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NewsMedia Bites 14 November: Co-op/Nisa, Coca-Cola HBC, Amazon
A green light for the Co-op takeover of Nisa is the main grocery story in this morning’s papers.
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NewsStrong Roots expands lineup of frozen vegetable dishes
The range extension will see Ocado and AmazonFresh stocking nine of the Irish brand’s options
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco £3.7bn Booker takeover gets green light from CMA
The UK’s competition regulators are sensationally set to approve Tesco’s £3.7bn takeover of Booker, without imposing conditions such as a sell off hundreds of its stores. Plus, B&M boosts sales 22% in the first half and announces Sir Terry Leahy is to step down as chairman; Science in Sport has raised £15m in placing; and Kantar and Nielsen latest supermarket market share data.
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NewsNisa members accept £137m Co-op bid in historic vote
Of the 615 shareholders that voted, 494 were in favour of the bid
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NewsPosh tonic brand Lamb & Watt adds 'naturally light' variant
Naturally Light Tonic Water contains 13 calories per 100ml and is designed to be paired with premium spirits…
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NewsHogs Back wins listings with Co-op, Morrisons, Tesco and Majestic
Its flagship Tongham English Ale has rolled into 320 Co-ops, 39 Morrisons and 19 Tesco Express stores…
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NewsTamdhu owner Ian Macleod secures £80m refinancing
Family owned whisky distiller Ian Macleod Distillers, which owns the Tamdhu, Glengoyne and Smokehead brands, has agreed an £80m refinancing to position the business for its next phase of growth.
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NewsKent confectioner Fudge Kitchen wins listing in Russia
Globus Gourmet, a Continental grocer in Moscow and St Petersburg, is stocking a quintet of Fudge Kitchen lines
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NewsAqua Carpatica backs first UK mults listing with £3.5m push
The launch in to Tesco later this month will be supported by ’socially responsible marketing’
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NewsLidl seeks closer links with startups by partnering with German retail tech hub
Retailtech Hub is based in Munich and supports startups through an accelerator programme
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NewsDavison Canners wins retail listing for new desserts range
Northern Irish food manufacturer Davison Canners has won supermarket listings for a new range of desserts after securing a £3.1m bank finance package to move all its production in-house, creating 50 new jobs in the process.
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NewsMorrisons integrates Alexa into online grocery
Customers will be able to use a Morrisons skill for Alexa to add more items to their Morrisons.com shopping list
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NewsCCTV recording mandatory in English slaughterhouses next year
Defra move doesn’t include mandatory CCTV in cutting plants despite 2 Sisters scandal
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NewsKevin Grace sues Tesco for wrongful dismissal
Grace lost his job after Tesco misreported its profits in 2014. He was accused on dismissal of “serious negligence”…
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NewsLess than 25% 'know what a fruit or veg portion looks like'
New research commissioned by the National Charity Partnership reveals ignorance of portion sizes
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NewsAmazon investigates delivery partner SEP over driver treatment
An investigation by The Telegraph revealed SEP Logistics was fining drivers £100 for making early deliveries…
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NewsCity snapshot: Retail footfall slumps in run-up to Christmas
UK retail footfall fell by 2% year-on-year in October according to the BRC Springboard footfall and vacancies monitor – the largest rate of decline since the vote to leave the EU in June 2016. Plus sales jump but profits plunge at Carr’s Group and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 13 Nov: MRH, Tesco, Nisa, Unilever
One of Britain’s largest petrol station operators MRH GB has picked banks to steer a £1.5bn stock market listing next year.
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NewsFormer Asda chief executive Andy Clarke becomes Spoon Guru chairman
Andy Clarke stepped down as Asda CEO in 2016 Former Asda chief executive Andy Clarke has taken up the mantle of chairman at Spoon Guru, a search engine for people with alternative diets. Clarke, who stepped down as Asda CEO and president in August 2016, will oversee ...
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NewsWaitrose goes big on community spirit with black and white 2017 Christmas ad
The ad focuses on a group of villagers who become trapped inside a pub on Christmas morning