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Served RTD cocktails secure grocery debut in Morrisons
Served would roll into more grocers in 2024, the brand said
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City snapshot: B&M posts double digit sales and profit growth
B&M Bargains owner B&M European Value Retail has posted a double-digit hike to sales and profits in the first half as organic growth and new store openings boosted performance. Plus updates from WH Smith, Tate & Lyle, Domino’s Pizza Group, Henkel and Chapel Down
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Media Bites 9 November: Marks & Spencer, Nestlé, Lidl
The lengthy turnaround of Marks & Spencer has begun to pay dividends with the retailer confirming its first shareholder payout in almost four years alongside a ’massive beat’ in its first-half profits
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Wine merchants Goedhuis & Co and Waddesdon Wine merge
Wine merchants Goedhuis & Co and Rothschild-backed Waddesdon Wine have agreed a merger to form a “formidable” combined player in the wine industry
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Booths ditching self-service checkouts to boost customer experience
”We’re not great fans of self-checkouts,” Booths managing director Nigel Murray told The Grocer
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Drty overhauls RTD branding to downplay hard seltzer association
Drty is ditching the hard seltzer tag
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Quaker transitions porridge pots to paper packaging
The pots feature new-look packaging designed to appeal to younger shoppers
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King’s Speech live animal exports ban hailed as ‘historic’ achievement
The government has committed to enforcing a stricter legislation on exports of live animals
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William Reed strengthens agtech authority with new website launch
William Reed is strengthening its authority within the agtech sectors
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Nestlé discontinues Caramac chocolate after more than 60 years
‘This change will enable us to focus on our best-performing brands,’ said Nestlé
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Defra calls for ‘fairness’ in sugar beet price negotiations amid ongoing dispute
British Suagr has been accused by the NFU of approaching growers directly, in contravention of the established process of price negotiations
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Graham’s The Family Dairy expands availability of protein yoghurt range
The Lemon Cheesecake, Chocolate Caramel and Stracciatella flavours of its Protein 22 pots were initially launched in Asda and are now stocked in select Tesco stores
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Spar appoints three new directors to boost central office team
The hunt for a new MD to replace Louise Hoste continues
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Asda to convert acquired EG Group forecourts to Asda Express by next summer
As part of the conversion programme, Asda will also be converting 177 Spar stores that were sitting on EG Group forecourts
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DukesHill teams up with Michelin-starred restaurant Gymkhana for new meal kits
The new range will see DukesHill high-welfare meats paired with Gymkhana sauces and marinades
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Tim Dunlop appointed European commercial director for Biggar & Leith
Dunlop would lead sales across multiple territories and channels, Biggar & Leith said
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Quick-commerce player Zapp rebrands to boost appeal to affluent Londoners
The rebrand includes a new font, logo and colour scheme, and new tagline: ‘Elevate Your Everyday’
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Fairtrade scales up satellite monitoring of farms amid deforestation crackdown
Land monitoring data will help Fairtrade members trading with Europe prove their farms are deforestation-free
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Sainsbury’s scoops top award for growing fruit & veg sales
Launched four years ago, the Peas Please initiative now has more than 110 pledgers from across the food sector
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Lidl claims supermarket first with guarantee all stores will deploy body cameras
The discounter has invested £2m to complete the rollout of the security measure across its UK estate by spring 2024