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NewsTesco and Asda apologise for ‘mental patient’ costumes
Tesco and Asda have apologised after it emerged they had been selling Halloween costumes depicting ‘mental health’ patients online.
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NewsBirds Eye gains huge sustainability boost as fishery wins MSC status
Birds Eye’s sustainability credentials are to get a major boost after the MSC certification of a large fishery supplying pollock to the brand.
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NewsTesco parts company with senior buyers Ewels and Grant
Steve Ewels is leaving after six years at the helm of Tesco’s ethnic foods buying and more than a decade based at Tesco’s Cheshunt HQ.
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NewsJohn Lewis offers click & collect via c-stores
John Lewis shoppers will be able to collect goods from convenience stores and petrol stations as part of a new trial.
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NewsDairy Crest ups Davidstow whey cost, makes Cathedral City spreadable
Dairy Crest’s new whey facility at Davidstow will cost £45m instead of the £40m originally forecast, the company has said.
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NewsScotmid Co-op suffers dip in sales and profits
Scotmid has posted a small drop in half-year sales and profits in what it described as a “challenging retail trading environment”.
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NewsHovis workers strike deal with Premier Foods over agency staff
Premier Foods has reached an agreement with the bakers union – averting a strike scheduled to start at its Hovis plant in Wigan this morning (25 September).
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NewsMisleading e-cigarette ads clobbered by ASA
Four e-cigarette makers have had their advertisements banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for misleading consumers.
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NewsAldi chalks up record growth as grocery middle ground shrinks
Aldi has notched up record sales growth in the latest grocery market share data from Kantar Worldpanel.
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NewsWaitrose plots e-commerce depot for South London
Waitrose is planning to open a second e-commerce depot in Coulsdon, South London, in a move that will double the number of online delivery slots available to shoppers in London.
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NewsLabour plan to cut business rates welcomed by retail leaders
Labour’s plans to cut business rates for small businesses in 2015 and introduce a subsequent freeze have been welcomed by retail leaders.
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NewsFarm Africa campaign raises £380,000 ahead of charity trek
Farm Africa, a charity backed by the food and drink industry, has raised £380,000 so far this year, it has announced.
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NewsPremier Foods CFO Mark Moran to be replaced by Alastair Murray
Premier Foods has announced that chief financial officer Mark Moran is to leave the company.
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NewsLidl to investigate Bangladesh factory claims
Lidl has launched an internal investigation following claims made by BBC’s Panorama that one of its Bangladesh suppliers abuses workers.
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NewsMorrisons convenience estate breaks 50-store barrier
Morrisons’ convenience store estate has burst through the 50-store barrier.
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NewsTesco's Hudl tablet: In pictures
Tesco’s Hudl tablet, launching on 30 September, is a 7-inch Android device with a 1.5GHz processor and 16GB of memory.
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NewsTesco’s Hudl tablet launches with discounts for Clubcard holders
Tesco is to launch a 7-inch tablet computer called Hudl, amid a major marketing drive that will allow Clubcard holders to get their hands on one of the devices for potentially just £60-worth of points.
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NewsAngela White and Andy Riddle take integrated Intersnack roles
Intersnack Group has named Angela White as director of sales for Intersnack UK…
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NewsGeorge at Asda goes grunge for autumn-winter
Asda has embraced grunge and folk music for its new autumn and winter George clothing range.
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NewsDairy Crest ‘steady’ in first half as cheese outperforms spreads
Dairy Crest has delivered a steady performance during the six months to 30 September, and its full-year profit expectations are unchanged, the company has said in a trading update.