All The Grocer articles in 18 December 2021 – Page 15
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NewsRude Health hires ex-Ecover & Method European general manager Tim Smith as CEO
Smith joined the dairy-free drinks and cereals brand on 22 November, following 12 years at Ecover & Method.
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NewsPlant-based challenger This hires ex-Eat Real, Wahaca and Camden Town boss Mark Turner as MD
Turner led Eat Real for the last year, after heading up Wahaca from 2017 to 2020
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NewsRapid delivery service Getir to acquire rival Weezy
The Grocer last week reported Weezy had shuttered a quarter of its dark stores,
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NewsKimberly-Clark to build wind farm to cut 56,000 tonnes of carbon emissions
The on-shore wind farm will supply the toilet tissue giant with approximately 160,000 megawatt hours of renewable energy annually
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NewsCity snapshot: Poultry growth compensates for weaker pork sales at Cranswick
Meat giant Cranswick has brushed off a drop pork retail and export sales amid a shortage of butchers to grow first half revenues and profits on increased sales poultry and other categories. Plus results from Compass Group and Pets at Home and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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NewsMedia Bites 23 November: M&S, Gusbourne, John Lewis
Marks & Spencer has bought a 25% stake in trendy womenswear brand Nobody’s Child as moves to revive its clothing arm gather pace.
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NewsTesco DC workers to vote on Christmas strike action in pay dispute
Union Usdaw said its members had overwhelmingly rejected an offer from Tesco in annual pay negotiations, and would now vote on whether to strike in the week starting 20 December
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NewsLidl sponsoring giant festive outdoor ice skating rinks in London and Edinburgh
The discounter is the sponsor for the UK’s largest outdoor ice skating rink, at London’s Hyde Park Winter Wonderland fair
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NewsBritain’s love of small dogs will boost wet petfood sales, claims Mars
The fmcg giant said 97% of dog owners feed their pooches wet food every day, compared to 80% in 2019
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NewsCity Snapshot: Marks & Spencer shares soar on private equity takeover rumours
Rumours have begun to swirl around Marks & Spencer, with speculation emerging over a potential offer from a US private equity firm, the departure of CEO Steve Rowe and the long-term future of the joint venture with Ocado.
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NewsMedia Bites 22 Nov: M&S, Unilever/Tea brands, Amazon
Private equity giant Apollo has been running the rule over Marks & Spencer in recent months in a sign that the wave of deal-making rocking the retail industry is set to continue