Latest Headlines – Page 508
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NewsTesco shifts entire baby wipe range to plastic-free options
Tesco stopped using plastic in its own-label products two years ago
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NewsOral care brand Waken adds teeth-whitening mouthwash
Waken Whitening Mouthwash uses enzymes from papaya and pineapple to remove surface stains
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NewsCosta Coffee to sell Percy Pigs as part of M&S supply deal
Costa will also sell a variety of breakfast items, such as hot boxes and porridges, lunch sandwiches and salads as well as kids’ pizzas
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NewsMedia Bites 28 Feb: McColl’s, Unilever, Burger King, Boots
Convenience store chain McColl’s is racing to secure new funding to stave off a collapse
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NewsCity Snapshot: McColl’s confirms talks with banks to save it from collapse
McColl’s has confirmed it is talks with lenders as the c-store chain seeks to raise fresh capital to prevent it falling into administration. Plus, full-year results from Kitwave Group and a half-year trading update from Associated British Foods.
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NewsCity News: Danone posts strong growth but inflation dampens excitement
Danone posted its strongest quarter growth for seven years on resurgent bottled water sales and rising prices, but inflation and the prospect of tightening margins kept a lid on City excitement
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NewsCovid dampens sales growth at Halewood Artisanal Spirits
Premium booze player Halewood Artisanal Spirits has seen a sharp reversal of its previously strong growth
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NewsWaitrose announces start of early British asparagus season
The crop has come around eight weeks earlier than the normal UK asparagus season from mid to late April thanks to a warmer start to 2022
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NewsIceland extends Bonus Card loyalty scheme to online shoppers
Iceland is also continuing to offer ‘Bonus Card Pricing’, with exclusive savings of up to 50% on selected lines
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NewsQuantock Brewery rescued from administration
Somerset Ales, a microbrewery trading under the Quantock Brewery brand, has been saved from administration
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NewsLidl claims UK supermarket first with all store uniforms made from Fairtrade cotton
The discounter will buy 330,000 shirts, trousers, polo tops and chinos made from cotton certified by Fairtrade
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NewsBrexit: calls grow for EU-UK veterinary deal to cut border red tape
Farmers, fishers and hauliers say some businesses can no longer trade with EU
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NewsM&S to offer coffee rewards as it takes Sparks loyalty scheme to its cafés
Customers will be rewarded with a free drink for each six hot drinks purchased at the M&S Café
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NewsTributes paid to Richard Cracknell after death of former ABP boss
The meat industry stalwart worked in the sector more more than four decades in a variety of roles
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NewsDanone’s Aptamil rebrands premium formula milk range as Aptamil Advanced
Aptamil Advanced will offer the same formulation but with a new brand identity, designed to help customers more easily navigate the range
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NewsJohn Lewis ditches Never Knowingly Undersold pledge as it invests £500m in prices
John Lewis said less than 1% of customers actively made price match requests in 2021.
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NewsMarks & Spencer trumps discounters in Which?’s best supermarket poll
M&S raked in top marks for store appearance, customer service, and quality of own-brand and fresh products
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NewsAldi seeks Cuthbert trademark after publicity from M&S row
As well as cake, Aldi wants the trademark to apply to a long list of general merchandise
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NewsZuber Issa to independently open new store concept dubbed Euro Grocers
It is a venture Issa is embarking on independently from the wider EG Group or Asda
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NewsAldi increasing prices ahead of Tesco in Price Match twist
The discounter has blinked first, raising prices on some of Tesco’s key Aldi Price Match lines