Latest Headlines – Page 179
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NewsBooker locks prices on over 700 products for foodservice customers
Booker has frozen the prices of more than 700 catering products, marking its biggest price lockdown ever
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NewsPoundland in ‘biggest ever quarter of organic space growth’
The variety discounter is due to have opened or relocated 75 stores in the three months to the end of December, including former Wilko sites
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NewsTesco launches Paperchase range of Christmas products and stationery
The range, which is landing in 250 stores from today (30 October), includes greetings cards and festive gift wrap, decorations and crackers
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NewsSainsbury’s introduces crownless pineapples to reduce food waste
The traditional pineapples, minus their crowns, will be available to buy from 1 November and will be available in store and online
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NewsDrop Bear Beer Co purchases first bricks-and-mortar brewery
The brewer will be able to produce up to 25 million cans of alcohol-free beer a year at the site
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NewsWind farm set to generate a third of Sainsbury’s entire energy needs
Sainsbury’s will acquire 100% of the energy produced at the Longhill Burn wind farm in Scotland
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NewsCJ Lang hires Frank McCarron as new company-owned store director
Joining the business in January 2024, McCarron will be bringing over 35 years of industry experience to the role
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NewsLidl GB partners with Kipster to bring ‘egg farm of the future’ to UK
Kipster’s farming concept will see British eggs produced by chickens farmed to the highest welfare standards and with a significantly reduced carbon footprint
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NewsRodrigo Maza appointed Naked Wines UK managing director
Maza will succeed James Crawford, who will now turn his focus entirely to the role of chief financial officer of Naked Wines Group
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NewsSainsbury’s trialling new self-serve counter formats
The Grocer understands the new destination formats will largely stock products from Sainsbury’s range of cheese and charcuterie
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NewsHofmeister banking on ‘world craft’ niche to make retail inroads
Hofmeister was relaunched in 2017 after being acquired from Heineken by Spencer Chambers and Richard Longhurst
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NewsFred Again plots NPD flurry with alcoholic drinks trademark activity
The artist would be far from the first to cash in on their fame by launching an alcoholic drinks brand
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NewsOcado expands Korean range with 50 new products
The retailer now claims to have ‘the largest Korean offering of any UK supermarket’
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NewsMedia Bites 30 October: The Body Shop, Sainsbury’s, Pubs
The private equity investor that owns Footasylum is in pole position to buy The Body Shop
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NewsCity snapshot: Premier Foods snaps up Fuel10K in £34m deal
Premier Foods has expanded its presence in the breakfast category with the £34m acquisition of protein brand Fuel10K
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NewsCity News: Reckitt Benckiser’s £1bn share buyback fails to win over City
A £1bn share buyback was not enough to placate Reckitt Benckiser investors this week, as the consumer giant’s shares slid back on weaker-than-expected sales volumes
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NewsUnilever boss unveils strategy ‘action plan’ as business sells Dollar Shave Club
Unilever this week kicked off a strategy reset to focus on its core brands and sell off the Dollar Shave Club
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Analysis and FeaturesPower List: the black leaders blazing the trail in fmcg
Ethnic diversity is improving across fmcg boards – thanks in no small part to this inspirational lineup of black leaders in grocery, many of whom are determined to help others follow suit
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Comment and OpinionIt’s party time for Toblerone’s aspirational truffles
Toblerone stands apart from other chocolate brands, and there isn’t really any need to market the main SKU
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Comment and OpinionJason Tarry leaves incredible Tesco legacy for Matthew Barnes
Barnes is one of the finest retailers this country has ever produced