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NewsMüller's Dairy Crest acquisition on verge of fresh investigation
£80m deal for Dairy Crest’s loss-making dairies operation could be referred to a ‘phase two’ investigation unless “acceptable undertakings” were offered
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NewsNoble Foods forced to climb down on Big & Fresh health claim
Noble Foods insisted it had been planning to change its packaging anyway, and the Viva! complaint had nothing to do with it
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NewsWarburtons rolls out shaped Thins to boost family appeal
Warburtons is set to sink its claws deeper into the sandwich alternatives market
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NewsAlastair Jackson made MD of Adams Food Ingredients
Jackson starts next week after spending five years as marketing director of sister company Adams Foods
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NewsMedia bites 15 June: Tesco, GSCOP, business rates
Tesco needs to raise more than £5bn to fix its balance sheet and regain its investment grade credit rating, according to rating agency Moody’s.
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NewsBooker executives sell on shares worth £11.5m
The group of execs, not including CEO Charles Wilson, sold a collective total of 6.8 million shares for 170p each
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NewsMySupermarket adds independents to nationwide Shops portal
Butchers, bakers, greengrocers and chocolatiers are among 100 retailers that will sell products via the Shops portal, which goes live today
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NewsCity snapshot: Profits plunge at Majestic Wine
Full year pre-tax profits at Majestic Wine have slumped by 22.7%, FSTE falls on Greek debt worries, plus what’s on in the City this week.
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NewsImperial Tobacco completes $4.6bn US acquisition
Imperial Tobacco has completed the £4.6bn deal to buy US cigarette and e-cigarette brands from Reynolds and Lorillard.
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NewsNew spirit brand Gin Lane 1751 offers a drop of history
A new gin brand that pays tribute to the complicated history of the drink has won a listing in Selfridges.
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NewsGrocer of the Year Lidl weighs up in-store changes
Lidl UK is determined to keep pressing the accelerator after being crowned Grocer of the Year at this week’s Grocer Gold A…
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NewsMarks & Spencer buys seven Co-op stores for Simply Food
The properties in Blandford Forum, Chepstow, Haslemere, Penrith, Rayleigh, Stockton Heath and Matlock range in size from 9,000-15,000 sq ft
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NewsIceland's Malcolm Walker: 'Price is not a weapon any more'
The frozen chain is shifting its strategy via a new Power of Frozen campaign that seeks to educate shoppers
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NewsBusiness rates warning for government
Official bodies suggest that unless radical changes are made to the business rates system, businesses could face a 60% rate of tax by 2022
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NewsLidl pits its products against leading brands on new website
Lidl has launched a website showing how its own products have performed in blind taste tests versus leading branded and rival own label lines.
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NewsMedia Bites 12 June: Sainsbury’s, Nestlé, PZ Cussons
Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe acquitted of all charges by Egyptian courts, Nestlé attempts to trademark four-fingered KiKat bar fail and PZ Cussons brushes aside trouble in Nigeria to trade in line with expectations.
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NewsCity Snapshot: Waitrose sales heat up as sun shines
Waitrose said the arrival of sunny weather boosted sales 2.2% over the past week. Plus Contract Bottling and Speaking Water Brands merge to form Clearly Drinks. And the listed grocer’s continue a share price revival.
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NewsPlans for 30,000 pigs farm opposed in Northern Ireland
Plans have been submitted in Northern Ireland to build the UK’s largest pig farm….
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NewsLeerdammer targets BBQ season with Toastie & Burger slices
Bel UK marketing director Steve Gregory said the rebrand would be supported by a marketing push starting next week
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NewsShellfish under threat as raw sewage causes spike in E.coli
A recent FSA report revealed there were 123 E.coli contamination “incidents” in shellfish harvesting areas last year