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NewsCity snapshot: Zambeef profits slide amid challenging economic conditions
Profits have plunged in the first half at Zambeef Products as the beef producer was hit by falling commodity prices and challenging economic conditions on Zambia. Plus, full-year results from drinks group Distil
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NewsMedia Bites 7 June: Tesco, Lidl, Delivery Hero
Tesco is facing an investor revolt over £140,000 paid to CEO Dave Lewis for relocation costs. Plus, Lidl’s eye-catching move to launch a “high-end” fashion line with supermodel Heidi Klum also gets plenty of coverage.
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NewsArla organic milk ad rapped by ASA over 'better for the land' claim
Complaint that dairy farming was ‘not good for the land’ was upheld by regulator
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NewsAbsolut makes canned RTD debut with Absolut Mixt
Cloudberry & Apple and Blueberry & Lime variants will roll out in June with a 5% abv
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NewsOcado in secret trials to test driverless delivery vans
News comes days after Grocer revealed Tesco was trialling the use of robots in its one-hour delivery service
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NewsGusbourne to raise £4.2m in placing to expand wine production
English sparkling wine producer Gusbourne is aiming to raise £4.2m of fresh funds in a share placing to invest in new vineyards and expand production.
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NewsHellmann’s unveils first mustard and new Smokey BBQ sauce
American Style Yellow Mustard (rsp: £1.59/250ml) will roll out this month
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NewsEnotria&Coe to distribute Hattingley Valley sparkling wine
The brand had been distributing through Liberty Wines since 2013
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NewsWaitrose launches range of speciality aubergines
The white aubergines, nicknamed “snowbergines”, are early varieties of aubergine grown in Holland
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NewsAmazon 'most valuable retail brand' in BrandZ rankings
’The brand was also the fastest-growing performer in the BrandZ Retail Top 20, up 41% ($40.1bn) year on year’
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NewsHarrogate Spring kicks off ‘Incredible Shrinking Bottle’ recycling push
The initiative with Keep Britain Tidy promotes greater recycling of plastic water bottles when outdoors
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NewsFood sales rise against backdrop of declining retail trend
This is the strongest three-month average for food since February 2012
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NewsCity snapshot: UK retail like-for-like sales drop on non-food sales fall
UK retail sales fell by 0.4% on a like-for-like basis in May as weak non-food sales dragged down strong food sales growth, according to the BRC KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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NewsMedia Bites 6 June: Ocado, Tesco, Consumer spending
Hedge fund boss threatens Ocado coup as initial buzz over software deal is followed by a sell-off, writes The Daily Mail
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NewsDiscounter-driven revolution to drive 15% growth in grocery
IGD forecasts a 49.8% increase in spending at discounters by 2022 to account for £1 in every £7 spent
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NewsLidl to launch women's fashion range with supermodel Heidi Klum
The new fashion collection will launch across its 650 UK stores nationwide later this year
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NewsPot Noodle brand extended with launch of Pot Pasta trio
The NPD is to be backed a £2m investment with the strapline ‘You can make it the Italian way’
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NewsDX Group agrees price cut on John Menzies merger deal
DX and John Menzies have announced that they have agreed a £40m deal on a ’debt-free basis’
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News2 Sisters to close Smethwick plant with loss of 250 jobs
Processor launched a 45-day consultation into closing ‘ageing’ site in April
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NewsPhilip Morris to exchange non-compliant tobacco at roadshows
Research for The Grocer found two-thirds of independent retailers had been left with non-complaint stock…