Latest Headlines – Page 547
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NewsMedia Bites 6 Dec: Walgreens/Boots, Tesco, Omicron
The parent company of Boots, Britain’s biggest high street chemist, is to explore a sale of the business next year that could value it at well over £5bn
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NewsUK organics exporters to see reduced EU market access from next year
Defra has confirmed the EU has banned the re-exporting of organic re-labelled or re-packaged food and drink from the UK
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NewsCost price increases up by double digits Greencore warns
Greencore said packaging and labour costs had increased, leaving it no choice but to increase prices
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NewsSainsbury’s to postpone all staff Christmas parties amid Omicron fears
Sainsbury’s decision to postpone the Christmas gatherings came following internal discussions with the store employee representative group
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NewsAnti-deforestation measures: government to canvass businesses
The move follows commitments made in the Environment Act and at COP26
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NewsM&S sees 100k app downloads after launching Sparks Advent calendar
The calendar features prizes such as a meet and greet with Gary Barlow
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NewsGist appoints former Brakes director Tim Kerwood as new CIO
Kenwood served in various senior roles with wholesaler Brakes from 2011 to 2019
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NewsAldi’s ‘A Christmas Carrot’ deemed most effective festive ad of 2021
The discounter’s latest outing of Kevin the Carrot, which framed the character in a new take on A Christmas Carol, stood out as more ‘distinctive’ and ‘enjoyable’ than rivals’ festive campaigns, according to Kantar research
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NewsSustain launches new campaign to promote increase in UK food for public procurement
The food and farming alliance said current buying standards should be redesigned to emphasise the importance of quality over cost
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NewsAsda trials GoodMaps wayfinding app at Stevenage store
The app can pinpoint a user’s location to within a metre and communicates directions to an object or area via audio, enlarged visual, and touch commands
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NewsTurkeys up to a third more expensive as inflation kicks in
Of the 113 fresh or frozen whole turkey or turkey crown SKUs available this week, just under 40% cost more than they did last year
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NewsL’Oréal to launch ‘The Marsh Mellow’ make-up in UK despite US trademark dispute
The cosmetics giant has applied to register the name as a trademark with the International Property Office under class 3, covering face make-up preparations
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NewsRobinsons Squash struggles with pineapple juice shortage
Over recent weeks retailers have struggled to get hold of one of its core squash lines
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NewsLidl minimum store size now 18,000 sq ft to fit more SKUs
The discounter’s minimum desired unit size outside London has grown from 14,000 sq ft to 18,000 sq ft
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NewsWalkers apologises to shoppers for shortages with ‘humble pie’ ad
The brand’s crisps have been hit by major supply disruption since October after an IT upgrade at the brand’s owner PepsiCo
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NewsCity snapshot: Black Friday fails to boost retail footfall
Total UK footfall fell by double-digits in November compared to pre-Covid levels, as the Black Friday event failed to boost in-store shopper numbers.
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NewsMedia Bites 3 Dec: CD&R/Morrisons, Deliveroo, Selfridges
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has delayed plans to raise £6.6bn in debt to finance its buyout of supermarket chain Morrisons
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NewsWhen In Rome hits £400k fund target to boost eco-wine packaging
The When In Rome and Philip Schofield brands are currently stocked by Waitrose and Ocado Eco-friendly craft wine supplier When In Rome has hit a £400k crowdfunding target to expand its range of sustainable packaging into paper bottles. Rob Malin, Andrea Marchesi and Lorenzo Canali founded the ...
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NewsBread Holdings profits hit record levels despite Covid challenges
A boom in demand for premium bread throughout lockdown helped the business as it focused on selling the Gail’s and Bertinet brands in supermarkets.
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NewsCompleat Food Group swoops for Wrights Food Group in first chilled acquisition
The Compleat Food Group has acquired pie maker Wrights Food Group in its first deal since PE house PAI Partners brought Addo Food Group and Winterbotham Darby together