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NewsHarvey Nichols launches first RTD cocktail range
Source: Harvey Nichols The range is available in both single-serve and sharing formats Harvey Nichols has launched a range of own-label pre-mixed cocktails. Coming to stores this week, the “chill and serve” range includes Old Fashioned, Vesper Martini and Negroni blends in single-serve (£6/100ml) and sharing ...
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NewsJameson and Fourpure link for limited-edition whiskey
The drink is made by finishing the ubiquitous Irish whiskey in casks of Fourpure’s Shapeshifter IPA
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NewsFormer Happy Egg Co exec to bring vegan ‘Just Egg’ to the UK in 2020
David Wagstaff launched Happy Egg in the US in 2012 and turned it into a multimillion-dollar business
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NewsFood and drink leaders demand answers to 11 no-deal preparation questions
The FDF is warning ministers are ignoring calls for clarity from businesses most likely to be affected
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NewsTesco, Asda and Poundland caught selling knives to children
Test purchases found retailers failed to prevent the sale of a knife to a child on 15% of occasions
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NewsJosé Antonio Echeverría replaces Ron Lewis in key CCEP role
CCEP said Echeverría was an experienced business and operations leader
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NewsOnline grocer 8Dol targets 25 UK cities with expansion plan
8Dol uses its own warehouses and cycle couriers to offer a range of up to 600 products
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NewsBrooke Bond tea returns to UK shelves after 20-year absence
The brand’s core brew was previously called D, and was advertised on 1980s TV with the jingle “I could do with a D”
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NewsCity snapshot: McColl’s blames weather for third quarter sales slide
Convenience retailer McColl’s has announced a 2.2% drop in third quarter like for like sales, blaming “highly unseasonable” weather for the revenue drop. Plus, Pernod Ricard reports “strong” annual sales growth as it announces share buyback and $223m US spirits deal, PZ Cussons sells Greek food business and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 29 Aug: Supermarkets, Altria/Philip Morris, WH Smith
UK supermarkets swept higher after a cheery analysis concluded they could flourish even if the UK doesn’t strike an agreement with the EU.
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NewsGreggs shares rise on UBS upgrade
Greggs shares rose over 3% after the stock was upgraded by analysts at UBS who believe in a “significant” growth opportunity for the baker
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NewsTulip sold to Moy Park owner Pilgrim’s Pride in £290m deal
The pork supplier will continue to source pork from former owner Danish Crown as part of the acquisition
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NewsCentral England Co-op invests £1m in new distribution fleet
The new fleet comprises three new trailers, one tractor and seven rigid lorries
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NewsWhich? report finds supermarkets are still running ‘dodgy’ promotions
Which? discovered “dubious” discounts that alluded to a price that was not the most recent
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NewsOlympia London links with Wrap for food waste campaign
The venue is tracking waste by measuring deteriorated food, preparation waste, inedible waste and plate waste
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NewsKraft Heinz gives Beanz first new look in five years
The revamp will be backed by a £2.3m spend across TV, digital and in-store
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NewsHain Celestial agrees £280m Tilda sale to Spain’s Ebro Foods
US food giant Hain Celestial group has completed the sale of rice brand Tilda to Spanish food processing business Ebro Foods for $342m (£280m) in cash, as reduces its exposure to UK Brexit uncertainty.
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NewsEquinox rolls out ‘UK’s first’ coffee kombucha
A second flavour, Peach & Turmeric, has also been launched
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NewsLabour plans animal welfare commissioner in far-reaching policy pitch
The 50-point ‘animal welfare manifesto for government’ also includes bans of sow farrowing crates and foie gras imports
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NewsDame reusable tampon applicator rolls into Boots
The brand’s debut in Boots, the UK’s biggest health & beauty retailer, comes after it landed in Waitrose at the start of the year