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NewsMedia Bites 6 March: John Lewis/Waitrose, Domino’s Pizza, Coronavirus
Partners at John Lewis will receive their lowest annual bonus since 1953 as new chair Sharon White embarks on an overhaul likely to result in store closures.
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NewsCharlie Bigham’s propelled back into the black with sales boost
Upmarket ready meals supplier Charlie Bigham’s has rebounded back into the black, driven by stellar sales growth that continues to defy the wider slump in the ready meals market.
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NewsBig Drop seeking £500k to push non-alcoholic craft brewing
Alcohol-free craft brewer Big Drop Brewing Co has kicked off a half-a-million pound fundraising drive to underpin its efforts to take the craft revolution to the growing no-alcohol market.
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NewsMorrisons becomes first supermarket to join Slave-Free Alliance
Morrisons will get access to a range of services including site assessments, online resources, and technical consultations
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NewsCoronavirus: WHO advises shoppers to wash fruit & veg
It is unlikely the virus can be passed on through eating food, particularly if it has been heated
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NewsPoultry sector faces £15m staff costs under new immigration rules
British Poultry Council CEO Richard Griffiths has warned the new rules ‘will have an impact on the cost of production’
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NewsM&S reducing waste by turning leftover baguettes into garlic bread and crostini
The scheme is underway in M&S’s four flagship new-format Food Halls
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NewsDanone launches ‘We Act For Water’ raft of sustainability initiatives
We Act For Water is billed as “a set of actions, objectives and investments aimed at bringning healthy hydration and safe drinking water to people in a responsible way”
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NewsTulip consults over future of Tipton fresh pork plant
It is planning to shift production to other sites
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NewsLost & Grounded and Portman Group battle over can design ruling
The Bristol-based craft brewer’s Running with Sceptres ale was ruled as having a risk of appealing to under-18s
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NewsArla makes move into plant-based with trio of organic oat drinks
The dairy co-op will launch Jörd, a trio of organic oat drinks, in the spring
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NewsCoronavirus: hand sanitiser manufacturers racing to meet demand
Manufacturers in the UK are looking to increase production to meet soaring demand for hand sanitiser
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NewsKingland targets non-wine drinkers with new Vin Crowd brand
Kingsland has splashed out on boosting its production capabilities over past months
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NewsCity snapshot: John Lewis profits drop 23% amid writedowns and bonus cut
The John Lewis Partnership has reported a 23% plunge in underlying pre-tax profits while taking a writedown of over £100m on its John Lewis store estate and cutting its staff bonus to 2%. Plus, updates from Domino’s Pizza, Total Produce, Origin Enterprises, PureCircle and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 5 March: Tesco, John Lewis/Waitrose, Intu
Tesco is to price-match Aldi on hundreds of branded and own-label goods in a sign of growing confidence in its ability to win back customers from the German-owned discounters.
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NewsViolence and abuse against retail workers on the rise, says BRC
The BRC, ACS, CRA and Usdaw have all called on the government to make violence against retail workers a specific criminal offence
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NewsTesco to begin price matching Aldi across hundreds of products
The campaign includes both own label and branded goods and will also apply to products ordered online at Tesco.com
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NewsFood Standards Agency confirmed as CBD Global Summit participant
Book your tickets now. There are very few left, and they are selling quickly ahead of the 16-17 March event
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NewsTesco asks suppliers not to come to offices amid coronavirus fears
The decision comes a day after the government announced new emergency powers to tackle the virus
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NewsBrothers expands fruit cider range with Marshmallow flavour
The ‘curious’ new flavour comes to stores on 1 April