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NewsCity Snapshot: COVID drives double-digit quarterly sales slump at Boots
The coronavirus outbreak has continued to hit sales at high street pharmacy retailers Boots as growing online and pharmacy revenues have failed to mitigate a dramatic drop in footfall.
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NewsMedia Bites 1 April: Deliveroo, Parsley Box, Boots
The papers dive in to the ‘car crash’ London debut of Deliveroo and examine why shares fell by more than a quarter at the food delivery firm.
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NewsThe Cookaway cooks up £700k crowdfunding round for expansion
The business, which launched in 2020, has so far raised £656k in the campaign on Seedrs.
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NewsWhite Peak Distillery drinks to £900k crowdfunding round
Derbyshire whisky producer White Peak Distillery has comfortably beaten its £500,000 crowdfunding target as it aims to build the premium brand in the UK and overseas.
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NewsGrenade moves into frozen with Carb Killa ice cream bar duo
They will launch into Tesco and Blakemore-owned convenience stores
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NewsJohn West to bypass UK for Irish imports
The move had become the “least worst option” following the UK’s departure from the EU
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NewsShoppers ‘misled’ by retailer egg ingredient sourcing, British Lion claims
Prepared foods like quiches were being made using ‘a significant number’ of imported eggs, BEIC said
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NewsRetailers and suppliers to foot ‘sky-rocketing’ packaging waste bill, new documents reveal
Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is due to come into force from 2024 and the official estimate of the cost in its first full year has shot up
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NewsWeezy secures fresh herb supply with vertical farmers Infarm
Infarm produce grown in Tottenham will be delivered multiple times a week to four Weezy distribution hubs
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NewsKellyDeli launches Asian food concession into seven Asdas
The counters offer a range of healthy meals, snacks and comfort food
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NewsSipsmith links with Wimbledon for ‘Strawberry Smash’ gin
Touted as a “a must-try for gin lovers looking to perfect their serve this summer”, Sipsmith is recommending it be served as part of an “elevated” gin & tonic
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NewsMedia Bites 31 March: Deliveroo, Grocery sales, Tobacco
The flotation of Deliveroo on Wednesday will value the company at £7.6bn after concerns over workers’ rights and volatile stock markets chipped more than £1bn off the top-end valuation
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NewsDeliveroo valued at £7.6bn but shares flop in London debut
Shares in Deliveroo crashed as much as 30% this morning as it made its long-awaited debut on the LSE
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NewsBetter Nature raises £1.6m for mainstream push of tempeh range
Better Nature hit a £1.35m target on the Seedrs platform within three hours of a private launch
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NewsVAT double whammy could ‘kill DRS’ without Treasury intervention, warn industry bosses
Leading trade bodies have written to Defra urging it to intervene on VAT being placed on the new deposits
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NewsGü Puds £150m auction nears end as suitors circle
The sale by owner Noble Foods has attracted strong interest, with the bidders taken through to the final round of the process expected to pay upwards of £150m for the premium dessert maker, The Grocer has learned.
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NewsTetra Pak to convert 20 billion cartons to tethered caps in anti-litter move
The company expects to deploy them across more than 1,000 packaging lines that it supplies to customers in Europe
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NewsFDF’s Tim Rycroft named as AHDB’s next CEO
Rycroft, who will join the levy board at the end of August, succeeds Jane King
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NewsChemical warfare detection tech used in device to make bakeries safer
Inhaling flour and grain dust is a serious health risk in the bakery industry, leading to white lung or ‘baker’s asthma’
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NewsGorillas and Getir achieve ‘unicorn status’ following funding rounds
Both rapid delivery services have launched in London this year