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NewsSugro MD Philip Jenkins resigns to set up consultancy
Jenkins will not be replaced and will continue to provide strategic advisory services
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NewsSelect & Save joins Association of Convenience Stores
Membership of the lobby group would confer a range of benefits on Select & Save retailers, said MD Andrew King
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NewsCo-op plans 100 store openings in 2018 after Christmas boost
The plans were unveiled as CEO Steve Murrells announced a 6.2% jump in like-for-like food sales
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NewsDunbia turnover drops after pork sale
Meat giant Dunbia saw turnover fall by almost £20m in the wake of the sale of its pork division to Cranswick
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NewsUnion Hand-Roasted Coffee acquires Edinburgh’s Brew Lab
The deal is the final step for Union to ‘complete the link between coffee seed and cup’
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NewsASH dismisses Philip Morris newspaper ads as 'a PR stunt'
The ads set out its new year’s resolution as ‘trying to give up cigarettes’
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NewsBurts Chips eyes £100m in sales as it swoops for Savoury & Sweet
Savoury & Sweet makes products for UK household-name brands and private label ranges for major retailers
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NewsNatural Drinks wins private investment after crowdfund fails
The money, from an unnamed private fund, will help it accelerate the launch of a raft of NPD…
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NewsPoppets owner Raisio sells sweets business to Valeo
The confectionery business includes six production plants in the UK and Czech Republic, as well as the Poppets, Fox’s, XXX, Just and Pedro brands
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NewsOcado shares surge amid international licensing deal rumours
Hopes online grocer Ocado is soon to announce further progress on international expansion drove its shares to their highest
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NewsGrace Foods wins £1m contract to supply aloe vera drink to Aldi in Spain
Caribbean food and drink manufacturer Grace Foods is increasing its international footprint in Europe after agreeing a new contract with Aldi in Spain, supported by a £6m bank funding package.
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NewsCrawshaw shares sink as record Xmas week fails to halt decline
Shares have crashed almost 8% in Crawshaw this morning after the value meat retailer revealed a heavy decline in underlying sales in December, despite a record week leading up to Christmas.
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NewsBrits splash out £36.4m on gin in a week this Christmas
Supermarket sales of the spirit surged 45% as it went ahead of vodka as a festive tipple for the first time
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NewsHurricane Irma to blame for orange juice price hikes
Hurricane Irma hit Florida – a major orange producer – at the end of last year
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NewsStark warning on productivity issued by AHDB
A “yawning productivity gap” that opened up between 2000 and 2013, worth over £4.3bn in lost GDP, needs to be addressed
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NewsWilliam Reed acquires Pro-Retail trademark
The publisher of The Grocer bought the trademark from P&H administrators PwC for an undisclosed sum
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NewsMedia Bites 5 January: Aldi, Nisa, Whitbread, Steinhoff, Colman's Mustard, Boots
A stellar Christmas for Aldi gets blanket coverage this morning as the discounter scored another record festive trading period. Plus, a strong Christmas for Nisa, a new chairman for Whitbread and yet more woe for Steinhoff.
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NewsCity snapshot: Food prices jump in run up to Christmas
Food inflation gathered steam in December despite supermarkets investing in price on key lines to win over shoppers during the crucial Christmas period, according to the latest figures from the BRC-Nielsen. Plus, like-for-like sales slump 6.1% at Crawshaw in December as shoppers desert value meat chain.
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NewsMPs call for 25p 'latte levy' on disposable coffee cups
The Environmental Audit Committee said the tax is needed to halt the ‘avoidable waste problem’ of 2.5bn coffee cups
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NewsNisa reports Christmas sales increase of 17.7%
Nisa is set to be taken over by the Co-op after three quarters of its members voted in favour of a takeover…