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NewsMajestic Wine trials two new store concepts
The wine retailer has given its Cheam store a new colour-coded layout and a ‘wine fitting’ station
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco first quarter like-for-likes up 2.1%
Tesco’s growth plans are firmly “on track” after it reported a tenth consecutive quarter of growth, with UK like-for-like sales up 2.1% in the first quarter. Plus, sales at Iceland rose 8% for the year ending 30 March 2018 with like-for-likes up 2.3% and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsTayto expands again with buyout of The Real Pork Crackling Co
The Northern Irish snacking group has purchased the company from owner Chris Cunliffe for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsIs price fixing behind Côtes du Rhône wine cost increases?
The French competition authority ruled that Côtes du Rhône winemakers have behaved illegally
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NewsTetley takes on Twinings in cold infusions market
Tetley’s Cold Infusions is positioned as “an affordable range of fruit and herbal infusions developed specially to be brewed in cold water”
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NewsPHE to reconsider name and shame tactics in war on sugar
Last month the DH body revealed the industry had failed to hit its sugar reduction target
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NewsWarm weather boosts UK retail spending in May
UK retail sales defied expectations to jump up for the second month in a row in May, buoyed by the warm weather, according to the monthly retail statistics from the ONS.
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NewsNew Zealand Lighter Wines gains first UK national listing
New Zealand Lighter Wines is an £8.7m initiative led by New Zealand Winegrowers to produce naturally lower in alcohol wines,
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NewsGreenall's Gin launches two new flavoured gin liqueurs
Greenall’s said it had opted for smaller 50cl bottles rather than the traditional 70cl in order to “appeal to new gin drinkers”
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NewsCostcutter to offer retailers standalone chip & pin terminals
The Suresite system is aimed at retailers not currently using Costcutter’s in-house epos system
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NewsLittle Freddie appoints Ainley in sustainability role
Ainley joined the organic brand last month from Sainsbury’s
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NewsCalls to test imported eggs as new European fipronil scandal brews
The emergence of a potential new fipronil scandal was “not a surprise” said British Egg Industry Council chairman
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NewsRobot grocery delivery firm to expand following funding win
Starship is set to expand the reach of its trial with the Co-op in Milton Keynes
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NewsBidfood cuts sugar in 27 lines in efforts to meet PHE targets
Bidfood has reduced the sugar in its Everyday Favourites ice cream range by 23%
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NewsCharlie Bigham’s names Kerry Collinge as marketing director
She has taken over a position left vacant in late 2016 by the death of brand manager George Blyth
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NewsMPs to look at extending Adjudicator's powers
Efra committee called for the Adjudicator to be granted powers to prevent the supermarket giants “dominating” the grocery
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NewsAldi named Grocer of the Year at Gold Awards ceremony
The discounter knocked last year’s winner Tesco off the top spot
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NewsCity snapshot: Majestic Wine back in the black despite “challenging” home market
Majestic Wine has posted a full year pre-tax profit of £8.3m after reported a loss of £1.5m last year as the improved performance of its Naked Wines business boosted the bottom line. Plus, PZ Cussons warns Nigerian economic troubles will hit profits, NWF Group reports year head of expectations and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsJacob’s Creek takes on Aperol with spritz-style cocktail
The 8.5% abv pre-mixed drink rolls out this month in a 750ml bottle
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NewsMedia Bites 14 June: Just Eat/Deliveroo, Inflation, Connect Group
‘Takeaway wars!’ is the headline in The Daily Mail as shares in Just Eat plunge 10% as Deliveroo launches bid to steal arch-rival’s fast-food customers.