All news articles – Page 1338
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NewsMcColl’s posts sales uplift at Morrisons Daily trial stores
CEO Jonathan Miller told The Grocer it was “very pleased” with the performance of the Morrisons Daily stores
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NewsEnergy bar brand Tribe raises £1m for international push
It has ambitions to become Europe’s biggest natural sports nutrition brand by 2025
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NewsBrakes owed £864k in Jamie Oliver restaurant collapse
The figure was revealed this week in a report from administrators KPMG
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NewsCity snapshot: US recovery helps Nestlé post 3.6% first half organic growth
Nestlé has reported strong organic growth of 3.6% in the first half of the year led by overall volume growth and an improvement in US trading. Plus, Casino ups debt reduction target, Mothercare margins hit by UK retail weakness and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 26 July: Retail sales, Imperial Brands/Cannabis, Amazon
Britain’s retailers have recorded the longest period of falling sales for almost eight years, fuelling mounting concern for the economy ahead of Brexit.
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NewsSupermarkets are helping fuel the obesity epidemic, says report
One in five shoppers said supermarkets caused them to go “off track” when dieting according to a report by the Royal Society for Public Health and Slimming World
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NewsBlack Sheep Coffee expands London footprint with Taylor St Baristas cafes acquisition
Independent coffee chain Black Sheep Coffee has acquired eight cafes from rival Taylor St Baristas ahead of the latter’s collapse into administration
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NewsJJ Food Service brings forward product weight variation warnings
JJ said it was important to let customers know exactly what they were getting before they got it
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NewsNo-deal Brexit will hit older and poorer customers hardest, warns FDF
Ian Wright said communities most reliant on convenience stores and in remote areas were facing months of shortage
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NewsHyperama profit drop blamed on rising operating costs
Wholesaler cited concerns over the national living wage and auto-enrolment pensions
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NewsUK’s Christmas turkey supply under threat from heatwave
A slump in egg production could lead to a shortage at Christmas and more expensive birds
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NewsFood waste study finds £650m-worth wasted on farms
Wrap said it was working to acquire more data directly from producers to refine its findings and help direct future action
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NewsAlpro begins rollout of new pack designs
Alpro is seeking to attract new shoppers into the plant-based category with its redesign
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NewsThe Food Doctor launches high-fibre Super Snacks range
Super Snacks is the latest of a glut of gut-friendly NPD rolling into grocery this year
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NewsHumble Warrior launches plant-based sparkling tonics range
Three variants have hit Selfridges in 300ml bottles
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NewsWeaker ice cream sales hit Unilever’s first half growth
Unilever has posted first half underling sales growth of 3.3%, at the lower end of its 3%-5% guidance as performance was hit by weaker ice cream sales and Brazil’s trucker strike.
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NewsMedia Bites 25 July: Retail jobs, Cabinet reshuffle, B&M Bargains
72,000 people lost their job in retailing in the past year because of online shopping and automation, according to the BRC.
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NewsRetail employment keeps slides amid changing consumer behaviours
Retail workforce numbers fell 2.3% in the second quarter with 72k jobs lost in the three months to June
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NewsTesco to remove plastic bags from all online grocery deliveries
Tesco’s step comes two weeks after a similar announcement from Asda
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NewsIceland ditches plastic carrier bags in single-store trial
Paper bags will also be trialled alongside plastic versions in 40 stores