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NewsTDR Capital acquires controlling stake in Popeyes UK
Fast food chicken chain Popeyes UK is under new ownership as British private equity house TDR Capital increased its shareholding
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NewsFortnum & Mason to ‘double’ supply chain capacity and invest in food to go
Fortnum’s saw ‘record’ numbers in stores during the Christmas period, but struggled to meet demand online
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NewsGordon & MacPhail appoints Phillip White as CEO
White’s appointment comes with Gordon & MacPhail managing director Ewan Mackintosh set to retire
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NewsInfluencer recipe grocery shopping platform Cartd launches
The platform translates recipe videos into the featured constituent ingredients to create pre-built shopping baskets on its website
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NewsMüller UK&I sinks to £6m loss in 2022 as inflationary pressures bite
A £25.8m operating profit in 2021 swung to a £5.9m operating loss in the year to 31 December 2022, its latests accounts have shown
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NewsBreal Group announces £1m investment in Black Sheep Brewery
Black Sheep was bought out of administration by Breal in May 2023
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NewsHalewood Artisanal Spirits to distribute Krupnik Vodka in the UK
Krupnik is stocked with retailers including Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Asda
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NewsPost Office scandal: Sunak announces new legislation to exonerate victims
PM Rishi Sunak has announced new legislation will be introduced to exonerate and compensate the Horizon scandal victims
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NewsFareShare boss calls for greater co-operation among charities in fight against hunger
Former Marks & Spencer director of food and ex-Tesco veteran George Wright said he already begun talks with fellow food redistribution charities
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco and Marks & Spencer post bumper Christmas sales
Tesco and Marks & Spencer have both posted strong Christmas grocery growth ahead of the wider market
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NewsMedia Bites 11 January: Sainsbury’s, Greggs, BrewDog
Trading updates from Sainsbury’s and Greggs dominate business headlines this morning, but BrewDog’s controversial move to drop new workers from the Real Living Wage also gained plenty of column inches
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NewsAsda owners ‘more than comfortable’ with supermarket’s £4bn debt pile
A senior exec at Asda co-owner TDR Capital has told lawmakers the supermarket’s owners are “more than comfortable” with its debt pile are taking a long-term view of its growth prospects
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NewsAmazon gives suppliers new 30-day window to resolve disputes
Upgraded system will provide suppliers with real-time data and automatically alert them when shipment variances occur, enabling them to resolve disputes faster
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NewsGlobal Brands debuts Be canned cocktail range
The five-strong range is available now via Amazon and Global Brands’ DTC website
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NewsNational Pig Association calls for tighter imports as tonnes of illegal meat seized at Dover
There is a growing black market for pigmeat due to the cost of living crisis, the NPA said
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NewsGreggs reports strong Christmas trading as sales improve 9% in Q4
Greggs’ record sales in 2023 are the result of a series of strong factors, including a good performance in Q4
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NewsOne Good Thing appoints Stephen Hann as CCO
This is the first of several new hires for 2024, as the wrapper-free snack bar startup eyes expansion
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NewsBrewDog founder defends decision to cease paying new bar staff the real living wage
BrewDog will no longer offer new hires the real living wage
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NewsUK fishing industry to crack down on exploitation of overseas crew
It is one of the biggest sector-wide efforts to tackle labour exploitation in Europe
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NewsAldi redesigns cider can as High Court considers Thatchers’ copycat claim
A judgement is due on 24 January on whether Aldi has been taking ‘unfair advantage’ of Thatchers’ brand reputation by copying elements of its Cloudy Lemon Cider can