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NewsAmazon will soon be ‘unstoppable force’ in grocery
Revenue rose 20% to $63.4bn for the second quarter following the expansion of one-day Prime delivery in the US
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NewsFocus on trends and innovation pushes BD Foods sales up
BD Foods saw pro-rata sales up 32% as it focused “heavily” on innovation and food trends
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NewsSainsbury’s to replace black plastic trays in chilled ready meals with CPET
Waitrose has also replaced black plastic trays on five Indian ready meals this week
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NewsPlastic tax consultation: nearly half disagree with threshold
Feedback from 208,000 responses revealed strong public backing for an ‘all in’ deposit return scheme
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NewsUK hemp farm Hempen forced to destroy crop after losing licence
The not-for-profit grower believes the move to revoke its licence was the result of new government guidance
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NewsMichael Gove out at Defra but will work to stave off no-deal
Gove has been charged with overseeing planning for a possible no-deal Brexit
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NewsUnilever plays down talk of more disposals despite weak food performance
The company this week posted underlying sales growth below analyst expectations
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NewsMcColl’s posts sales uplift at Morrisons Daily trial stores
CEO Jonathan Miller told The Grocer it was “very pleased” with the performance of the Morrisons Daily stores
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NewsEnergy bar brand Tribe raises £1m for international push
It has ambitions to become Europe’s biggest natural sports nutrition brand by 2025
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NewsBrakes owed £864k in Jamie Oliver restaurant collapse
The figure was revealed this week in a report from administrators KPMG
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NewsCity snapshot: US recovery helps Nestlé post 3.6% first half organic growth
Nestlé has reported strong organic growth of 3.6% in the first half of the year led by overall volume growth and an improvement in US trading. Plus, Casino ups debt reduction target, Mothercare margins hit by UK retail weakness and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 26 July: Retail sales, Imperial Brands/Cannabis, Amazon
Britain’s retailers have recorded the longest period of falling sales for almost eight years, fuelling mounting concern for the economy ahead of Brexit.
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NewsSupermarkets are helping fuel the obesity epidemic, says report
One in five shoppers said supermarkets caused them to go “off track” when dieting according to a report by the Royal Society for Public Health and Slimming World
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NewsBlack Sheep Coffee expands London footprint with Taylor St Baristas cafes acquisition
Independent coffee chain Black Sheep Coffee has acquired eight cafes from rival Taylor St Baristas ahead of the latter’s collapse into administration
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NewsJJ Food Service brings forward product weight variation warnings
JJ said it was important to let customers know exactly what they were getting before they got it
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NewsNo-deal Brexit will hit older and poorer customers hardest, warns FDF
Ian Wright said communities most reliant on convenience stores and in remote areas were facing months of shortage
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NewsHyperama profit drop blamed on rising operating costs
Wholesaler cited concerns over the national living wage and auto-enrolment pensions
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NewsUK’s Christmas turkey supply under threat from heatwave
A slump in egg production could lead to a shortage at Christmas and more expensive birds
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NewsFood waste study finds £650m-worth wasted on farms
Wrap said it was working to acquire more data directly from producers to refine its findings and help direct future action
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NewsAlpro begins rollout of new pack designs
Alpro is seeking to attract new shoppers into the plant-based category with its redesign