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NewsMy Local administrators confident of more store sales to come
Administrators at My Local have sold 26 of the failed retailer’s convenience stores since being appointed, with hopes to offload another 16 in the coming days and weeks.
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NewsDeliveroo launches 20-minute alcohol delivery
Company hopes to broaden horizons beyond food through Majestic Wine and Brewdog partnership
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NewsDon't let industry set agenda on obesity, new PM is told
Lessons from the Responsibility Deal have to be learned, The Children’s Food Campaign has said
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NewsWarburtons marks 140 years with emoji social media push
Social media campaign #140Years celebrates the brand’s history in 140 emojis
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NewsApple growers hit back at 'bad apples' reports
Reports that storage technique SmartFresh would affect the quality of apples “unfounded”, claim growers
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NewsBrits eat more seafood but remain short of recommended intake
Brits are eating more seafood than five years ago - but are still falling short of dietary recommendations, according to new data.
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NewsDoritos competition asks public to destroy a new flavour
£20,000 prize on offer for most ‘creative’ idea of how to ‘eliminate’ Sizzling Salsa or Ultimate Cheeseburger
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NewsCity snapshot: SSP Group lifted by weak pound
Travel concession group SSP gets revenue boost from the weak pound in Q3 but continued to be affected by the terror attacks in Europe. Plus, Dairy Crest updates on Q1 ahead of AGM; Carr’s warns of difficult markets in wake of Brexit; and John Menzies appoints chairman.
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NewsWaitrose drops all cosmetic products containing microbeads
Waitrose is to stop selling all branded cosmetic products containing microbeads, the retailer has announced, in a move that means it will no…
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NewsWahaca rolls Mexican street food taco kits into Tesco stores
Restaurant chain Wahaca is set to roll out a range of Soft Taco Kits to encourage consumers to make Mexican street food at home.
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NewsConviviality share price boosted as sales more than double
Shares in Conviviality leapt 10% today as revenues more than doubled to £864.5m and the drinks group said the integration plan for Matthew Clark and Bibendum was ahead of expectations.
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NewsGeorge Eustice retains Defra role following Cabinet shake-up
Eurosceptic farming minister expected to play key role in developing post-Brexit food and farming strategy
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NewsTesco makes 100% Rainforest Alliance certified cocoa pledge
The retailer will also ensure cocoa used in other UK products will be responsibly sourced
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NewsLucozade Energy backs slimline can with ‘Crack Open’ push
The new format comes amid growing consumer demand for ‘drink now’ cans
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NewsAsda puts out Pokémon safety warning
Avoid abandoning your trolley or shouting in celebration, says tongue-in-cheek warning
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NewsUK footfall suffers sharpest decline since February 2014
The latest BRC figures show retailers suffered a 2.8% year-on-year fall in shopper numbers in June, with high streets part…
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NewsNFU launches official complaint over ‘fake’ farm branding
Farmers’ union concerned that brands such as Tesco Farms and similar discounter brands are misleading to shoppers
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NewsFinsbury Food confident in face of Brexit uncertainty
Speciality bakery Finsbury Food said the enlarged group was “well equipped” to weather any potential Brexit storm as it reported sales growth of 25% following the integration of Fletchers and Johnstone’s.
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NewsVimto opens pop-up ‘factories’ in Selfridges stores
The six-month trial aims to showcase the brand’s licensed portfolio of soft drinks and confectionery
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NewsInstacart-style grocery delivery service planned for UK
Channel Islands entrepreneur sets out to replicate Instacart