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NewsMedia Bites 8 February: Carlsberg, Poundland, Tesco
It is a quiet morning in the papers in terms of grocery and fmcg news, with Carlsberg in the spotlight following its annual results and Poundland gaining publicity after its Christmas advert was banned by the ASA.
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NewsArla swoops for Yeo Valley dairy business to tap organic boom
Farmer-owned Arla Foods has agreed to acquire the Yeo Valley dairy business as it seeks to cash in on growing consumer demand for organic produce.
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NewsBrexit 'could see Brits face post war-style diets' Lords told
Lords committee warned by FDF that the British had not voted to go back to the “dark times” of rationing in the 1950s
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NewsSales of organic food & drink hit record highs
Spend was up 6% to £2.2bnn. but supermarkets are missing out with £1 in every £7 spent on organic went to independent retailers
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NewsCo-op launches Valentine's Day TV ad featuring meal deal
A second ad, focusing on breakfast, will air from 21 February
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NewsTesco faces massive equal pay claim from store staff
If case against Tesco is successful the retailer’s final bill could be £4bn…
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NewsTrend to little and often shopping 'may have reached ceiling'
Shoppercentric’s latest Shopper Stock Take Index finds proportion shifted to little and often has plateaued at 16%.
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News'Sexist' Tunnock's Tea Cakes tennis poster ad banned
The ASA concluded the ad might cause “serious offence” to some consumers
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NewsUK shoppers paying 42% more than European average for alcohol
Brits pay “punishingly” high alcohol prices compared with most other European shoppers, analysis by the Office for National Statistics reveals
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NewsWaitrose kicks off three-store trial of evening yoga
Waitrose will review whether to expand the evening yoga to other stores at the end of the trial…
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NewsASA condemns salacious Poundland Christmas elf images
The naughty toy featured in a series of sexually suggestive posts in its campaign, primarily on Twitter and Facebook
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NewsMedia Bites 7 February: Ocado, Tesco, inflation
Ocado was firmly in focus today after it slipped back into the red, warned of a squeeze on futures profits and revealed plans for a £150m share placing, while the abandoned Tesco trial also merited plenty of column inches. Tesco is also facing the largest ever equal pay challenge in UK history.
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NewsRussian woes hit Carlsberg profits in 2017
Full-year profits at Carlsberg took a hit as sales and volumes were held back by a change in the law in Russia restricting the size of plastic beer bottles.
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NewsChilled petfood a hit in Tesco as Freshpet sales pass £1.7m
A recipe for small dogs has been added in response to the rising popularity of diminutive breeds such as dachshund
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NewsBahlsen adds free-from Zoo Imagination kids’ biscuits
The new snack is free from lactose and gluten, and made from corn and teff flour
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NewsStarbucks to launch first European reserve roastery in Milan
Serving “rare and unique” coffees, the roastery will offer food freshly baked on-site by artisan baker Rocco Princi…
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NewsBrexit-related labour crisis inquiry re-opened
Efra Committee will assess whether labour shortages in food production has ‘improved or deteriorated’ during the past year
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NewsMorrisons reiterates welfare commitment after El Pozo scandal
Spanish company El Pozo came under fire on Sunday following an exposé on Spanish television
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NewsMorrisons to launch Nutmeg clothing brand online
From September customers will be able to purchase Nutmeg clothing online, click & collect in-store and receive rewards
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NewsWaitrose set to end Pick Your Own Offers scheme
It is understood that shoppers found the promotion confusing