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NewsJonathan James forges 10-year franchise deal with Conviviality
Jonathan James has teamed up with Bargain Booze owner Conviviality Retail as part of a 10-year franchise agreement…
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NewsCEO of Scottish Grocers' Federation retires
The organisation’s national executive has named Alloa Spar retailer Pete Cheema as his successor
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NewsDiageo adds frozen margarita to Parrot Bay range
New flavour joins existing variants Berry Daiquiri, Pina Colada, Mojito and Passion Fruit Caipirinha
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NewsFennel seeds recalled after positive test for illegal food colour
Dealicious Mealz UK has recalled 350g packs of its Dil Pasand brand fennel seeds following the detection of Rhodamine B
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NewsProposal to make proxy tobacco purchase illegal welcomed by retailers
Regulations would put responsibility on purchasing adults rather than retailers, would include e-cigs
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NewsBestway sees 22% increase in delivered sales, outstripping Londis
Bestway said it had clocked up delivered sales of more than £650m in retail in the past year for the first time
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News73% of chickens test positive for campylobacter
New results show contamination growth up from 70% in the second tranche of survey results published last November, Asda worst at 78.9%
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NewsSpice contamination scare discussed at major industry meeting
Strategies to strengthen controls on the spice supply chain are to be developed following a meeting of trade bodies and food industry representatives
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NewsGroceries Code Adjudicator power extension will prove difficult, says farming minister
Speaking at the National Farmers Union conference in Birmingham, Eustice warned that the process could prove too “complicated”
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NewsMedia Bites 26 February: Morrisons, Dave Lewis, Mark Price
David Potts’ appointment as Morrisons’ new CEO dominates the business headlines.
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NewsCity snapshot: AB InBev announces $1bn share buyback and dividend hike
The world’s largest brewer AB InBev (ABI) has announced a $1bn share buyback programme and predicted that its beer volumes will rise in 2015. Plus, British American Tobacco’s sales decline beats expectations, Morrisons shares rise and the all the other latest news from the City.
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News"Demonisation" of sugar having real impact on consumer
Over a quarter (27%) said they have checked food labels for sugar content more often than they did 12 months ago
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NewsSugar totals in energy drinks labelled "disgraceful"
Research by Action on Sugar showed that out of a total of 197 energy drinks surveyed, 78% would receive a red label for sugars per serving
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NewsBest Small Shops winner announced
A North Yorkshire delicatessen has been named winner of this year’s Best Small Shops Competition
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NewsHarrods Food Halls window takeover revealed
The exhbition is called “Stealing Beauty”, and will run until March 27th
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NewsJim Carroll to spearhead One Stop's Scottish recruitment drive
Carroll has spent more than 30 years in the independent retail sector, working with CJ Lang, Andrew James Partnership, SCS Scotland, Margiotta and United Wholesale
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NewsSports nutrition drives Glanbia's 6.9% annual revenue boost
Irish sports nutrition and ingredients group Glanbia has reported a fifth consecutive year of double-digit earnings growth.
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NewsSpar revamps own-label snacking range
The launch consists of a re-imagined entire crisps range and the launch of new mini ice creams
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NewsJonathan James joins Conviviality as franchisee of 36 c-stores
James, who is a former chairman of the ACS and ran Spar and Budgens c-stores in Cambridgeshire, plans to grow his number of stores within Conviviality to 100
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NewsTesco has '75% chance' of successful recovery, report claims
The report by Bernstein claims that the UK’s biggest retailer is in the “recovery on track zone”