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Comment & OpinionLessons from the Pret and Patisserie Valerie scandals
Recent events at Patisserie Valerie and Pret tell us to expect the unexpected, says Steve Parfett of AG Parfett & Sons
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Comment & OpinionIngredients labelling is in urgent need of review
Our food labelling regulations have been an accident waiting to happen, says Joanna Blythman
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Comment & OpinionTesco CEO Dave Lewis on why business rates system has to change
In a letter to The Grocer, Tesco group CEO Dave Lewis sets out the thinkining behind his call for serious reform on business rates
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Comment & OpinionI love Pret a Manger, but it clearly has serious issues
The tragic death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse has exposed clear weaknesses in its food labelling policies
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Analysis & FeaturesHow serious is food and drink's allergy problem?
As Pret a Manger is linked to a second allergy death, can it get itself off the hook by blaming a supplier? And what are the wider implications?
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NewsFSA slams Pret over food safety culture and responsibility
The policies and procedures of Pret a Manger have been slammed by FSA chair Heather Hancock
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Comment & OpinionWould an ‘Amazon tax’ really benefit the high street?
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis has thrown his weight firmly behind plans for a so-called Amazon tax
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NewsDave Lewis backs 'Amazon tax' to relieve high street pressure
The call, which is Lewis’s strongest intervention yet, puts Tesco at odds with the BRC
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Comment & OpinionMcDonald’s could have a winner on its hands with humble, straightforward coffee
It turns out caffeine addicts are the most regular customers of McDonald’s
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NewsCity snapshot: BRC calls for action on business rates as shop numbers plunge by 3,200
The British Retail Consortium has again called on the government to overhaul the UK’s “outdated” business rates system after new official figures showed the number of physical shops fell by 3,200 over the past four years
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NewsCosta ad rapped for comparing bacon rolls to avocados
The ASA ruled the radio advert breached code by discouraging the selection of fresh fruit
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NewsHotel Chocolat to open stores in New York and Tokyo
The chocolatier will be wholly responsible for the New York branch while the Tokyo store will be run through a joint venture
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NewsPoundland moves into 20 former Poundworld stores
The retailer said it was looking to recruit former Poundworld staff for the locations
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NewsPret to take its vegetarian format to Manchester
Pret currently has three veggie only stores in London
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NewsPoundstretcher fuels expansion with former Poundworld sites
The discounter had been bidding to buy 200 Poundworld stores before the chain went into administration but couldn’t agree terms
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NewsPoundland suppliers still 'largely without' credit insurance after nine months
Nine months on, suppliers have ‘largely been operating without it ever since’
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NewsWagamama launches delivery-only operation in London
Wagamama chefs will prepare dishes at a Deliveroo Editions kitchen in Battersea
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Analysis & FeaturesFive reasons why Coca-Cola has bought Costa Coffee
Coke is to buy Costa Coffee from Whitbread for $5.1bn
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NewsGinsters moves into QSR market with first-ever Pasty Store
Opening hours will be from 8.30am to 5pm on Monday to Saturday and 10am to 5pm on Sunday
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NewsCoca-Cola agrees £3.9bn deal to buy Costa Coffee
Whitbread has agreed to sell its Costa Coffee chain to Coca-Cola for an enterprise value of £3.9bn.