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NewsRefresco shareholders approve £1bn takeover of Cott's bottling operations
Refresco shareholders have given the Dutch soft drinks bottler and contract packer the green light for its $1.3bn (£1bn) takeover of the bottling operations of Canadian drinks manufacturer Cott.
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NewsMore than 300 Asda HQ staff to be axed in new wave of cutbacks
The move under Sean Clarke’s turnaround strategy is the third major round of job cuts in as many years
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NewsCasillero del Diablo readies biggest Halloween campaign yet
It will roll out a raft of in-store promotional and support materials in anticipation of the day
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NewsFarmfoods' pre-tax profits halve as sales drop by £25m
Pre-tax profits at frozen foods supermarket Farmfoods more have halved in 2016
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NewsFoodservice growth pushes UK wholesale close to £30bn figure
Wholesale sector forecast to reach £31.3bn by 2021
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NewsMarks & Spencer switches entire milk supply to RSPCA Assured
Change comes after M&S farm was implicated in exposé by animal welfare group
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NewsTesco staff to walk length of UK to raise money for charity
The event kicked off yesterday and will finish on 5 October
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NewsEthical online retailer Farmdrop expands to Bristol and Bath
Local produce will be sourced within a 100-mile radius of the two cities
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NewsPernod Ricard moves gin brands into standalone Gin Hub
The Gin Hub has taken responsibility for Beefeater, Plymouth Gin and Seagram’s
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NewsNumber of convenience sector jobs declines 5% in past year
Increases in the national living wage and national minimum wage have ramped up pressure, says a new report from the ACS
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NewsLeave voters back seasonal work permits for EU citizens
New research by British Summer Fruits reveals 61% of Brexiteers favour a visa scheme
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NewsMedia Bites 6 September: AG Barr, Barry Callebaut, Asda
Irn-Bru maker AG Barr has warned that a Scottish plastic bottle deposit return scheme, in which consumers would be refunded if they recycled containers, could be subject to fraud and abuse.
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NewsCity snapshot: Food and drink industry 'alarmed' over leaked Home Office plans for EU migrants post-Brexit
Leaked Home Office documents outlining a strict immigration policy to force all but the most highly skilled EU migrants to leave the UK after Brexit show a “deep lack of understanding” of the important contribution European workers make across the food chain, the industry has warned.
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NewsBKD launches Mini Bakers Club subscription service
A personalised box with baking and craft activities costs £9.99 a month
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NewsBestway claims Tesco-Booker deal will 'distort' wholesale
Bestway also highlighted fears over the future of fellow wholesaler Palmer & Harvey…
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NewsTesco gives PayQwiq digital wallet app a new name: Tesco Pay+
Tesco will update customers about further improvement to the functionality of the app later this month…
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News150 jobs saved as Waitrose cake maker More Food acquired in pre-pack deal
A rescue deal at Waitrose and Budgens cake supplier More Food has saved 150 jobs after rising commodity prices following the Brexit vote and substantial costs related to a move to new facilities squeezed the business.
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NewsInnis & Gunn seeks green light to sell £15m stake to US private equity firm
Innis & Gunn has followed in the footsteps of fellow Scottish craft brewer BrewDog and attracted the interest of a US private equity firm
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NewsBritish kiwi berry crop set to double 2016 level: BerryWorld
UK season has now begun, grower says, with product available in selected Tesco, Waitrose and M&S stores
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NewsShell agrees Budgens c-store expansion at filling stations
A further 20 ‘Budgens at Shell’ sites will be rolled out across the country from September