco shelves promotions, citing 'Brexit planning'
The supermarket giant is understood to have emailed and spoken to suppliers to tell them it is prioritising Brexit planning
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat do WTO rules really mean for UK food & drink?
A no-deal exit, or ‘going WTO’, is the default option if MPs cannot find another way forward
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NewsCity snapshot: Booming food sales drive profits boost at The Co-op
The Co-op has posted a double-digit rise in annual sales and profits last year as strong food performance boosted growth. Plus, March’s high street figures fail to rebound from Beat from the East all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 5 April: Brexit, High street, Mothercare
Cereal farmers have said leaving the EU without a deal would be “catastrophic” and the continued uncertainty is having a huge cost to business.
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NewsGlobal Brands sales surge 19% on back of product innovation
Sales growth accelerated at VK-owner Global Brands, taking annual sales past the £50m mark for the first time
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NewsCoca-Cola dismisses Irish milk processing facility rumours
A report in the Irish media claimed Coke had met with dairy industry officials
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NewsWholesale onion prices almost double after 40% harvest drop
Almost half of onion SKUs in the mults are more expensive than they were six months ago
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NewsMothercare posts 10.8% annual UK sales slump
Baby and child retail specialist Mothercare has announced a further slump in a UK sales in its fourth quarter as it battles to turn around its struggling business.
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NewsMedia Bites 4 April: Brexit, US tobacco, Constellation Brands
The governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney has defended its gloomy forecasts for what a cliff-edge Brexit would mean and denied they amounted to scaremongering
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NewsFareShare opens new warehouse with Asda funding
The new premises will also allow FareShare North East to support 35 new local charities in the next year
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NewsLoose fruit and veg sales growing at double rate of plastic-packed
Twenty one per cent of fruit, veg and salad was sold loose over the past 12 weeks, according to Kantar
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NewsBad weather drives biggest food price rise in five years
Food prices have surged at the fastest rate in more than five years after poor weather hampered crop production.
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NewsMedia Bites 3 April: Sainsbury's, Boots, Reckitt Benckiser
The sales slide at Sainsbury’s has worsened, allowing takeover target Asda to leapfrog it as the country’s second-biggest grocer