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NewsTwitter reacts: Sir Ken Morrison dies aged 85
Key figures from grocery retail have responded to the sad passing of Sir Ken
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NewsDiageo to bring back premium Irish whiskey brand Roe & Co
The drinks giant has unveiled plans for investment in an £18.6m distillery
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NewsOcado unveils robotic arm for fruit & veg picking
Technology will remove need for humans to pick easily damaged produce
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NewsMorrisons founder Sir Ken Morrison dies aged 85
Sir Ken transformed the company from a small family business into the UK’s fourth largest food retailer
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NewsBabybel gets limited edition range for Comic Relief
Brand has raised more than £1m for charity appeal over past 10 years
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NewsJempson's plans multimillion-pound refurbishment of Rye store
The new store will also incorporate the town’s Post Office
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NewsCo-op recalls chocolate bunnies after tampering discovered
The National Crime Agency has been called in after the alleged tampering incident in Nottingham
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NewsStarbucks responds to US travel ban with refugee pledge
Schultz said the action was a direct response to his “deep concern” about Trump’s executive order
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NewsDhamecha posts strong sales and profit growth
Sales at the Today’s Group wholesaler are up 2.1% to £668m for the year ending 31 March 2016
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NewsYorkshire Provender launches gluten-free fresh porridge
The no refined sugar trio is available now from Waitrose and Sainsbury’s in on-the-go pots
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NewsMedia Bites 1 February: Ocado, Greencore, Diageo, Co-op
An unexpected rise in profits at Ocado made headlines this morning but the elusive international partnership also figured prominently in reports.
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NewsCity snapshot: Sugar free Irn-Bru sweetens AG Barr sales
The launch of Irn-Bru Xtra and Rubicon Spring in the summer helped AG Barr sales recover in the second half. Plus the latest BRC Nielsen shop price index for January.
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NewsGreencore posts double-digit festive sales jump amid booming convenience sales
Greencore’s sales jumped 17.1% in the 13 weeks to 30 December as US expansion and continued growth of its food-to-go business boosted sales.
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Pepsi Max and 7UP growth boosts Britvic’s first quarter
Britvic has reported first quarter revenue of £351m, an increase of 4.3% on the previous year, driven by increased UK sales of carbonated drinks as its still drinks struggled.
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NewsPickavance urges government to crack down on online giants
Government action could avert “millions of job losses in a soulless virtual world” warned a report by the Fabian Society’s retail taskforce
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NewsGovernment rejects petitions asking it to block Tesco-Booker
The petitions claimed the deal will give Tesco control of its competitors’ prices and remove thousands of jobs
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NewsBidvest says backing British will be key summer trend
The foodservice giant has unveiled 140 dishes as part of its Create Summer campaign
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NewsUS nut brand Planters kicks off first UK multimedia campaign
With a £2.5m spend, the push has begun with a 30-second ad featuring an animated Mr Peanut
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NewsArla unveils £37.5m UK investment
The investment is part of the co-op’s plan to move more milk from bulk into branded sales
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NewsCity snapshot: Profits up at Ocado but international expansion remains elusive
Ocado has posted a 21.8% jump in annual pre-tax profits before exceptional items, but has given no update on its long-awaited international expansion efforts. Plus all the rest of this morning’s news from the City