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NewsCity snapshot: Waitrose sales boosted by half-price promotion and wine discounts
Sales were up 6.4% at Waitrose, which will report its first half results tomorrow, last week to £133.9m, largely driven by the current half-price event and the big 25% off wine promotion running in stores.
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NewsMedia Bites 13 September: Apples, Philip Morris, McDonald's, coffee
UK apple growers are in the grip of a 20% shortfall in the supply of seasonal labour, pushing them towards “a cliff edge” as Brexit nears, the industry has warned.
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NewsWhat Kraft Heinz’s super young new CFO tells us about age-blind recruitment
David Knopf has become chief financial officer of Kraft Heinz aged just 29 - and prompted a slew of coverage focusing on his age
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NewsNisa launches its first range of own-label fresh fish
The buying group has added four salmon lines to its 850-strong Heritage own-label range
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NewsUK inflation jumps to 2.9% in August
The UK Consumer Prices Index jumped to a higher than expected 2.9% in August from 2.6% in July, driven by record price rises in clothing and footwear.
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NewsVegan campaigners Viva! launch 'ditch dairy' bus ad campaign
The campaign, carries two separate ads outlining ‘shocking facts’ about the dairy industry
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NewsDavid Frankish to step down as CEO of logistics operator NFT
Frankish will be replaced by COO Ross Eggleton who is a former Morrisons supply chain boss
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NewsRegulators set out plans to improve recall procedures
Joint review by FSA and Food Standards Scotland found four areas the authorities could improve on
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NewsMedia Bites 12 September: ABF, Tesco, The Body Shop
The latest results from Associated British Foods come under the media spotlight, with the performance of Primark in particular focus, rather than the food business.
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NewsCity snapshot: Hilton Food Group records first-half sales rise but no mention of Seachill deal
An increase in volumes and the weakness of the pound have boosted Tesco red meat supplier Hilton Food Group in the first half, with a good performance recorded in Australia, Ireland, Sweden and Portugal partly offset by a more challenging market in central Europe. Plus, double-digit rises in the first half for Applegreen.
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NewsHiver launches £350k crowdfunding push to finance expansion
It is offering 8% of its equity via the campaign to finance the expansion of its HQ team and an annual brand push
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NewsBaxters unveils healthier range of Super Good soup
The brand has also revamped its canned Hearty lineup, with three new variants
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NewsOverhang asks crowd for £150k to grow energy drink brand
Drinks start-up company Never Felt So Good is seeking a £150,000 investment from the crowd to grow its Overhang energy drink brand.
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NewsJerome Chevrier to lead Spar International Chinese business
Chevrier has previously managed Carrefour’s regional operations in China
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NewsMoy Park sold to US chicken producer Pilgrim's Pride in $1bn deal
Moy Park has been sold by its scandal-hit Brazilian owner JBS to Pilgrim’s Pride, the second biggest poultry producer in the US
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NewsIsle of Harris Distillers wins funding for whisky development
The first batch of its ‘The Hearach’ Scotch is expected to be bottled from late 2020…
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NewsCo-op launches autumn TV push based on British fresh food
The campaign, ‘Make buying British more affordable’, will seek to capitalise on its commitment to 100% fresh British meat
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NewsTulip expands UK base with acquisition of Easey Holdings
Danish Crown-owned Tulip completed the acquisition on 8 September, subject to CMA approval
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NewsGoats milk supplier Delamere Dairy launches nut-based drinks
Nutty Drink is the supplier’s first branded dairy-free offering in the UK
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NewsDavid Caré joins Wessanen as international sales director
Caré joins from Nando’s, where he was director of international business development