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Sharon White to quit as John Lewis chairman
Sharon White is set to step down from the John Lewis partnership at the end of her five year term
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Media Bites 2 October: Lidl, Morrisons, Hovis
Lidl’s UK arm has been hit by a surge in its borrowing costs, threatening its previously relentless rise
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City snapshot: Wilko suppliers to miss out of majority of money owed
Wilko owed creditors more than £600m when it collapsed, with suppliers only likely to claw back a small percentage of money owed, according to documents from administrator PwC.
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Recipe kit brand Grubby makes retail debut via exclusive Tesco tie-up
The meal kits are being merchandised on a dedicated branded display as part of Tesco’s Dinner Tonight strategy
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Little Moons’ meteoric rise continues as it plans new UK factory
Mochi ice cream pioneer Little Moons is to open a new factory to meet booming global demand after more than doubling sales last year
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City news: AG Barr boosted by revenue growth and Boost acquisition
Acquisitions and organic revenue growth helped AG Barr boost its first-half revenues by a third, but profits were hit by a rise in lower-margin sales and soaring costs.
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‘One of the greats’: reaction as David Potts steps down as Morrisons boss
David Potts is stepping down after nine years, with Morrisons’ US owner Clayton Dubilier & Rice appointing Rami Baitiéh, CEO of Carrefour France, as its new boss
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Austin Cooke appointed Poundland MD as Barry Williams moves to Pepco
Williams replaces Anand Patel, who is stepping down as MD of the Pepco business with immediate effect, according to a trading update
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HFSS restrictions ‘pushing shoppers to healthy products’
Sales of HFSS-compliant products held up better than their non-compliant equivalents in fresh food, frozen and impulse, found latest figures from NIQ
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Tesco faces CMA complaint about Brazilian meat
Tesco has been accused of greenwashing its deforestation pledges
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Tilda expands Kids range with rice pudding SKUs
Two variants – Strawberry & Banana and Vanilla – will roll into Ocado next month
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City snapshot: East Imperial hit by production halt amid funding delay
Premium mixers supplier East Imperial saw second quarter revenues hit by funding delays to reduce overall first half revenues despite strong first quarter growth
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Media Bites 29 September: John Lewis/Waitrose, Wilko, Deliveroo
John Lewis plans to sell off a dozen Waitrose stores to raise up to £150m as the troubled department store seeks fresh funding for its turnaround
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Independent retailer Ramesh Shingadia takes over as chair of ACS board
Moving up from his role as vice chair, which he has held since February 2021, award-winning Shingadia brings 40 years of retail experience to the position
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JBS to open $22m cultivated protein site
The Brazilian site is due to open next year at the new JBS Biotech Innovation Centre at Sapiens Parque innovation hub in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
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La Vie hits crowdfunding target in just over an hour
The France-based pork alternative brand has now announced it will be overfunding
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Parfetts awards colleagues with 10% bonus
The move follows the wholesaler’s financial results, which showed it had achieved a 4.7% uptick in turnover to £634m for the year ending 30 June
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Tesco launches new sensitive skin section in stores
The retailer has gone into partnership with skincare brand Aveeno for the pilots
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Inflation and cost of living send Mindful Chef to steeper losses
Losses have widened at Mindful Chef as a squeeze on consumer spending and inflation dampened demand and hurt margins.
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Pret a Manger defends pricing approach amid profiteering claims
‘It’s a really tough market,’ said the chain’s shops & franchise director Guy Meakin