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NewsMorrisons has ‘strong pipeline of new stores’ alongside closures
News emerged this week of three planned closures by the supermarket – in Faversham, Bolton and Preston
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NewsOne Stop joins forces with Whywaste to cut food waste
One Stop said the partnership marked a significant step forward in reducing food waste and supporting its ambition to reach net zero by 2050
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NewsLea Valley Growers Association appoints former Watford FC chair as president
The growers’ group said Jimmy Russo had a ’wealth of knowledge and an array of experiences in the horticulture industry’
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NewsCity snapshot: Bud Light boycott hits AB InBev’s US sales
The world’s largest brewer suffered a sharp sales drop in the US amid political controversy over a Bud Light marketing campaign, to reduce overall sales volumes in its second quarter
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NewsMedia Bites 3 August: Brexit, Asda, Co-op Food, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Plenty of fmcg news in this morning’s papers, including further delays to post-Brexit border controls, Asda publishing local fuel prices, shoplifters running riot, a Coca-Cola Europacific Partner deal and results from Haleon.
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NewsXOXO gut health soda startup secures £1.5m to bolster growth
Prebiotic soda startup XOXO has secured £1.5m to support the business’s rapid growth
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NewsAmino Drinks lands £300k funding for sports performance brand
Performance drinks startup Amino has secured £300k from the East of England Regional Loan Scheme to support its growth
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Comment and OpinionHow high street baker Greggs has managed a stellar sales performance
Greggs’ first-half results show a thriving business, but CEO Roisin Currie remains cautious
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NewsInPost launches over-the-counter pick up service with c-stores
InPost said the new service would provide online shoppers with “another layer of convenience” by opening more locations to pick up parcels
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NewsJuice machine provider iSqueeze launches pomegranate flavour into Central Co-op
Central Co-op is the first retailer to get the latest self-service machine juice flavour, offered to customers in pre-labelled, self-sealed bottles
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NewsAldi checkout staff checking all shopping bags for theft in some stores
An Aldi shopworker told The Grocer the policy was introduced at their store last week, and the checks were separate to any carried out by security guards
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NewsAsda first to launch transparent fuel price checker
Asda’s move was described by the supermarket as “very much the first step” ahead of allowing “minute by minute” updates in the coming weeks
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NewsABP acquisition of Scotbeef meat plants to face CMA probe
The Irish red meat giant announced the aquisition in mid-June
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NewsLuton becomes eighth local authority to ban HFSS ads
Seven other local authorities across the UK have brought in a policy: Haringey, Southwark, Merton, Greenwich, Bristol, Barnsley and Tower Hamlets
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NewsWet weather causing problems with UK harvest, growers warn
The damp and cold weather in July, caused by the jet stream being stuck to the south of the UK, has prompted challenges with the harvest of cereals and root vegetables
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NewsDiageo GB chief: High tequila prices a barrier to growth in grocery
Neither of Diageo’s major tequila propositions – Don Julio and Casamigos – made The Grocer’s Britain’s Biggest Alcohol Brands report
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NewsAsda in £1.2m food to go refresh as supermarket seeks to improve quality perception
It said it was aiming for a more modern feel and for shoppers to “reappraise the quality” of Asda’s food to go proposition
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NewsCapri-Sun to break from Coca-Cola sales and distribution tie-up
CCEP will continue to co-pack for Capri-Sun in the UK until the end of next year
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NewsCrown Commercial Service confirms Buying Better Food agreement
The new scheme will focus on an online portal, delivering a centralised option for purchasing food and drink to schools, hospitals and other public sector bodies
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NewsHolland & Barrett appoints new head of food as category overhaul continues
Ian Johnson has joined from M&S, to help lead H&B’s food innovation