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NewsHeinz developing Period cocoa-based drink to aid menstrual health
Period is Heinz’s first NPD that has been tested using ‘social listening tools to gauge interest within specific target communities’, said a spokesman
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NewsAthletic Brewing Co makes UK debut with pair of no-abv beers
The brand was founded in 2017 in the US
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NewsM&S expands packaging-free concept to eight more stores
The initiative has now rolled out to a total of 11 stores
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NewsLWC Drinks ramps up retail distribution with Morrisons listing
The on-trade supplier diversified into retail distribution at the start of the pandemic
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NewsCity snapshot: Profits and sales surge in ‘exceptional’ year for B&M
Revenues leapt by a quarter and profits more than doubled at B&M European Value Retail as the coronavirus pandemic led to a spike in demand.
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NewsMedia Bites 3 June: Amazon, Footfall, Chapel Down
Amazon is poised to snatch Tesco’s crown as Britain’s biggest retailer in 2025 as the online titan lays waste to swathes of Britain’s high street.
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NewsRays Ice Cream seeking new owners
Established in 2011, Swindon-based Rays Ice Cream operates from a retail store in the Old Town area of the town
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NewsScotch whisky distillers welcome Australia trade deal
It could save more than £5m in tariffs each year
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NewsPoundland begins selling online in selected postcode areas
Piloted for Poundland staff earlier this year, the service has now been opened up to customers
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NewsAlf Turner’s chilli Dragon’s Egg launches into One Stop
The product is already supplied into convenience by Spar wholesalers AF Blakemore, CJ Lang and Appleby Westward
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NewsSewell On The Go operations director David Craven-Jones retires after 25 years
The forecourt operetor has no current plans to replace Craven-Jones
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NewsKocktail drinks to crowdfunding success as it prepares for retail launch
Launched in September 2020 by Emil Stickland and Andrew Hutchinson, the business raised £167k in the Seedrs campaign, valuing it at just less than £1m.
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NewsDairyDrop to launch on-demand convenience delivery service
The milk delivery service is to expand following soaring demand from its customers
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NewsYoplait unveils ‘Moments of Gold’ Olympic marketing push
The £2.4m campaign follows Yoplait’s deal to sponsor the British Olympmic team earlier this year.
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NewsHancocks reports £1.3m loss after Covid devastates sales
Hancocks received £6.5m in government-backed loans after coronavirus restrictions forced the wholesaler to temporarily close its 19 cash & carry site
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NewsScrapping deposit return scheme for digital system ‘would save £3.5bn’
Research by Resource Future has suggested huge savings over the next decade with a digital scheme
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NewsParfetts names Guy Swindell and Noel Robinson joint MDs
Swindell was Parfetts’ retail director while Robinson joins from rival Bestway
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NewsSainsbury’s Great Big Fruit and Veg Challenge returns to Nectar app
The month-long initiative lets customers amass bonus Nectar points for buying fruit and vegetables at Sainsbury’s
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NewsHenderson Group opens 300th Spar store in Northern Ireland
The store opened last week in County Tyrone
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NewsIndustry bosses call on Eustice to rethink ‘unrealistic’ EPR plans
The government’s own estimates of the cost to industry have spiralled from the £1.1bn estimated in 2019 to £2.7bn