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Odeon boss Carol Welch to become AF Blakemore CEO
She will be succeeding Jerry Marwood, who is leaving to focus more time on his non-executive directorships and consultancy roles
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DTC paper products challenger Who Gives a Crap to make retail debut
The fast-growing suppler will launch six sustainable SKUs in April across toilet roll, kitchen roll and facial tissue
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M&S chairman warns government against separate labelling for goods sold in NI
In a letter to foreign secretary James Cleverly, M&S chairman Archie Norman said the requirement would add ‘overbearing and prohibitive costs to exporting businesses’
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Ocado customers frustrated after being forced on to ‘stone age’ beta app
Late last year, thousands of Ocado shoppers in Exeter and surrounding postcodes were “auto-enrolled” onto a separate Ocado Exeter app and website
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City snapshot: Diageo sees surging sales and profits as consumers retain taste for premium drinks
Spirits giant Diageo has posted strong growth in first-half sales and profits as consumers continue to flock to its premium portfolio despite rising prices. Plus, Greencore downgrades expectations on lower food to go volumes and trading updates from Fever-Tree, Britvic and Tate & Lyle
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Media Bites 26 January: M&S/Brexit, Whiskas, Riverford Organic
The chairman of Marks & Spencer has called plans to ease post-Brexit trade ‘baffling’ and ‘overbearing’, as he became the latest business leader to attack the government over its economic policy
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Virtual restaurant brand Peckwater pushes further into Europe
Virtual restaurant brand player Peckwater Brands has expanded its reach further into Europe with the acquisition of competitor Eatclever
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Iceland’s over-60s discount set to hit the 8 million transaction mark this month
Iceland claimed a supermarket first when it introduced the discount day in May 2022
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Tesco shuns Prime energy drink (for now) over supply concerns
Consumer demand for Prime has reached fever-pitch over the past few months, with the sporadic nature of supply seemingly fuelling the hype
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Aldi lays on free bus service from Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda stores
The discounter placed ‘bus stops’ outside Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda stores in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, where a Routemaster stopped to take shoppers to the nearby Aldi
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Ellers Farm Distillery hires Jamie Munro as marketing manager
Munro will focus on developing brand positioning for the distillery in the UK and overseas
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Juice Executive expands with Juice 4 Thought acquisition
Organic cold-pressed juice manufacturer The Juice Executive has snapped up premium brand Juice 4 Thought to expand into new markets.
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Camelot CEO and chairman to step down amid management shake-up
Clare Swindell and Neil Brocklehurst, currently chief financial officer and commercial director respectively to become joint-CEOs
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2 Sisters set to close Llangefni factory with more than 700 jobs at risk
The poultry giant said the decision to shutter the plant was a response to the ‘continuing’ cost challenges facing the sector
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FareShare breaks food surplus record but still can’t meet demand
FareShare told The Grocer it had received almost 3,300 tonnes of surplus food during the month from retailers and suppliers
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Sainsbury’s launches drive-through to showcase new Flourish range
The supermarket launched the nutritional range in January
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Fairtrade launches new map to spot labour and climate exploitation
Fairtrade’s new tool highlights risk areas associated with key commodities, such as forced labour and climate impact Fairtrade has launched a new tool to help retailers and suppliers identify potential human rights violations and environmental harm across their global supply chains. The group has released a new ...
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Noble Foods joins Courtauld Water Roadmap to protect water resources
The agreement is supposed to help businesses move beyond water management to water stewardship
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Tesco challenges tech experts to take Clubcard loyalty to next level
Global Hackathon will see companies from the UK, Central Europe and India compete to see how coding can find solutions to retail issues
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New Zealand trade deal: government ‘swerving’ concerns, claim MPs
New Zealand imports, such as lamb and beef, tend to be cheaper due to lower production costs The UK government is “swerving” concerns that a New Zealand trade deal would lead to unfair competition for local farmers, MPs have claimed. A cross-party group of MPs called out ...