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NewsLidl becomes latest supermarket to contact government over jobs for Ukrainian refugees
The discounter said it had 3,000 live vacancies across the business, with 1,200 more jobs in warehouses to be created by the end of 2025
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NewsArla boss calls for greater financial support for dairy farmers
Struggling dairy farmers need retailers to put “an arm around them” says Ash Amirahmadi, or they could look to sell their products elsewhere
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NewsAunt Bessie’s launches ‘gigantic’ Yorkshire pudding and veg sides into Sainsbury’s
The brand said it was “now seeing a renewed focus on show-stopping roast dinners” following two years of restricted celebrations
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NewsPeriod products up in price as inflation hits menstrual care sector
As a result, low income households were ‘having to leave behind these necessities’, said period poverty charity Freedom4Girls
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NewsPesto suppliers in hunt for sunflower oil alternatives as Ukraine war threatens supply
A large portion of the global supply of sunflower oil comes from Ukraine and Russia
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NewsLittle Moons hires Mike Hedges as CEO after L Catterton invests
Hedges joins the business as CEO on 4 April to support further distribution expansion in the UK and overseas.
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NewsPowerhouses of caffeinated soft drinks rake in extra £255.6m
Monster, Red Bull and Coca-Cola have made the biggest gains in The Grocer’s Britain’s Biggest Brands 2022
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NewsCity snapshot: UK retail sales unexpectedly fall in February
UK retail sales fell back unexpectedly in February as increased eating out hit the grocery sector and online sales fell back
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NewsMedia Bites 25 March: Boots, Holland & Barrett, Ocado, Morrisons, McColl's
Apollo Global Management, the New York-based buyout giant, is lining up banks to fund a £6bn tilt to buy Boots, according to reports this morning.
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NewsVita Coco launches CBD-infused cola drink into Sainsbury’s
The drink combined coconut water health benefits alongside CBD, which had been claimed to reduce anxiety, said Vita Coco
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Scottish Wholesale Association partners with Volvo to host electric vehicle event
The organisation is pursuing an ambitious project to decarbonise the Scottish wholesale industry
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NewsBestway Wholesale turnover climbs 10% to £2.66bn
The wholesaler said operating profit was £37.2m over the period, up from £7.3m the previous year
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NewsCost of living crisis sees family vegetable consumption fall
Some 26% of families are buying fewer fresh vegetables because of the increase in price of groceries
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NewsTariffs on Russian fish imports causing ‘panic’ across seafood sector
Russia is currently responsible for 40% of fish exports globally with many of its fish traditionally processed in China, according to Seafish
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NewsBirchall Foodservice chosen as host of Callebaut chocolate roadshow
The Burnley-based company will be inviting 50 chefs to the event on 11 May, taking place Callebaut’s state-of-the-art truck
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NewsMcColl’s CEO Jonathan Miller steps down amid crisis talks
The convenience chain remains locked in talks with its lenders to avoid collapse
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NewsOcado to tweak Zoom rebrand after new logo draws Russian ‘Zwastika’ comparisons
Ocado says it is making a change to the icon ahead of the rebrand ‘in light of current circumstances’
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NewsAsda lists first brands in Nurture programme to boost small suppliers
The move will see customers at 100 stores offered 46 lines from small suppliers across the UK.
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NewsAF Blakemore trials 19-tonne electric HGV
The Spar wholesaler said the trail puts it ‘one step closer’ to introducing its first electric HGV
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NewsMorrisons takeover risks higher fuel prices, finds competition watchdog probe
CD&R, owner of the Motor Fuel Group now has five days to offer concessions to the CMA