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NewsDiageo to sharpen focus on RTDs as spirits softness persists
Pre-batched cocktails could help Diageo meet evolving consumer need states including a desire to consume less alcohol and fewer calories, interim CEO Nik Jhangiani said
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NewsDomino’s launches first Pod format store
The site is around 25% smaller than a traditional Domino’s store
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NewsAgriculture has been ‘undervalued for too long’: Minette Batters
Speaking after submitting her farm profitability review findings to Defra, Batters warned there needed to be more cohesion and a greater valuing of agriculture
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NewsAll Things Butter launches festive brandy flavour
Following the success of its Truffle SKU in September, the new butter blends a creamy taste with ‘smooth brandy and a touch of icing sugar’ for a ‘decadent, festive finish’
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NewsLidl preparing to roll out scan and shop handsets
Lidl has filed a trademark in Europe and the UK for ‘Lidl & Go’, to apply to digital payment systems including ‘customer-operated electronic terminals available on-site in retail stores’
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NewsSainsbury’s CEO: ‘we’re not in any discussions’ to sell Argos
Sales at Argos grew by 2.3% in the first half of 2025
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News‘Bombshell’ papers reveal FSA experts’ doubts over review denying nitrites cancer link
Minutes from a closed session of the agency’s Committee on Toxicity reveal its members raised concerns over why animal studies were excluded from a review
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NewsUber Eats launches last-moment grocery order editing feature
Uber Eats has also launched an AI-powered ‘smart replacements’ feature which suggests substitutions ‘based on price, nutrition, and your past orders’ as well as a gifting service
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NewsFarmgate milk prices fall again as oversupply continues
Freshways, Arla and Müller announced cuts to the price they pay farmers, with reductions of between 1.5p and 2p per litre
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NewsTate & Lyle ‘disappointed’ as sales slip
The ingredients maker is now accelerating a series of moves to try and return to growth
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NewsSainsbury’s raises profit guidance as momentum continues
Sainsbury’s previously warned profits would fall as it invested in price
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NewsDiageo blames ‘softer US consumer’ for failure to return to growth
The Johnnie Walker maker has slightly downtraded sales and profit forecasts after a disappointing first quarter
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NewsUnilever ice cream division declares Ben & Jerry’s chair ‘unfit to serve’ the brand's board
The Magnum Ice Cream Company has decided Ben & Jerry’s chair Anuradha Mittal ‘no longer meets the criteria’ to serve in her board role
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NewsOne Stop gives shoppers chance to win prizes worth up to £1,000 in new Xmas campaign
The campaign will be running from 5 November to 23 December and One Stop will be granting a total of 10 prizes worth up to £1,000 each
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NewsLittle Dish launches trio of frozen meals for kids into Sainsbury’s
Each meal contains at least one of a child’s recommended 5-a-day
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NewsKraft Heinz appoints UK&I taste elevation and masterbrand director
The new hire replaces Thiago Rapp, who has departed the company
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NewsWilliam Grant & Sons silent on CEO exit reports
William Grant & Sons reported a 30% decline in profits in the year ended 31 December 2024
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NewsAsda unveils ‘simpler’ store format in Harrogate transformation
Harrogate is the first of seven Asda stores in Yorkshire and surrounding areas set to receive a combined £12m investment in 2025
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NewsLA Brewery secures investment to turn around fortunes
LA Brewery has raised almost £1m from shareholders to put the lossmaking kombucha brand’s operating model on a more sustainable footing
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NewsPladis targets 50% wheat from regenerative agriculture by 2027
Currently, around 50 farmers participate in its UK wheat sourcing scheme