Latest Headlines – Page 550
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NewsAldi launches deposit return scheme in Scotland store
A reverse vending machine has been installed in the car park of Aldi’s Bathgate store in West Lothian
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NewsRetailers and landlords to collaborate on making buildings greener
The two sectors have agreed a protocol for collaboration which they hope will become embedded into leases
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NewsSupermarket pesticides are threat to worker health, says new report
Around 385 million agricultural workers are poisoned around the world each year as a result of pesticide exposure
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NewsCity snapshot: Greencore returns to profit on food to go recovery
Food to go specialist Greencore has returned to profit as revenues recovered due to the relaxation of Covid restrictions. Plus, updates from Treatt, Marston’s and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 30 November: AG Barr, Asda, Omicron variant, SSP Group
AG Barr, Asda and the new Covid variant all come under the media glare this morning.
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News‘Grim combination’ of inflationary pressures to keep food prices high in 2022: Rabobank
The pandemic, La Niña, shipping and labour costs could feed continued inflation and even possible “social discontent”, Rabobank warned
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NewsPret a Manger launches new loyalty scheme Pret Perks
The high street sandwich chain’s coffee subscribers will be the first to trial the new scheme from 30 November
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NewsAsda charters cargo ship to shore up Christmas supply
Asda has chartered its own cargo ship to protect the availability of key festive products including decorations, toys, clothing and gifts
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NewsIrn-Bru maker AG Barr’s shares fizz higher on profits upgrade
The group continued to benefit from the return of trading with the hospitality industry and consumers drinking out of the home again.
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NewsFace mask rules: retailers ‘extremely concerned’ about abuse of staff
ACS CEO James Lowman said retailers would not challenge shoppers breaking the rules
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NewsHofmeister mascot George the Bear returns as brand launches £600k funding round
It had ‘spotted a clear gap in the market to catapult a Bavarian beer to the same level of success seen by its counterparts from other European countries’, Hofmeister said
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NewsBestway marketing head Tim Fairs leaves business after less than four months
Fairs joined Bestway in mid-August with responsibility to support growth and innovation across its retail arm
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NewsEco-cleaning brand Neat lands at Tesco
The listing exemplified Tesco’s desire to ‘encourage shoppers to make sustainable swaps’, said Neat
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NewsYango Deli offers Christmas trees in 15 minutes across London
The trees are available while supplies last, and come with a water-holding stand
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NewsTideford Organics appoints new head of sales and marketing manager
It has appointed Russ Fowlkes, formerly of Panesar Foods, and Christine Forrest, formerly of Pasta King
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NewsOne Stop reports 10.7% pre-tax profit slide but revenue spikes
As of February, store numbers were back in growth across its company-owned estate at 701 sites
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NewsBol gets major range refresh with round of new recipes
The plant-based brand has added seven new SKUs
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NewsMedia Bites 29 Nov: Asda/EG Group, Black Friday, Gail’s Bakery
The billionaire Issa brothers are weighing up a merger of Asda and their petrol station business EG Group, which would value the combined business at £26bn
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NewsCity Snapshot: McColl’s expands Morrisons Daily conversion programme
Embattled McColl’s Retail Group has agreed an extension with wholesale partner Morrisons to convert a further 100 of its stores to the Morrisons Daily fascia. Plus, AG Barr upgrades full-year profit expectations as recovery continues.
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NewsCity News: Market cautious on Cranswick despite first-half sales growth
Meat giant Cranswick brushed off falling sales of its core pork products this week to post first-half sales growth thanks to category expansion, but investors remain wary of butcher shortages, capacity constraints and falling sales to China.