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NewsCity snapshot: Mother’s Day boosts retail sales, but growth lags inflation
Mother’s Day boosted UK retail sales growth in March, but wet weather and consumers cutting back meant overall growth lagged well behind inflation
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NewsMedia Bites 11 April: Tesco, Poundstretcher, Love Hemp, Unilever
Tesco is in focus as the supermarket giant gets set to publish its annual financial results on Thursday.
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Comment and OpinionWhy retailers are ‘leanwashing’ on sugar reduction
Nine of the 10 biggest supermarkets have no policy to measure total sugar sales, says Hattie Burt, senior policy & international projects officer at Action on Sugar
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NewsKeeto Life to boost range with £500k funding injection
Low-carb food producer Keeto Life has secured £500k to push into supermarkets and expand its range
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Analysis and FeaturesHow celebrity booze brands stand out from the crowd
The wave of celebrity booze brands is rising – as are their sales. So how have the likes of Kylie Minogue and Snoop Dogg captured the attention of shoppers?
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Analysis and FeaturesHow ChatGPT and generative AI will revolutionise grocery
Generative AI is already being used on food and drink NPD, and to aid marketing and customer service. What are the pros and cons?
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Analysis and FeaturesWho’s using generative AI, and for what?
Coca-Cola, Shopify and Instacart are among those to have adopted the technology
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Analysis and FeaturesIvan Menezes vs Debra Crew: where does Diageo go now?
Debra Crew is expected to evolve, not revolutionise, his strategy
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NewsCity News: Hilton Food Group tries to leave inflation woes in the past
A new CEO and a more bullish outlook was not enough to convince the City Hilton Food Group has fully left last year’s inflation-driven travails in the past
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Comment and OpinionAward-winning Vanish ad provides insight into autism
This intriguing ad has won Channel 4’s Diversity in Advertising Award
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NewsFishing group insists mackerel is still sustainable despite MCS downgrade
The organisation, which ensures stock sustainability for mackerel and herring, has dismissed the downgrade as an ‘overly harsh assessment’
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NewsFinnebrogue and Belazu partner to launch plant-based meal kits
Plant Perfect One Pan Bolognese was developed by Belazu chefs and has just gone on sale at 345 Tesco stores
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Analysis and FeaturesInside Filshill’s new Westway Park distribution centre in Glasgow
High ceilings, semi-automated shuffling and a click & collect zone all feature at the bespoke site near Glasgow Airport
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Comment and OpinionHow next-gen barcodes will revolutionise in-store and online retail
2D codes have the potential to revolutionise retail online and in store within the next five years, says Chris Tyas, chairman of GS1
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NewsFormer Wilko MD Alison Hands starts role as Lincolnshire Co-op CEO
CFO Steve Galjaard had been acting CEO until Hands’ takeover
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NewsFresh fruit supplier receives $300m investment with HSBC UK support
Westfalia Fruit Group claims to be the world’s leading avocado supplier and is looking to expand its sustainable avocado production
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NewsReal Good Food raises £550k to ride out ‘perfect storm’
Cake decoration specialist Real Good Food has taken out a £550k loan from key investors to see it through a ‘perfect storm’ of rising costs and falling sales
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Comment and OpinionThe blame game has started over the meat fraud scandal
With the industry desperately hoping it’s a case of one bad apple rather than a systemic failure, who’s at fault?
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NewsWincanton opens first centralised hub in Scotland
The new site is located in the strategic central belt region 12 miles east of Glasgow
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NewsWaitrose installs first EV charge hub for employees
Waitrose has installed 14 rapid charge points at its Bracknell distribution centre