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NewsSushi Daily rolls out new heat at home range into Waitrose
The four ’heat at home’ dishes will be introduced in 22 of the retailer’s stores across London, plus Glasgow and Bracknell
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NewsOcado’s robotic acquisitions will save £7m in labour costs per CFC
Figure based on costs associated with picking, packing and decanting
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NewsCarlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company appoints Paul Davies as CEO
Leadershop team shakeup comes as CMBC merger completes
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NewsWholesalers warn against ‘catastrophic’ second lockdown
Industry leaders have warned businesses won’t survive without immediate financial support
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NewsMinisters beef up trade and agriculture commission’s powers to scrutinise trade deals
It is a significant U-turn for the government, which rejected a similar Lords amendment to the agriculture bill last month
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NewsMorrisons launches discount scheme for teachers in Covid crisis
School staff can claim 10% off their shopping
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NewsGovernment post-Brexit rules mean EU meat exports could be ‘unviable’, BMPA warns
The British Meat Processors Association says lorry queues at border points could devalue GB meat products
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NewsSelfridges to close all stores aside from Oxford Street Food Hall
The closures are due to the second lockdown announcement
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NewsGousto achieves UK unicorn status with $1bn valuation
The recipe box provider has raised £25m of new equity from existing investors
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NewsShopping centre landords call for emergency government support in second lockdown
Revo, which represents shopping centre landlords, has called for business rates relief to be extended beyond April 2021 and for financial support for retailers that can’t pay rent
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NewsMushroom sales soar as shoppers seek healthy foods during pandemic
Nutritional benefits, such as vitamin D, have driven more consumers to mushrooms
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NewsBritvic appoints new commercial sustainability director
Fiennes was formerly the business’ director of strategic change programmes
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NewsChannel 4 to track Poundland’s transformation in new series
The two-part documentary, Inside Poundland: Secrets From The Shop Floor, will focus on Poundland’s reinvention through new ranges at a time when rivals are failing
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NewsCity snapshot: Primark owner ABF braces for huge sales impact of new English lockdown
Associated British Foods has warned a new national lockdown in England, along with renewed restrictions across Europe, would lead to a loss of almost £400m in sales at closed Primark stores. The CEO of the British Retail Consortium called the Prime Minister’s plans “the nightmare before Christmas” for retailers. Plus, Ocado upgrades profits outlook on more strong trading and announces proposed acquisitions of two US robotics firms for almost $300m.
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NewsMedia Bites 2 Nov: Retail/lockdown, Sainsbury’s, Brexit food standards
Swathes of customers have raced to bulk-buy household essentials ahead of a second national lockdown
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NewsJTI UK launches Ploom S heated tobacco system
Ploom S becomes only the second heat not burn tobacco system available in the UK
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NewsJohn Lewis Christmas ad to focus on food poverty
JLP has partnered with food redistribution charity FareShare and family support organisation Home-Start
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NewsUK petfood M&A boom continues with two more premium deals
The flurry of petfood dealmaking continued this week, with the completion of a further two acquisitions of premium UK-based petfood players.
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NewsLockdown Liquor raises £300k in first funding round to drive growth
Alcoholic drinks startup Lockdown Liquor & Co, which launched during the first peak of the coronavirus pandemic, has raised more than £300,000 in its first ever funding round