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NewsMedia Bites 22 August: Sainsbury's/Asda, Retail sales, GSK
A leading Sainsbury’s shareholder says its proposed merger will bring it “toe-to-toe” with Tesco
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NewsValeo Foods completes acquisition of Dip-Dab maker Tangerine
PE giant Blackstone sold the confectionery company to the fast-growing Capvest-owned consumer group
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NewsBeetroot ketchup brand The Foraging Fox raises £700k from angel investors
Funding from the investment round will go towards recruitment and production in order to fulfil increased listings and NPD
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NewsTesco unveils details of paperless 'Faster' Clubcard vouchers
Customers can either print vouchers at home or use the Clubcard app
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NewsErrington Cheese lays off remaining staff over e.coli dispute
”I simply cannot afford to pay their wages,” said owner Selina Cairns
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NewsHead of Tesco Labs Angela Maurer quits after 18 years
Maurer took over the role in 2014 having previously been head of innovation for Tesco.com
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NewsSelfridges to launch in-store celebration of Irish food
The Taste the Emerald Isle event will feature more than 50 brands
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NewsAsda to close Newmarket store with loss of 40 jobs
Retailer said customer numbers and sales were continuing to fall
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NewsWaitrose reports surging sales of organic wine
It will be releasing a 12-bottle ‘Purely Organic’ selection case to mark the onset of ‘Organic Month’ this September
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NewsCoca-Cola Zero Sugar gets classic red look in design revamp
As part of a strategy ‘to encourage more people to try Coca-Cola Zero Sugar’, the soda will axe its predominantly black packs
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NewsVivid Matcha adds powdered SuperLatte drinks range
Variants are Turmeric, Beetroot, Blueberry, Ginger and Cacao (rsp: £4.95/seven sachets)
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NewsHot weather and branded growth boost supermarket sales by 3.5%
Growth of branded products, which outstripped own-label sales for the first time since May 2015, helped grocery sales rise 3.5% over the 12 weeks to 12 August according to Kantar Worldpanel.
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NewsMedia Bites 21 Aug: Pepsi/SodaStream, Sainsbury's/Asda, Tyson Foods
Pepsi to buy SodaStream for $3.2bn in an effort to tap into a trend towards younger and more health- and environmentally-conscious consumers.
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NewsBigFish Brand rolls breaded salmon lines into Ocado
The JCS-owned brand launched the three-strong range last week in a bid to capitalise on the growing demand for breaded fish
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NewsJenson Button is Baylis & Harding’s first male ambassador
The former F1 world champion was chosen by Baylis & Harding for his ‘appreciation of style’
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NewsTreasury Wine Estates appoints Michelle Brampton as UK & Ireland commercial boss
Brampton, previously CFO for Europe & SEAMEA, will take charge of TWE’s sales teams, reporting to MD Tom King
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NewsMillions of tonnes of 'ugly' fruit & veg wasted, says report
Brexit could provide an opportunity for the UK government to reduce the amount of food being wasted by scrapping EU market
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NewsAldi drops black plastic for six of its fruit & veg ranges
Tomatoes, broccoli and asparagus are among the produce to be packaged in recyclable trays
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NewsSingle-use plastic tax gets 'overwhelming' support
Chancellor Philip Hammond said there had been an “extraordinary” level of backing for fiscal measures, after the Treasury
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NewsLidl to launch region-specific British cured meat ranges
The retailer will launch five ranges of Cannon and Cannon branded meats