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NewsCity snapshot: AB InBev sells Australian brewing arm to Asahi for $11.3bn
Anheuser-Busch InBev has agreed to sell its Australian beer business Carlton & United Breweries to Japanese brewing giant Asahi Group in a deal valued at US$11.3bn. Plus, travel food retail specialist SSP Group has grown revenues by 9.2% in its third quarter and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 19 July: Waitrose, Retail sales, Philip Morris
Waitrose will shut three stores and offload a further four to rivals such as Lidl, putting 667 jobs at risk
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NewsEntries open for sixth year of Top New Talent Awards
The awards aim to celebrate the best and brightest young talent working across the UK grocery and foodservice sector today
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NewsWaitrose to close seven stores with 677 jobs affected
It’s the third round of store closures announced by the retailer since June last year
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NewsUK retail sales rise in June according to official figures
The latest ONS figures paint a brighter picture for UK retailer with retail sales improving both on a monthly and annual basis
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NewsCosta Coffee products to launch across Europe under Coca Cola HBC
The bottler will launch a full range of Costa branded products in “at least” 10 of its European markets
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NewsAssociation of Convenience Stores slams plans for ‘all-in’ DRS
James Lowman described the proposed system as a blunt instrument which would undermine existing kerbside recycling
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NewsFentimans launches ‘Light’ lower-calorie soft drinks trio
The three variants are lower-calorie versions of the brand’s Rose Lemonade, Gently Sparkling Elderflower and Sparkling Raspberry
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NewsPernod Ricard unveils first dark no-alcohol spirit Celtic Soul
It was launched as the low and no category ‘currently lacks a compelling dark spirits offering’.
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NewsOrganic farm Daylesford aims to roll out Zero Waste Pantry concept
The introduction of Zero Waste Pantry is part of a wider food and plastic waste drive
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NewsBrands urged to advertise healthier alternatives to HFSS food
Cancer Research UK found many current advertisers had the capacity to switch to advertising an existing non-HFSS product in their range
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NewsSeachill growth boosts Hilton Food Group’s first half sales
Hilton Food Group has continued to grow sales in the first half of its financial year, boosted by increased volumes from its Seachill fish business.
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NewsJackson’s Yorkshire’s Champion Bread removes palm oil
The result of about a year’s work, the reformulated offer is rolling out this week to Waitrose
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NewsMedia Bites 18 July: Amazon, Inflation, Hotel Chocolat
Brussels has opened an investigation into Amazon to “take a very close look” into how the internet retail giant treats third-party merchants selling goods on its websites.
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NewsDignity at Work charter attracts likes of Co-op, Bestway and Diageo
So far the charter has gained 23 signatories including buying groups Confex and Fairway Foodservice
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NewsVimto producer Nichols shrugs off cooler weather to post first half growth
Vimto producer Nichols has posted a double-digit rise in group revenues as it brushed off the cooler UK weather to post growth across its stills and carbonates portfolio.
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NewsSales plunge at Fruit Bowl maker Stream Foods amid contract loss and difficult market
Stream Foods sales and profits dropped last year with the firm blaming a “tough” and “unpredictable” market for its poor annual performance
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NewsDeliveroo accused of abandoning cyclists after working hours change
Deliveroo has attributed the change to a need to improve choice for customers by delivering from restaurants further afield
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NewsSainsbury’s buying director James Bailey to leave amid restructure
A replacement has not yet been announced but The Grocer understands this is likely to be an internal appointment
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NewsFrieslandCampina brings Dutch hit Chocomel to UK
The chocolate milk is the dairy co-op’s third largest milk brand in the Netherlands