Latest Headlines – Page 87
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Wrapper-free snack bar brand One Good Thing appoints new CEO
Former CEO Kieran Stanbridge has departed to start a new petcare venture
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All Things Butter secures first in-store supermarket listings
The organic British dairy brand said the new nationwide listings marked a significant milestone for the brand
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City snapshot: M&S joint CEO Katie Bickerstaffe to step down
Marks & Spencer has announced that joint CEO Katie Bickerstaffe will step away from the company this year
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Media Bites 7 March: Budget, M&S, EG Group, Premier Foods
The morning’s papers are filled with reaction to the latest Budget, but find room for news M&S joint CEO Katie Bickerstaffe is leaving the retailer
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Analysis and Features
Cadbury’s 200 years of takeovers, triumphs and transformations
As Cadbury celebrates its 200th anniversary, we look back on the success of its controversial acquisition and its future direction
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Bestway to debut Best-one and Bargain Booze hybrid next month
Launching in Bristol, the hybrid debut will be at a company-owned store, with a second site also in planning
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Retail violence could cost the sector £53m in claims from injured staff
Forbes Solicitors said retailers and insurers were increasingly at risk of covering personal injury claims from staff
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Proper adds chickpea snacks inspired by global cuisines
The NPD was developed in response to shoppers’ growing appetite for ‘exciting, punchy’ flavours, said Proper
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Pukka Pies kicks off £100m potential sale process
Pukka Pies has kicked off an M&A process that could value the brand at upwards of £100m as supermarket sales of its savoury pastries continue to boom
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Comment and Opinion
Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget is all hat and no rabbits
Dubbed a pre-election giveaway budget, the most notable giveaways were towards the bastions of Fleet Street who had already been tipped off about all the major announcements
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Bells of Lazonby appoints Claire Leftwich as finance director
Leftwich was previously head of commercial finance for Lakeland
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UK food manufacturers’ profits struggle amid declining sector investment
British food and drink manufacturers are faced with high costs and low sector investment
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Waitrose partners set for ‘highest ever’ pay rise as JLP confirms pay investment
The £116m investment comes as senior partners look to quell what has been growing discontent in response to their cost-cutting plans
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Asahi to close Meantime brewery site in Greenwich
Meantime beers will no longer be brewed in Greenwich, Asahi has announced
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Vaping to be hit with new excise duty, plus tobacco duty to rise
The policy is intended “to discourage non-smokers to take up vaping” Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said in his budget speech
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Alcohol duty to be frozen for further six months, Hunt confirms
Alcohol duty had been due to rise by 3% in August
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Volvic reintroduces Touch of Fruit Sparkling in cans
Volvic previously sold a sparkling Touch of Fruit product in bottles from 2015 to 2017
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Greggs targets more supermarket sites after ‘record’ annual profits
Greggs’ ‘record’ performance helped it overtake McDonald’s as the UK’s number one breakfast location
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Asda Wisbech staff vote for strike action but Brighton rejects walkout
A ballot at Asda’s Brighton Hollingbury store failed to reach the threshold required for industrial action
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Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses snaps up Tunworth owner Hampshire Cheese Co
The deal made Butlers the UK’s largest independent soft cheesemaker, Butlers said