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NewsMass testing for food industry staff reintroduced in race against Omicron
Food businesses told the government they are confident major disruption to Christmas supplies can be avoided
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NewsGSCOP breaches fall despite pandemic but Waitrose accused of lacking transparency
Waitrose was singled out in a new report on GSCOP breaches by the British Brands Group
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NewsLilk secures six-figure backing from Giles Brook-led round
Award-winning alternative dairy drinks start-up Lilk has scored a six-figure investment to help launch its range in the supermarkets in 2022.
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NewsCity snapshot: McBride widens loss forecast on input costs spike
Private label household goods manufacturer McBride has downgraded earnings expectations due to ’very significant’ inflationary pressures outpacing its price increases. Plus, Domino’s Pizza Group strikes new franchisee agreement and M&S agrees new green funding package.
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NewsMedia Bites 16 December: Omicron, beef, M&S
Business leaders have called on the government to move quickly to restore confidence amid the rapid spread of Omicron and fears that a large number of workers will call in sick, creating further disruption to supply chains.
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NewsTesco adds new refrigerated rail freight service to tackle HGV crisis this Christmas
The new low-CO2 rail service train will transport chilled goods from Tilbury to Coatbridge and run twice a day, seven days a week
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NewsM&S suing Aldi for alleged copying of its products – again
M&S argues the design of Aldi’s gold flake gin is “strikingly similar” to its own ‘Light Up’ gin
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NewsRoad Haulage Association CEO Richard Burnett to step down
Burnett has held the position of CEO since September 2014
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NewsAldi agreement to pay more for bananas not enough, insist farmers
Aldi recently announced it would pay seven pence more per kilogramme of bananas from 2022
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NewsPoundstretcher giving staff a 10% rise as a ‘thank you’
The business has not said what its basic pay rate is
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NewsRed Tractor ad plans in balance after AHDB pulls funding
The levy board said it was “no longer appropriate” to supply funding to such a well-established scheme
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NewsAccolade Wines launches ‘on tap’ Vino Società brand
The brand has debuted with a pair of 1.5-litre bag-in-box SKUs
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NewsScotland deposit return scheme delayed until August 2023
The delay has been widely expected after the government launched a review into the financial and logistical impact caused by Covid
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NewsAldi betters Lidl’s ‘highest paying supermarket’ claim with wage rise
While the discounters’ new national hourly rates are the same, Aldi said it was the only remaining supermarket to give paid breaks, worth £750 a year
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NewsJBS pivots to parma ham and prosciutto after snapping up Italian producer
The Moy Park and Pilgrim’s Pride owner’s latest acquisitions give it a foothold in high-end pork
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NewsWH Smith opens store with Well Pharmacy at Euston station
WH Smith opened its first store with a Well Pharmacy at Gatwick airport in April 2019 and added a second at Heathrow last August
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NewsJJ Foodservice introduces profit-sharing scheme for employees
The profit-sharing scheme will run in the next financial year starting from April 2022.
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NewsMedia Bites 15 Dec: Ocado, Tesco, Inflation
Shares in Ocado rose after a legal victory in the US over patents for its robots, but poor sales took the sparkle off
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NewsCity Snapshot: Inflation soars to ten-year high as food and petrol prices climb higher
Inflation has continued to surge higher in November as record fuel prices, soaring energy costs and increased food prices ramped up the cost of living for families ahead of Christmas.
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NewsInvestors back Henry Dimbleby’s calls for mandatory reporting and junk food taxes
An open letter today demands ministers come up with a hard hitting series of proposals