Latest Headlines – Page 715
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NewsWomen in Wholesale becomes part of the Federation of Wholesale Distributors
Elit Rowland will retain ownership of WiW and will continue to organise the group’s annual events
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NewsYork-based tea suppliers link to launch mental wellbeing-focused Beau-T-Full Minds
The brand will launch with a range of teas and coffees that focus on mental wellbeing
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NewsPeter Cross to step down as John Lewis customer director
He was promoted to customer experience director in 2017 and the role was expanded to cover Waitrose last year
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NewsEU trade deal ‘not frictionless and barrier-free’, says Lidl GB CEO
Christian Härtnagel said the continuing flow of goods was down to the business’s thorough preparation, rather than the deal
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NewsCentral England Co-op Birmingham store staff threatened by men with knives
The colleagues were not injured, and the retailer is now supporting the police investigation
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NewsRedistribution groups launch new national body to fight hunger and food waste
The Independent Food Redistribution Network (Xcess) said it would look to establish and develop national strategies
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NewsAsda extends cull of on-pack cartoon characters in sugar clampdown
Retailer is to remove characters from ice-cream, confectionery and milk products
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NewsTurkish delivery giant Getir arrives in London
The company said more than 1,000 products are available via the app in London zones 1 and 2
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NewsExport costs force small food businesses to abandon EU sales altogether
Some companies are finding the new bureacacy to be insurmountable
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NewsTenzing launches carbon offsetting campaign at Co-op stores
The campaign will run until 9 February
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NewsCity Snapshot: Pots & Co receives £15m boost from General Mills’ venture arm
Posh pudding brand Pots & Co is eyeing a scale-up of its US operations and expansion of its savoury ranges after receiving multimillion-pound backing from the venture capital arm of food giant General Mills.
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NewsMedia Bites 29 Jan: Diageo, Lidl, Mondelez
A tequila boom in the US drove up sales at Diageo, helping the world’s largest distiller defy expectations of falling revenues
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NewsBrewDog highlights emissions reduction deadline with MMXXX beer
The beer itself is a Barley Wine, and is available directly from the brand’s website
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NewsHundreds more food products may require export health certificates from April
EU exemptions for health certificates on thousands of products will soon end
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NewsMost forecourt operators expect sector to recover by 2024
The poll also found 38% of forecourt operators expect to see a recovery this year
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NewsLamb suppliers warn export cost hikes may threaten future
Lamb exporters are seeing significant increases in costs and bureaucracy
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NewsAldi drops vegan Valentine’s Day deal prices to match Morrisons
Aldi dropped the price of two of the plant-based menu items
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NewsLidl reports £13.6m annual loss in first separate accounts for GB business
The loss after tax came as Lidl GB invested £654m in growing the business in the year ending 29 February 2020, the newly filed full-year accounts reveal
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NewsFood leaders warn HFSS crackdown will sabotage post-Brexit trade deals
The government is currently consulting on plans including location and volume-based HFSS promotions
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NewsReal-terms funding for GLAA declines despite rise in cases
The GLAA’s accounts showed net expenditure grew 6% to £6.6m in the year to 31 March 2020, but Home Office funding only increased 2.3%