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City snapshot: WH Smith CFO Robert Moorhead to retire
WH Smith’s long-serving CFO Robert Moorhead is planning to retire from his position later this year after more than 20 years with the retailer. Plus, Iain McDonald is leaving the board of THG at the end of the month after 14 years
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Whole Foods Market to shutter two stores and Dartford DC
Despite the closures, Whole Foods Market said it planned to expand its UK footprint
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Media Bites 15 March: John Lewis Partnership, Unilever, Greencore, Deliveroo
The John Lewis Partnership results gets acres of coverage in this morning’s papers
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Lynas Foodservice opens new cash & carry in Antrim
The Lynas Food Outlet will not require a membership to enter and is open to both foodservice businesses and the public
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Poundland to play up latest ranges in new TV ad campaign
Poundland wants shoppers who may not have visited in a while to come and see how much it has evolved
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PCCs highlight progress in tackling retail crime in new report
A number of forces are also using an online data-sharing platform that allows retailers to report and access information about crime
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Waitrose to open first new stores for a decade after returning JLP to profit
The rollout would include a mixture of Waitrose supermarkets and convenience stores, executive director James Bailey told The Grocer
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Moy Park launches frozen Fakeaway products into Asda
The poultry giant has launched four product lines as part of the range, including Peri Peri Chicken strips and Tempura Chicken Chunks
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Oddbox records second year in the red with losses of £3.7m
Food waste campaigner Oddbox has recorded another year of losses as revenue growth reversed amid challenging market conditions for DTC providers
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Banana prices on the rise as climate change affects supply chain
A five-pack of Asda’s Organic Fairtrade Bananas was subject to the biggest annual rise of 35% from £1 to £1.35
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Chocomel launches £5m marketing campaign
The milk drink brand has created a TV advert to raise brand awareness and increase penetration under the tagline ‘When Life Gives you Chocomel’
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Planted launches first-of-its-kind fermented steak alternative
The steak is the first product to be launched from Planted’s ‘whole-muscle platform’
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Gousto launches Bluey-themed recipe range for families
The new range has been created in partnership with BBC Studios – which holds global merchandising rights for the show it co-commissioned with ABC Australia
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Nestlé tells health activists they are targeting the wrong company
A coalition of shareholders today filed a resolution to its AGM next month, challenging Nestlé to “dramatically improve its impact on people’s health”
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FSA urges fast-track approval for lab-grown meat and insect products
Under the proposals, the FSA plans to use the approval of regulators in other countries as grounds to let products come to the market
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UK the ‘dirty man of Europe’ without DRS, warn soft drink giants
The move comes after The Grocer revealed last month that the rollout of DRS faced being put back until at least 2028
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Mars Pet Nutrition appoints Natalia Ball global chief growth officer
Ball joins from her current role as global VP of pet specialty retailing and chief brand officer for Royal Canin
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Media Bites 14 March: John Lewis Partnership, Nestlé
The latest annual results from the John Lewis Partnership get lots of attention in this morning’s papers
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City snapshot: John Lewis Partnership bounces back to profit on strong Waitrose performance
The John Lewis Partnership has rebounded into annual profit on strong sales and profit growth at Waitrose, but it will not pay a staff bonus again for the year
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Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards 2024 finalists revealed
Expert judges from across the specialist food and drink industry whittled down hundreds of entries