Latest Headlines – Page 616
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NewsRapid wine delivery service Wineapp plans European expansion
Currently orders are fulfilled from three dark stores providing coverage for most of London
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NewsCity snapshot: Nestlé raises growth expectations after coffee drives first half sales increase
The world’s largest food group Nestlé has raised its full year growth forecast after posted organic growth of 8.1% in the first half as booming coffee sales drove strong growth. Plus updates from AB InBev, Danone, Diageo, Compass Group, Pets at Home and more.
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NewsMedia Bites 29 July: Morrisons, Arla Foods, British American Tobacco
Morrisons is in the spotlight again this morning as the race to takeover the supermarket group heats up.
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NewsM&S calls for further six-month extension to Northern Ireland checks
The call was backed by 96% of M&S suppliers during a conference this week
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NewsRussian discounter Mere finally names opening date for first UK store
‘We are now on the verge of creating new retail segment in the UK,’ Mere’s UK business development manager told The Grocer
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NewsOcado nearly doubles size of West London site
The expansion at Origin takes Ocado’s total space within Segro’s portfolio to over 400,000 sq ft across three buildings
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NewsCentral England Co-op rolls out Snappy Shopper to 100 stores
The society lso offers click & collect from an additional 32 stores,
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NewsTesco delivery drone partner eyes expansion to bigger town
As of this month more than 9,000 Tesco products have been delivered by drone
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NewsTuna: Retailers call for action as key fisheries risk suspension from MSC certification
Twenty-two fisheries in the western and central Pacific Ocean are at risk of losing their MSC-certified status
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NewsSingapore wealth fund joins Fortress-led consortium on £6.3bn Morrisons takeover
Cambourne Life Investment, a subsidiary of GIC, has agreed to join Fortress Investment Group – alongside Canadian pension fund CPPIB and a subsidiary of US group Koch Industries – as an additional co-investor
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NewsHeck forced to deliver its own products as driver shortage bites
Commenting on the sector’s labour crisis, Heck co-founder Andrew Keeble said British workers still saw the food industry as a last resort
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NewsMorrisons to roll out 100 new electric car rapid charge points
The charge points allow customers to charge the majority of cars from flat to full battery in under 45 minutes
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NewsRomanian vegan brand Verdino Foods to launch frozen range in UK
They range will initially be sold DTC to ‘create demand and loyalty before generating listings in grocery retailers’, said Verdino
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NewsDriver crisis: Bestway forced to collect orders from ports to keep supply flowing
The wholesaler has implemented a number of emergency measures as deliveries of products are delayed or cancelled
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NewsTideford Organics to relaunch with new look and overhauled range
The relaunch will see the organic food brand segment its chilled soups and veg pots into three sub-ranges underpinned by the ‘key food trends of 2021’
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NewsTesco offers £1,000 signing-on fee for drivers to tackle HGV crisis
The move comes amid warnings of worsening food shortages unless solutions can be found
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NewsMorrisons’ largest investor Silchester publicly rebukes £6.3bn Fortress offer
Silchester International Investors, which holds a 15.1% holding in Morrisons, said in a statement that it was “not inclined” to support the existing offer from Fortress.
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NewsMedia Bites 28 July: Morrisons, Reckitt Benckiser, Iceland
The proposed £9.5bn takeover of Morrisons has been thrown into jeopardy after the supermarket group’s largest shareholder blasted the Fortress-led bid
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NewsKinder expands into biscuits with ‘Cards’ wafers
The single and multipack formats would support retailers looking to drive sales for both on-the-go and at-home consumption, said Ferrero
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NewsLindt sales soar as it emerges from Covid restrictions
Swiss confectionery giant Lindt & Sprüngli has soared back into double-digit growth as the shops emerged from lockdowns across the world and it continued to benefit from strong demand for premium chocolate in supermarkets.