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NewsCity snapshot: Double digit sales growth at Costa Coffee
Costa Coffee owner Whitbread has reported an 11.3% boost to revenues partly thanks to strong growth across the coffee chain.
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NewsPHE report finds evidence in support of sugar tax
PHE CEO Duncan Selbie revealed this at a health select committee hearing on Monday (19 October)
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NewsDeals and discounters fuel UK growth at R&R Ice Cream
Ice-cream maker R&R Ice Cream has reaped the benefits of consolidation and the growth of the discounters as sales and profits in the UK soared by 25% and 90% respectively.
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NewsMüller gets CMA green light for Dairy Crest milk acquisition
Dairy Crest’s £80m sale of its liquid milk division to Müller has been approved by the Competition and Markets Authority.
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NewsProfits fall at Walkers despite sales boost
Walkers Snack Foods saw operating profits drop by 13.5% in the year to 27 December 2014 despite a healthy rise in revenues.
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NewsDanone baby food growth drives sales ahead of expectations
French food group Danone has beaten forecasts with like-for-like sales rising 4.6% in the third quarter thanks to double-digit growth in its baby formula division.
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News‘Green shoots’ appear for grocery sector – Begbies Traynor
The beleaguered UK grocery sector is showing the first “green shoots” of recovery as levels of failing businesses in the supply chain eased for the first time in more than two years.
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NewsAsda unveils new strategy with Project Renewal
Key elements of the new strategy include slowing down planned expansion in London and “re-phasing” plans to develop more click & collect sites
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News5p bag charge: most shoppers willing to pay, finds study
The study, by Nielsen, found 65% of shoppers would be happy to pay for additional bags
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NewsRockstar Original energy drink gets new look and new flavour
AG Barr is revamping Rockstar Original with a reformulated flavour and new can design
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NewsIceland raises four-pint retail milk price... but slashes other SKUs
Four pints will now sell for £1 instead of 89p
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NewsSodaStream adds Sparkling Gourmet single-serve capsules
SodaStream has expanded its single-serve capsule format with a range of ‘gourmet’ flavours….
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NewsJimmy Doherty joins Taylors of Harrogate for coffee ad
Taylors of Harrogate is this week launching an £800,000 TV campaign featuring the presenter and farmer…
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NewsMetro Group sees 1.5% full year like-for-like growth
German retailer Metro Group recorded a 1.5% rise in like-for-like sales in the year to 30 September.
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NewsCamelot slammed for ending free National Lottery hotline
Independent retailers will no longer be able to call the hotline for free
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NewsAnuga: 15 drinks that made a splash at the show
A round-up of some of the standout drink products from Anuga 2015
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NewsCity snapshot: First signs of recovery for UK grocery industry
Stability is finally returning to the struggling UK grocery sector with the number of failing businesses within the UK food supply chain falling for first time in 27 months, according to Begbies Traynor.
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NewsAnuga: 20 standout food products from the show floor
The world’s food and drink industry descended en masse last week on Cologne, Germany for one of the industry’s largest events: Anuga. As well as boasting 6,800 exhibitors from more than 100 countries, the event saw 160,000 visitors pass through the doors of the Koelnmesse exhibition centre. To put that ...
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NewsMedia Bites 19 October: GCA, Tesco, Diageo, Megabrew
A rare quiet weekend in the papers for the retail industry but there are stories on the Groceries Code Adjudicator, Tesco’s Brand Guarantee scheme and more wine sell offs at Diageo.
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NewsPublic Health England CEO to face inquiry on sugar
House of Commons health committee expected to give PHE a rough ride over shelved report