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NewsCo-op Food CEO calls for tougher penalties over shop worker assaults
Quarterly figures from the Co-op show that 2,500 incidents of abuse were made against employees
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NewsNetwork Rail hails success of water fountains in fight against plastic
Rail operator said it had had helped prevent more than 100,000 water bottles ending up in landfill each month
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NewsCity snapshot: Online and discounters to drive 12.5% UK grocery market growth by 2025
The UK grocery industry is set to grow by £24.1bn by 2024 driven by surging online and discounter sales according to a report from IGD. Plus all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 20 June: Tesco, M&S, Ocado
Hundreds of Tesco staff made redundant last month were underpaid or overpaid, prompting the supermarket to ask some to return money.
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NewsFood and grocery sales to rise 12% by 2024, predicts IGD
Discounters predicted to make up £4 in every £10 growth over the next five years
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NewsFuel10K makes ‘future food’ debut with direct-to-consumer offer
The Complete Meal is a powered shake ‘packed with complex carbohydrates, wholegrain oats and flaxseed’
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NewsOcado sells beauty retailer Fabled to Next as focus shifts to M&S deal
Ocado has sold beauty and wellbeing retailer Fabled to FTSE 100 fashion firm Next, as the online grocer plans to shift its focus to the joint venture inked with Marks & Spencer.
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NewsB&M reveals plans to expand Heron Foods beyond northern heartland
The new ‘B&M Express’ fascia is expected to be used for expansion into the south
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NewsJW Filshill to relocate to larger HQ in Renfrew, Glasgow
Filshill also revealed that turnover was on track to hit £155m this year, up 7.2% on 2018
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NewsHeineken to add calorie & nutrition labelling to all ciders
Full information will roll out on packs of Bulmers, Old Mout and Strongbow before the end of the year
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NewsTesco to repurpose excess store space to expand in-store picking
Lewis also confirmed Tesco was considering the idea of launching standalone Finest convenience stores
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NewsBell Food warns on profits as China's swine fever drives up pork prices
Switzerland’s Bell Food Group warned of a 9.4% earnings reduction in the first half of its financial year, due to a “massive” jump in pork prices linked to the outbreak of the African swine fever in China.
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NewsGrowers assessing damage after flooding hits key Lincolnshire growing areas
Crops waiting to be harvested had been deluged with up to 80mm of rain in a single day last week
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NewsEat kicks off StreetGames holiday hunger charity push
The food-to-go retailer will donate 25p from the sale of four products in support of StreetGames’ Fit and Fed initiative
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NewsNatoora expands with fifth grocery store and café
The format aims to encourage consumers to know where their food comes from
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NewsCo-op to bring bottle deposit return scheme to UK festivals
Customers choose to either receive a Co-op voucher when they recycle the bottle or donate the deposit to Keep Britain Tidy
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NewsCity snapshot: Coca-Cola HBC completes Bambi confectionery deal
Coca-Cola HBC has completed its acquisition of Bambi, Serbia’s leading confectionery brand. Plus, Whitbread begins to return cash to shareholders following the sale of Costa Coffee to Coca-Cola, Steinhoff cuts annual losses in delayed accounts and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 19 June: Tesco, John Lewis, Sainsbury’s
Tesco is mulling the launch of “Finest” upmarket convenience stores to compete with Marks and Spencer’s Simply Food stores.
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NewsAllied Bakeries to cease production at Cardiff site
The cost-cutting move will see the Kingsmill site operate as a logistics centre only
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NewsUnilever rapped by ASA over Ben & Jerry’s display ads
Unilever UK said its Ben & Jerry’s audience was 18 to 35-year-olds and its policy was not to advertise to children