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NewsMedia Bites 7 December: Whitbread, Unilever, Steinhoff, Hammerson/Intu
An American activist investor has taken a 3.4% position in Whitbread, prompting speculation that it will press for a break-up of the Premier Inn and Costa Coffee operator.
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NewsForecourt contingencies swing into place in wake of P&H demise
Oil giant Shell has admitted there could be the “possibility of interruption” to the supply of products…
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NewsFairway Foodservice to join Landmark Wholesale in January
The £650m-turnover company takes Landmark membership to 39 and increases its foodservice sales to £1.7bn
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NewsPret a Manger to double reusable cup discount to 50p
The coffee chain will also explore adding china cups to more of its shops with seats
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NewsFinnish dairy brand Valio prepares for widespread UK launch
Owned by a dairy co-op of more than 5,000 farmers, Valio began supplying own label products to Tesco earlier this year
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NewsBlakemore defends slow rollout of its Bmorelocal fascia
To date, there are only eight stores rather than the wholesaler’s original target of 30 by October this year
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NewsSSP Group buys 25 travel concessions across Germany
Last year the outlets in Germany recorded €30m worth of sales
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NewsCourtauld adds 24 signatories to 2025 food waste initiative
New signatories include ABP Food Group and Hovis
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NewsShoppers on the hunt for deals ahead of big Christmas shop
Nearly half of all shoppers agreed that they spent more time at Christmas seeking out promotions
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NewsJohn Lewis appoints Andrew Murphy as chief information officer
Murphy, currently group productivity director at the partnership, will take up the role in the new year
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NewsAmazonFresh to sell a golden goose this Christmas
An edible golden goose is available to purchase on the online grocery site for £98.50 over the festive period
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NewsWelsh sheep farmers join to create new lamb brand
Ffermydd Teuluol/Family Farms is the brainchild of eight North Wales-based farmers
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NewsAber Falls launches range of posh flavoured gins and liqueurs
They are all made with “Welsh-inspired ingredients and botanicals”
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NewsYounger shoppers help boost Walkers Sensations sales to £100m
Sensations has seen value sales increase by 16% after unveiling a “modern and stylish” new design
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NewsCity snapshot: Nestlé buys Canadian supplement company Atrium for $2.3bn.
Nestlé (NESN) has agreed a deal to buy privately-held nutritional health products producer Atrium Innovations to expand its global consumer goods business. Plus Poundland owner Steinhoff’s shares plunge amid accounting irregularity, £3.4bn European shopping centre merger, supermarket shares surge and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 6 Dec: Supermarket shares, Nestlé, Fever-Tree
Tesco surged up the FTSE 100 after analysts told investors to add the stock to their trolley.
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NewsFSA ‘remains committed’ to mandatory display of FHRS
FSA report finds a “continuous improvement” in food hygiene standards since the scheme was first introduced
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NewsFormer FSA boss Catherine Brown joins Hubbub Foundation board
Brown, who left the FSA last November, will share knowledge of running organisations and governmental bodies with charity
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NewsIrish border solution 'essential' says Ulster Farmers' Union
Comments follow collapse of talks between UK, Ireland and EU yesterday after DUP vetoed deal for ‘regulatory alignment’ between NI and ROI
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NewsCo-op adds first Fairtrade and Organic certified Lebanese wine
The wine, Côteaux les Cèdres, is produced by The Co-operative Coteaux Heliopolis