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NewsEgg sales still growing after pandemic panic-buying boost
A record eight billion fresh shell eggs were sold in retail during the past year, said the BEIC
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NewsDCS Group launches range of price-marked personal care lines for convenience
PMPs were largely removed by suppliers at the height of the Coronavirus crisis last March
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NewsAmazon opens third ‘Just Walk Out’ store in London
Its first Amazon Fresh store opened in Ealing last month, followed by the second next to Wembley Stadium
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NewsEast London Liquor Co in £750k crowd push as it looks to expand in supermarkets
The London-based distiller, which already has supermarket listings with Waitrose, Tesco and Co-op, aims to expand off-channel exposure for its range of spirits, ready-to-drink canned cocktails and hard seltzers.
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NewsKP adds flavoured Krunch Mix snacks
KP said the launch would “drive excitement by hitting both taste and texture notes that shoppers desire”
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NewsScotmid Co-op launches first ever pop-up garden centre
Employees from Caulders Garden Centres will be managing the pop-up, and are available to offer customers specialist advice
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NewsNestlé/JDE coffee pod recycling scheme Podback kicks off
The scheme was designed to make recycling “simpler and easier” for coffee shoppers
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NewsNon-alcoholic RTD sector grows with launches from Strykk and Gordon’s
Gordon’s rolled out a 0% G&T, while Strykk unveiled a canned duo of Not G*n & Tonic and Not R*m & Cola
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NewsCity snapshot: Deliveroo orders soar in first quarter ahead of 2021 slowdown
Newly listed Deliveroo has posted a 130% jump in first quarter turnover, but the delivery giant pointed to dramatic slowdown for the rest of the year. Plus Naked Wines’ sales soar on US growth and THG posts £482m loss despite strong growth.
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NewsMedia Bites 15 April: Tesco, Asda, Deliveroo, pubs
The first annual results delivered by new CEO Ken Murphy gets blanket coverage in the papers this morning.
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NewsRapid convenience player Asap launches in London, eyes European expansion
Asap delivers ‘cravings and essentials’ for free within 20 minutes
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NewsWild Nutrition supplements bags investment from Piper
Founded in 2013 by husband-and-wife team Henrietta and Charlie Norton, the business’ supplements are ethically and sustainably formulated by an in-house team using fully traceable ingredients.
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NewsLinda McCartney’s adds four new lines for barbecue season
The plant-based pioneer said the NPD would capitalise on post-lockdown gatherings
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NewsHundreds of businesses call for environmental responsibility to be added to company law
The proposed new legislation, dubbed ‘The Better Business Act’, would require directors to advance shareholders’ interests ‘alongside those of wider society and the environment’
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NewsAsda ends in-store scratch baking putting 1,200 jobs at risk
The move comes just over a year after Tesco announced a similar shake-up of its in-store bakeries
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NewsHeinz collaborates with The Who on limited-edition beans
There are 1,967 limited-edition cans available to buy from Heinz to Home
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NewsPaul Nardone named new CEO at Hippeas
Nardone, a 30-year fmcg veteran, was previously CEO of US brands Annie’s Homegrown, Stirrings, and Immaculate Baking
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NewsKen Murphy: Tesco in ‘no hurry’ to end social distancing
Tesco predicted it would face at least another £200m of pandemic costs in the current financial year
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NewsDeliveroo riders miss IPO bonus because of ‘technical error’
Riders have shared their frustration at the error, and lack of communication from the company
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NewsCloudwater craft beer to launch in Tesco
The Manchester-based brewery – which for many years avoided supermarket retail – will hit the supermarket’s shelves this month