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NewsMedia Bites 19 Dec: Lidl, Tesco, British American Tobacco, Christmas shopping
Lidl is to create 5,000 jobs in London and invest £70m in a new UK headquarters in the capital as the German supermarket reaffirms its commitment to Britain following Brexit, writes The Telegraph.
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NewsCity News: Market worries over Tesco sales slowdown
Tesco once more looked like the clear winner amongst the big four from this week’s grocery market share data, but the City had other ideas.
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NewsUnilever acquires haircare business Living Proof
Unilever has announced it has agreed to acquire science-based haircare business Living Proof for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsCentral Convenience snaps up Hunnyhill Stores
The Hunnyhill deal will bring Central Convenience’s store total to 115
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NewsProfits plunge at Tesco data arm Dunnhumby
Operating profits dropped by more than 80% at Tesco data arm Dunnhumby in the year that the supermarket failed to strike a deal to sell-off the business.
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NewsNestlé loses EU trademark battle over Kit Kat shape
An EU court ruling in favour of a Cadbury appeal means Nestlé could lose its EU trademark for the distinctive shape
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NewsUnhelpful weather shrinks Christmas easy-peelers
The traditional clementine in our Christmas stocking is likely to be smaller than usual this year
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NewsJust Eat to swallow rival Hungryhouse in £200m deal
An extra £40m could be added to the sum depending on delivery service’s performance
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NewsFirst Milk back in the black after focusing on its core strengths
CEO Mike Gallacher said the “scale of our transformation has been delivered by focusing on the big things”
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NewsSupermarkets 'among least trusted' with consumer data
Financial institutions, healthcare providers and car and home insurers had the best reputations
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NewsM&S plans to ramp up Lunch to You van sales operation
M&S is planning a rapid expansion of its little known Lunch to You van sales operation
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NewsCo-op sharpens game with overhaul of IT
Co-op Food has signed a contract with software provider SAP to provide it with a new IT infrastructure
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NewsSupermarket price wars slash sales by £800m
Fresh meat is biggest victim with £328m lost through price cuts and share declines
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NewsIs there life in Coke Life yet?
Reformulation hasn’t boosted sales, and listings and variants have been cut
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NewsUK milk sales down £240m over two years
Total fresh milk sales fell by more than £180m last year, and by a further £54m this year
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NewsBacon sales slump: is that WHO cancer report to blame?
Bacon has been the biggest casualty of the supermarket price war, with sales plummeting by £122.6m
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NewsYorkshire Poultry Products rescue deal saves 126 jobs
More than 120 jobs have been saved at a halal poultry processor after administrators at KPMG struck a rescue deal.
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NewsUS food and drink industry wary of UK future
The uncertainty of future trade arrangements with the EU is weighing more heavily on the US food and drink sector than any other, a report has found this week.
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NewsUK food and drink makers must push harder into China - Leadsom
UK food and drinks suppliers should be doing more to trade with China as the UK gets set to begin the process of exiting the EU, Defra secretary told an export forum
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NewsBeam Suntory acquires Sipsmith Gin ahead of global push for London craft brand
The maker of Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark has “ambitious” export plans for the brand