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NewsCity snapshot: UK inflation rises to 2.1% in May as lockdown eases
Inflation has continued to soar in the UK as the relaxation of lockdown restrictions led to a rise in consumer spending. Plus, a third-quarter trading update from agri-services group Origin Enterprises.
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NewsAsda embarks on major expansion of its packaging-free refill scheme
The expansion is to include Asda’s biggest refill store to date, opening in October in York
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NewsScottish Wholesale Association launches #bekindtowholesale campaign after rise in abuse
It comes after recent “unacceptable abuse” from retailers and hospitality customers towards wholesale staff
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NewsCo-op removes instant barbecues from shelves in national park stores
Co-op’s ‘Put Me Out’ campaign hopes to encourage safer use of instant barbecues
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NewsUnilever grows DTC empire with Paula’s Choice deal
Unilever has agreed to acquire digital-led skin care brand Paula’s Choice as it continues to widen its exposure to the growing DTC market
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NewsSurvey opens to help shape future UK Geographical Indication scheme
Retailer and supplier views are wanted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Geographically Protected Foods
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NewsButterkist launches ‘indulgent’ chocolate orange toffee popcorn
Its chocolate orange innovation bridged the gap between popcorn and confectionery and would ‘target more consumer occasions’, said Butterkist
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NewsSainsbury’s Leamington Spa to trial new Carluccio’s deli counter concept
The new Carluccio’s Counter is set to open from 24 June
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NewsFSA appoints scientist Professor Susan Jebb as new chair
Jebb will start her three-year term on 1 July
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NewsKerry meat-free brand Naked Glory rebrands to Taste & Glory
The name change comes almost two years after the range’s launch in September 2019
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NewsUK and Australia agree broad terms of post-Brexit trade deal
Full details of the deal will remain limited for some time
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NewsHarrods enters the hard seltzer race with Lilo partnership
The luxury retailer has partnered with Lilo Hard Seltzer to offer its Food Hall customers a low-calorie, low-alcohol range
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NewsFood industry helps FareShare double meals to hungry during pandemic
The charity’s annual statistics confirm between April 2020 and March 2021 it redistributed more than 55,000 tonnes of food, the equivalent of nearly 132 million meals
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NewsBig Drop Brewing raises £3.5m to boost growth plans
Alcohol-free beer producer Big Drop Brewing has raised a further £3.5m to fund surging growth as its sales head towards £5m.
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NewsIceland finding plastic target ‘increasingly challenging’, says MD Richard Walker
Walker said the pandemic had increased demand for plastic and called on the government to support businesses trying to tackle the problem
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NewsCity Snapshot: Just Eat Takeaway.com ties up £5.8bn Grubhub acquisition
Just Eat Takeaway.com has announced this morning it has finally completed the US$7.3bn (£5.75bn) deal to acquire Grubhub US food delivery rival Grubhub
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NewsMedia Bites 15 June: Covid, hospitality, Boxed, Meatless Farm
Boris Johnson has said that Britain must learn to live with coronavirus as he delayed the end of Covid restrictions by four weeks and insisted that July 19 would be the new “terminus date”.
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NewsIceland store managers who started ‘silver shopping hour’ recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Casey Abbott and Daniel Burke used their initiative in opening an hour early for elderly shoppers in March last year
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NewsAsahi launches Viper hard seltzer in two flavours
They offered “a unique refreshing taste with a bite of alcohol”, said the brand
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NewsStaycations see French product sales soar on Ocado
British consumers purchased 34% more French produce on the Ocado site from January to May this year compared with the same period last year