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NewsMajestic Wine confirms departure of COO Rob Cooke
Cooke joined the retailer in 2019 as buying and merchandising director
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NewsBlockhead appoints liquidators weeks after running crowdfunding campaign
Functional chewing gum startup Blockhead has collapsed just weeks after attempting to raise £500k in a crowdfunding campaign
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NewsBakkavor scoops up Moorish houmous brand
Founded by Julie Waddell in 2012, Moorish generates annual revenues of about £2m and is stocked by the major supermarkets and independent retailers
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Analysis and FeaturesWhat our industry is demanding from a general election
Key bodies in the food, grocery and farming sectors set out their priorities for an incoming government on issues such as the supply chain, retail crime, labour shortages, inflation and health
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NewsCo-op sets new sustainability and social targets aligned to credit facilities
It aims to reduce carbon emissions across the supply chain, with two-thirds of suppliers enrolled in the Science Based Targets initiative by end of 2025
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NewsKellanova recalls Chocolate Corn Flakes due to choking hazard
Kellanova has received complaints from consumers who have found that the product contains hard lumps of cereal
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NewsChicken suppliers face £80m losses over FSA wishbone meat rule change
The FSA is proposing a change in guidance that would reclassify wishbone meat as mechanically separated meat
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NewsMedia Bites 23 May: M&S, UPFs, inflation
The front pages of today’s papers are dominated by the suprise election but sparkling M&S annual results also receive blanker coverage
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NewsBlakemore Retail jobs at risk as store wage budgets cut
The Grocer understands the Spar retailer is currently carrying out a review of how it runs its stores and is looking at ways to tackle rising costs
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NewsOnline shoppers to be served eco-labels and sustainable product discounts in study
Products will be graded on their environmental impact, with recommendations shoppers swap out the worst offenders
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NewsCity snapshot: ‘Robust’ year for Tate & Lyle as it completes transformation with $350m sale of Primient
Tate & Lyle has completed its transformation to become a growth-focused speciality food and beverage ingredients business with the sale of its remaining interest in Primient for $350m. Plus, full-year results from Tate & Lyle, a Q1 update from Bakkavor, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners appoints CFO and Gusbourne publishes annual results
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Comment and OpinionFood banks are now normalised. This is a failure of state
Emergency charitable food aid feels like it has become entrenched in the UK, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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NewsNisa opens first Express store in the north west
Nahshall and Mohammed are bringing 14 years of retail experience to the new venture and own three other convenience stores
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NewsYorkshire Tea grabs highest-ever share of black tea category as Bettys & Taylors profits soar
Hot drinks supplier Bettys & Taylors has returned to double-digit sales growth, pushing revenues close to £300m as Yorkshire Tea extended its number-one position in the UK black tea market
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Comment and OpinionM&S finally puts turnaround doubts to bed with ‘glittering results’
The business is being hailed as the UK’s new ‘retail champion’
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NewsTrip encourages consumers to ‘find your calm’ in TV debut
The TV bow was a ‘milestone moment’, Trip claimed
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NewsOlive oil bumper crop forecasts across the Mediterranean bring relief to the sector
Spanish olive oil production slumped from 1.5 million tonnes in 2021/2022 to around 660,000 tonnes in the 2022/2023 season
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NewsKay Group turnover rises 11% to over £200m
With the addition of the two new sites, employee numbers increased to 287, resulting in an increase in staff costs from £4m to £6.9m
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NewsOcado strikes customer acquisition deal with Getir
Discounts have been sent to former Getir and Gorillas customers urging them to shop with Zoom by Ocado
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NewsBrexit border strategy costs to hit £4.7bn amid delays and IT glitches
Several changes and delays to the government’s post-Brexit border plans have led to a waste of public funds