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City snapshot: UK employers weigh up wave of redundancies to cope with tax rises
Businesses across the UK are scaling back on hiring new staff and stepping up redundancy programmes in reaction to the fresh wave of employment taxes following the Labour budget, according to a new survey released this morning
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Media Bites 17 February: Post Office, Waitrose and Unilever snub
The papers have been focusing on tariff retaliation, a “snub” from Unilever and the continued fallout from last year’s October budget
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Tesco staff share £9m gift to celebrate 30 years of Clubcard
Tesco is celebrating 30 years of its Clubcard loyalty scheme this weekend, with a gift to colleagues worth more than £9m
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M&S to launch ‘Punishment Juice’
It is thought it will be framed as beneficial for health and fitness, despite one possible interpretation being that drinking it is punishment
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Healeys to introduce Rattler Cyder in cans to offset £700k EPR tax bill
Healeys is staring down the barrel of a £700,000 EPR tax bill
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Booker executives take up Women in Wholesale positions
Booker group people director Rebecca Mallows will join the leadership team as member of the steering committee
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Caterfood Buying Group launches new format for supplier events
The event will get a makeover, with a new venue and extended networking time
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RSPCA welcomes new UK government procurement policy as a ‘good start’
The organisation said it hoped it would pave the way for improvements to UK Government Buying Standards to ensure food provided in hospitals and schools was produced to higher animal welfare standards
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Data: UK shoppers plan for a budget-friendly Valentine’s Day
UK supermarket meal deals are leading the charge in online Valentine’s Day shopping, says Google’s MD of retail and CPG, Sophie Neary
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Pret a Manger drops coffee subscription cost following backlash
The chain will keep the monthly cost at £5
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Cocoa-free chocolate brand ChoViva makes UK debut with Aldi tie-up
The NPD has hit shelves under the discounter’s private label Dairyfine
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Lower-carbon parsnips in M&S stores after successful autonomous field trial
The parsnips have been grown autonomously in a trial funded by the M&S Plan A Accelerator Fund
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Seasonal workers seeking help rose by 72% in 2024, new report finds
The charity launched its annual report today, which revealed it had supported 697 people in 2024 in relation to seasonal agricultural work
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Lidl giving away £10 shopping vouchers as ‘Valentine’s Day treats’
The rewards are offered today in the Lidl Plus loyalty app
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Parents overpaying by £300 a year on infant formula, CMA finds
The regulator launched its investigation in 2023 after finding manufacturers had raised prices by as much as 36%
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Fruit & veg set to become pricier due to new border fees
Post-Brexit checks on EU goods has resulted in increased inspections for the government’s Animal & Plant Health Agency
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Select & Save switches supply from Bestway to Booker in new five-year deal
The symbol group entered into a five-year agreement with the wholesale giant last month
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City snapshot: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners boosts sales with price rises
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is set to return €1bn to shareholders following ‘a great end to a solid year’. Plus, the CMA has delivered its findings in the infant formula case this morning
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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners to return €1bn to shareholders after ‘solid’ year
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is launching a €1bn share buyback programme after reporting a rise in revenues and volumes in 2024
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Media Bites 14 February: Unilever, Valentine’s Day, American candy
Unilever’s plans to separate its ice cream division were covered widely by the papers this morning