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NewsCo-op to bring bottle deposit return scheme to UK festivals
Customers choose to either receive a Co-op voucher when they recycle the bottle or donate the deposit to Keep Britain Tidy
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NewsCity snapshot: Coca-Cola HBC completes Bambi confectionery deal
Coca-Cola HBC has completed its acquisition of Bambi, Serbia’s leading confectionery brand. Plus, Whitbread begins to return cash to shareholders following the sale of Costa Coffee to Coca-Cola, Steinhoff cuts annual losses in delayed accounts and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 19 June: Tesco, John Lewis, Sainsbury’s
Tesco is mulling the launch of “Finest” upmarket convenience stores to compete with Marks and Spencer’s Simply Food stores.
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NewsAllied Bakeries to cease production at Cardiff site
The cost-cutting move will see the Kingsmill site operate as a logistics centre only
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NewsUnilever rapped by ASA over Ben & Jerry’s display ads
Unilever UK said its Ben & Jerry’s audience was 18 to 35-year-olds and its policy was not to advertise to children
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NewsCatering butcher Nigel Fredericks ceases trading
Catering butcher Nigel Fredericks has ceased trading nine months after it was taken over by three former directors of Russell Hume.
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NewsMordue Brewery closes its doors after failing to find a buyer
North East-based craft brewer Mordue Brewery has collapsed into administration after failing to secure a buyer for the 24-year-old business.
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NewsSainsbury’s eyes ‘value added’ growth with fresh foods department split
The new ‘value-added’ business unit will be headed-up by Jon Bye
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NewsPladis adds lower-sugar McVitie’s Granola Oat Bakes
Dark Chocolate & Almond and Cranberry contain up to 16.7g of sugar per 100g
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NewsWaitrose delivery drivers to accept returns from John Lewis
The rollout of the return service to all postcodes served by Waitrose.com follows a trial last year
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NewsZero-waste online supermarket Good Club raises £400k
Direct-to-consumer grocer Good Club has successfully raised £400k to underpin its ambition to become “the world’s first zero-waste online supermarket”.
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NewsBooths to install 30 new electric vehicle charging points
Last month the number of public electric vehicle charging locations had exceeded petrol stations for the first time
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NewsGlobal Brands adds bag-in-box packs and new flavours to All Shook Up range
It has also launched a bag-in-box pack for the brand’s Passion Fruit Martini and Flamingo Colada flavours
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NewsItsu adds refillable aluminium flask to cut plastic waste
The chain is also donating 5p from the sale of every container to the Blue Marine Foundation
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NewsP&G prepares UK launch for ‘world first’ Gillette Heated Razor
And UK shave club for women Friction Free Shaving is to make its high street debut
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NewsCoca-Cola switches Glacéau Smartwater into 100% recycled PET bottles
The Glacéau Smartwater change will be introduced by the end of the year
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NewsBlakemore Foodservice joins Country Range buying group
Blakemore can tap into County Range’s buying power and 800-own brand products
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NewsCity snapshot: Brexit stockpiling to hit future UK economic growth
The British Chambers of Commerce has released its latest economic forecast, upgrading its growth expectations for the UK in 2019 but downgraded forecasts in 2020 and 2021. Plus, Tesco hosts capital markets day and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 18 June: Alibaba, Black Sheep Coffee, Beyond Meat
Alibaba will hive off its fresh groceries business, Freshippo – known as Hema in Chinese – into a stand-alone business as part of a shake-up of its business units and top executives
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NewsBlack Sheep Coffee raises £13m to fund global expansion push
Independent coffee chain Black Sheep Coffee has raised £13m new funds from private investors to back its global expansion across Europe, Asia and the US.