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NewsHealth Lottery gives PayPoint sales a shot in the arm
The launch of the Health Lottery helped to stem the decline in top-up revenues and propel PayPoint towards growth of 8%.
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NewsClimate change could be boon for UK fruit trade
Peaches and apricots grown in the UK, along with grapes, soya and sunflowers – that is the prospect for the century ahead as climate change sends temperatures rising, Defra has said.
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NewsHMRC 'not making progress on duty fraud'
Co-operation between the industry and HM Revenue & Customs has brought “no tangible success” in combating alcohol duty fraud, according to the National Audit Office.
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NewsUnilever signs major chocolate supply deal
Unilever has signed a major new supply deal with chocolate giant Barry Callebaut.
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NewsMP to sell food too ‘ugly’ for supermarkets
A Tory MP has announced plans to launch an initiative to buy up food deemed too unattractive by supermarkets and sell it on to consumers.
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NewsWaitrose ahead of the game on environmental health
Waitrose has become the first retailer to achieve corporate membership of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.
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NewsSimplified Pantene to ease shoppers’ haircare headaches
Procter & Gamble has relaunched its Pantene haircare portfolio with improved formulations and clearer packaging.
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NewsFruit and veg sales tumble as health push falls on deaf ears
Fruit and veg consumption has continued to fall in the UK, with Brits buying 0.9% less in 2010 than they did the previous year.
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NewsAsda to spend £500m on new stores in 2012
Asda has vowed to invest £500m this year on new stores and depots, in a growth push it said would create up to 5,000 jobs.
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NewsCases of cheap booze lure indies from C&Cs
Cash & carries missed out on vital Christmas alcohol sales as independent retailers stocked up on “hundreds of cases” of cheap supermarket booze at a time.
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NewsTesco: 'affluence is the new format'
Tesco is set to launch a wave of price promotions and range reviews that target customers based on the a uence of the areas they live in, The Grocer can reveal.
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Tesco lists Enrituals £1 laundry products
Tesco has rolled out a range of £1 laundry products from discount supplier Purity Global to 300 of its stores.
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NewsAfter promising start, sales sour for 1% milk
It was hailed as one of dairy’s most successful innovations of recent times, but now 1% fat milk has suffered a dramatic slump in sales.
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Hancocks sales pass the £100m mark
Sales rose 7.5% at confectionery wholesaler Hancocks last year after more retailers picked up its own-label lines.
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NewsAB InBev lowers abv of Stella, Bud and Beck's
Stella Artois, Budweiser and Beck’s are being cut from 5% to 4.8% abv as rising input costs bite across the market.
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AlixPartners consultants leave Makro
Consultants drafted in to help Makro return to profit have left following what it described as a “strong start to its turnaround plans”.
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Angry Birds to bring new player into UK confectionery market
Blockbuster video game Angry Birds is set to smash its way into the confectionery aisle of Britain’s supermarkets.
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Can loyalty app put a stop to indie stamps?
The developers of a new app for independents claim it could consign loyalty stamps to history.
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Waitrose plans apps for mobile shopping
Waitrose is developing its first mobile apps for online grocery shopping.
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FWD claims success as four are arrested following C&C thefts
Criminal intelligence gathered by the FWD has led to four arrests in 10 days.