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The Summer Berry Company offers year-round supply of British strawberries
The shift from the typical April to October season to continuous production is possible thanks to investment in a produce heat and electricity energy solution
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Post Office chair Henry Staunton ousted amid Horizon scandal
Business and trade secretary Kemi Badenoch said Post Office needed someone to deal with its current issues, including the Horizon scandal, ‘in a different way’
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Compleat Food Group appoints Tom Riley CFO
Riley has joined the business from his previous role as CFO for Fox’s Burton’s Companies
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Analysis and Features
Can UN food security roadmap feed nine billion people sustainably?
The world is in a ‘race against time’ to ensure it can sustainably feed a ballooning population. Can the UN’s new roadmap help achieve it? And what happens if it can’t?
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Booker partners with Yext to make most of search engine data
Yext helps businesses rank positively on search engines by managing how business listings appear across the online search ecosystem
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Sprite removes labels in trial to aid recycling
Sprite’s lables are already recylable, but need to be separated from bottles during the process
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Disposable vapes to be banned in bid to tackle youth vaping
Shops in England and Wales caught selling vapes to children will be at risk of receiving an ‘on the spot’ penalty from Trading Standards officers
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Media Bites 29 January: John Lewis Partnership, Brexit border controls, disposable vapes
The John Lewis Partnership has raised £260 million to help fund its turnaround as the struggling mutual prepares to cut as many as 11,000 jobs
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City snapshot: EY resigns as Asda auditor
Big four accountancy firm EY has resigned as auditor to Asda in the latest blow to the Issa brothers, according to reports
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Analysis and Features
Spotted in stores: what’s new for January 2024
Each month, we highlight new and interesting products and displays our team has snapped in the leading grocers
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ABF shares rise on back of strong growth in food and sugar
Shares of food and retail conglomerate Associated British Foods rose this week on the back of solid growth in its food and sugar arms
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Analysis and Features
Inside Henderson Group’s ‘food-to-go emporium’
Henderson Group is the epitome of evolution, with a host of concessions
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Analysis and Features
How supermarkets’ c-store onslaught has forced the rise of the hybrid
Supermarkets are pushing into the convenience sector with local formats. How are the independents and symbol groups fighting to stay relevant?
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Exale Brewing Co ceases selling beer to trade amid management restructure
Exale will cease brewing for small pack and sell beer exclusively in its own venues
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Comment and Opinion
Diageo’s marginalisation of wholesalers sets a worrying precedent
The danger is the situation snowballs, breaking a further link in the wholesale chain
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Sustainable babycare brand Pura names Katie Morris as sales director
She joins the fast-growing Pura to oversee its global sales strategy, about eight months after it made its US debut
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NFU review finds Red Tractor ‘relatively sound’, claims update
The review also revealed ’questions of trust and communication’ which needed to be addressed by the farm assurance scheme
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Activia launches gut health-focused campaign with Rachel Stevens
The Good Gut Guide campaign has been launched to educate shoppers on easy steps to support wellbeing, starting with the gut
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Analysis and Features
Why did Thatchers’ Aldi copycat claim fail in High Court?
Aldi’s cider was found to be neither confusing nor detrimental
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The Coconut Collab closes £1.5m funding round
The brand will use the funds to accelerate growth, primarily focusing on the UK and Europe, and establish a more mainstream presence