All The Grocer articles in 19 December 2020 – Page 13
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Media Bites 8 December: Brexit, Kingfisher, The Hut Group
Business leaders and unions have heaped renewed pressure on the government to strike a last-minute Brexit agreement, saying the UK economy is ill-equipped for a disruptive no-deal scenario.
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Cooplands looks to growth after £7.7m BGF investment
Northern bakery chain Cooplands has secured a further £7.7m investment from the Business Growth Fund.
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City snapshot: B&Q owner Kingfisher joins flurry of retailers returning business rates relief
Screwfix and B&Q owner Kingfisher has joined the flood of retailers to hand back business rates relief received during the coronavirus pandemic. Plus, a trading update from The Hut Group and Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group confirms Debenhams rescue talks.
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Cadbury eyes health trend with new Nuttier brand
Rivalling the likes of Kind and Trek, new brand Cadbury Nuttier will debut in retail from January with a trio of flavours
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Mars to cut 51 tonnes of plastic per year from sharing pouch packs
The move means Mars will also be able to fit more packs into shipping boxes
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Second worker at Bakkavor factory in Tilmanstone dies of Covid-19
News of one worker’s death broke yesterday, with Bakkavor confirming a second had passed away today
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Seltzer sales soaring as Brits report sugar concerns
New Kantar data reveals that take-home sales of the fledgling category are up 176% year on year
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DS Smith to develop range of bacteria and virus-resistant packaging
The packaging supplier has teamed with sanitation firm Touchguard to create packs with anti-microbial coatings
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Media Bites 3 December: Tesco, lab-grown meat, High Street
News that Tesco has repaid £585m of business rates relief dominates the papers today.
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Symington’s returns to profit as pandemic boosts demand
Symington’s has bounced back into the black as a strategic plan led by the new CEO and demand driven by the coronavirus pandemic helped sales at the Chicken Tonight owner climb higher.
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Landlords and retailers urged to collaborate to open shops longer
In a joint call, the BRC and British Property Federation have urged retailers and landlords to work together so that shoppers can feel safer in stores by visiting at less crowded times
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M&S could be asked to share some of Ocado online sales profits under new lease terms
Shopping centre owner Benson Elliot is planning to adopt the new lease model, which factors in a store’s ‘online halo effect’
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Media Bites 2 Dec: Dairy inflation, Stockpiling, Shop prices
The head of the UK’s largest dairy farmers’ co-operative has warned that prices may rise sharply in the event of a “no-deal” Brexit
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Tesco repays £585m in business rates relief
Tesco has bowed to growing pressure to repay a huge business rates relief windfall from the government
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Poundland thanks all staff with £25 Christmas gift vouchers
The vouchers are enclosed in a letter to all employees signed by the senior management team including MD Barry Williams
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Iceland promises ‘plastic-free Christmas’ for second year
The number of plastic-free Christmas lines is now 24, up from 18 last year, with the addition of more party food, desserts and a No Bull vegan Wellington
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City snapshot: Tate & Lyle buys US stevia producer Sweet Green Fields
Tate & Lyle has agreed a deal to acquire $50m stevia ingredients company Sweet Green Fields to take full ownership of current partner.
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City News: Compass Group and Greencore provide reasons for optimism
This year will not be looked back on with any fondness by out-of-home eating specialists
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Media Bites 1 December: Caffe Nero/Issa Brothers, Unilever, Covid dividends
Mohsin and Zuber Issa, the billionaire brothers behind EG Group, made an offer to buy Caffe Nero over the weekend, but the ailing coffee shop chain has turned down the offer.
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Iceland boosts online capacity for Christmas with 250 new vans
The Mercedes Sprinter 314 refrigerated vans are being supplied to help Iceland meet the expected high Christmas demand for online shopping