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NewsHealthy fast food giant Leon hits grocery with Sainsbury’s tie-up
Leon plans to make grocery a significant part of its business over coming years
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NewsLidl opens largest distribution centre to date in Scotland
Around 600 employees have already relocated to the new £70m warehouse in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire…
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NewsCity snapshot: UK retail footfall continues to plunge
Retail footfall has dropped once more in September as consumer caution ahead of Brexit increased.
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NewsMedia Bites 14 Oct: EG Group, Retail footfall, Food crime
EG Group, one of the world’s largest independent petrol station and convenience store chains, is considering an initial public offering next year that could value it at more than £10bn
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NewsOatly debuts oat-based ice cream trio into UK
The Swedish brand is set to launch a trio of oat-based ice creams – Chocolate Fudge, Hazelnut Swirl and Salted Caramel – into Tesco
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NewsNo-deal Brexit ‘doomsday’ for NI milk, warns Dairy Council
The trade body has warned tariffs on dairy moving south across the Irish border would cause profitability to plummet…
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NewsOnly a third of UK shoppers prioritise environmental concerns over price, says poll
A majority of Brits cited ‘low prices and good value’ as their most important considerations when buying groceries
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NewsSnaffling Pig closes £1.3m fundraising campaign
The campaign attracted over 1,900 investors, a first for any food brand to date
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NewsUnited Biscuits’ sales slide amid competition and promotions
United Biscuits sales fell 5.4% last year as consumers turned away from branded favourites.
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NewsPoundland adds ‘mini’ Pep&Co ranges to smaller stores
The mini shops in shops are being trialled from today in five stores
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NewsHain Celestial under investor pressure for more sell-offs
There’s still been no confirmation of a Sky News report last week linking US food player Hain Celestial with a sale of its UK arm
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NewsGlobal food industry M&A deal activity drops in August
The total value of M&A deals in the global food industry has fallen in August, according to new research
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NewsM&S announces string of senior new hires to boost food business
The new recruits will report to food commercial director George Wright
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NewsCalum Melville faces probe into Bargain World links
Scotland’s insolvency service is investigating whether Melville breached the terms of an undischarged bankruptcy
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NewsLidl’s UK online launch will not be copy of current e-commerce models, says digital chief
The supermarket is expected to launch its first UK e-commerce operation next year
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NewsFruit & veg crops left to rot as seasonal labour shortages take effect
Growers suggested they had picked as little as half their crop
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NewsEntries now open for Chefs’ Choice Awards 2020
The deadline for entering the Chefs’ Choice Awards is Monday 11 November
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NewsP&H collapse and supply issues led to £17m loss for Costcutter
However CEO Darcy Willson-Rymer said he was ‘optimistic about 2020’
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NewsNew Zealand’s Cardrona Distillery debuts spirits into Waitrose
The brand takes its name from Mount Cardrona on New Zealand’s south island
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NewsCity snapshot: Valeo enters exclusive talks for Jacob’s UK business
The Grocer understainds that Valeo Foods has entered exclusive talks to acquire Jacob’s UK business