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NewsCity snapshot: Just Eat Takeaway.com ups growth expectations after strong second quarter
Takeaway delivery giant Just Eat has raised its full year growth expectations after first half orders jumped 61%
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NewsMedia Bites 15 July: John Lewis Partnership, National Food Strategy, Sainsbury’s, SSP Group
A busy morning in the papers sees stories on another 1,000 job cuts at John Lewis and Waitrose, the next part of Henry Dimbleby’s National Food Strategy, Sainsbury’s encouraging customers to continue wearing face coverings from next week, and the chief executive of SSP resigning.
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NewsNational Food Strategy will bring ‘tsunami’ of new taxes
The government-commissioned report called for a £3/kg tax on sugar and a £6/kg tax on salt
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NewsRetailers warned of high business rates over failure to respond to revaluation
The Valuation Office Agency, which collects information on shop rents used to calculate future rates, has expressed concern that too few businesses are providing details
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NewsNestlé eyes push into cultured meat market
The global food giant said it was closely monitoring scientific trends and exploring emerging technologies
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NewsCovid and poor potato crop hit trading at McCain GB
Frozen potato giant McCain saw drop in annual sales and fell to a loss last year as Covid hit its out of home sales and it suffered from a poor potato crop
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NewsCentral England Co-op to roll out self-scan tills to all stores next year
It follows a trial period at its Fradley food store in Staffordshire where two self-scan tills were installed
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NewsAppleby Westward launches store manager development programme
Its new course for managers focuses on developing leadership skills and behaviours
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NewsFood and drink industry gathering evidence of staff shortages impact
Grant Thornton is currently in the process of surveying companies across food and drink
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NewsJempson’s amends opening hours at Battle store to cope with staff shortages
The store will lose nine hours of trading time by opening the store at 8am and close at 6pm over three days this week
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NewsKeelham Farm Shop chef wins Royal Academy of Culinary Arts pastry award
Emma Lawson activity included baking bread for her neighbourhood and giving it to the most vulnerable people for free
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NewsLidl pledges 85% of sales will be ‘healthy or healthier’ by 2025
The discounter is to use a bespoke nutrient profiling system developed by its nutrition teams to monitor progress
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NewsHoulihan Lokey expands coverage of consumer market with Baylor Klein acquisition
Investment bank Houlihan Lokey has acquired boutique advisory firm Baylor Klein in a move that bolsters its coverage of the consumer sector
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NewsApples & pears crop for 2021 may have been damaged by poor weather, growers warn
Extreme frosts and heavy downpours have damaged early varieties and could yet affect others, according to British Apples & Pears
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NewsGousto matches recipes to customers’ Spotify music choices
Those who have listened to music with ‘high danceability’ might receive a suggestion for a party dish, said Gousto
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NewsAlpro adds two plant-based ‘Greek Style’ variants to big pot lineup
The new products would tap demand for permissible indulgence, the dairy alternatives brand said
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NewsBritish hop growers under pressure from oversupply
Sales were “significantly down” and growers were being left with an “oversupply situation”, Ali Capper told The Grocer
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NewsToo Good To Go looking to double number of wholesale partners
It currently works with 120 wholesale partners, compared with just eight before the coronavirus crisis
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NewsMedia Bites 14 July: PepsiCo, British Land, Morrisons
PepsiCo will increase its prices this year after it raised its full-year earnings forecast on surging demand for its drinks from people flocking to restaurants and theatres
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NewsCity Snapshot: SSP Group chief executive Simon Smith quits Upper Crust owner
SSP Group chief executive Simon Smith has quit his role at the Upper Crust and Ritazza owner to pursue opportunities elsewhere. Plus, trading updates from Finsbury Food Group, Science in Sport and McBride.