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NewsCanned fish and meat sales get huge boost during lockdown
Sales of canned goods have surged since the spring’s national lockdown, rising 13.7% to £1,163.4m
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NewsWaitrose Bracknell warehouse staff test positive for coronavirus
A ‘small number’ of workers had tested positive and were self-isolating, Waitrose said
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NewsHolland & Barrett rolls out sustainability-led refit to Farnham store
The health and wellness retailer has revamped its Farnham, Surrey branch using 100% recyclable material, following a similar makeover at its Chelmsford shop in July
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NewsOne Stop converts 54 stores to Tesco Express
The Grocer first reported in January that One Stop, which is owned by Tesco, had converted 26 stores to its parent brand
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NewsDettol links with Asda for hand sanitiser stations
The Reckitt Benckiser-owned brand has begun offering hand sanitiser at 694 Asda stores across the country
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NewsCharlie Bigham’s attains B Corp status
The upmarket ready meals supplier delivered more than 3,000 hours of team training in its push to win the accreditation
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NewsBooker suffers ‘significant impact’ from pandemic
The Tesco-owned wholesaler issued caution in its latest results
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NewsMedia Bites 23 October: Unilever, EG Group, Coca-Cola
Unilever’s sales growth rose far above expectations in the third quarter on strong demand for Lifebuoy soap and other hygiene products, making it the latest consumer goods group to report buoyant figures in the pandemic.
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NewsCity Snapshot: Coke regains some fizz but future still uncertain
Coca-Cola has slowed its declining revenues in third quarter as easing lockdown restrictions across the world allowed consumers visit cafes and restaurants again. Plus, consumer confidence slumps again in October and the latest figures from the ONS show retail sales grew for the fifth consecutive month in September.
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NewsChristine Tacon fires parting shot over second wave supermarket delistings
Tacon, who is to stand down as GCA next week, has warned supermarkets they risk breaching the code if they embark on a further round of delistings without adequate notice
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NewsAbel & Cole debuts home compostable bags for herbs
The zipper bags are designed to protect the shelf-life of the herbs while decomposing like organic waste under optimal compost conditions
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NewsHolland & Barrett names non-exec director Steve Willett CEO
He succeeds the retailer’s former boss Tony Buffin, who stepped down earlier this month
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NewsParfetts predicts sales could top £12m a week in bumper Christmas
Historically the wholesaler sees sales increase by about 15% during the Christmas season
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NewsGreenpeace calls on mults to drop JBS-owned suppliers over bribery scandal
JBS’ parent company was fined by the US government last week
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NewsGovernment confirms post-Brexit rules for GI protected food and drink
The new scheme will replace the EU’s at the start of next year
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NewsTurkey industry calls for Covid-19 exemption for seasonal workers
BPC CEO Richard Griffiths said the UK turkey sector ‘cannot survive without access to non-UK labour’
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NewsMedina cashflow problems behind payment delays
Medina faced higher-than-anticipated immediate costs linked to the closure of its Hampshire-based Watson’s Dairy plant on 1 October
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NewsSainsbury’s uses Channel 4 documentary in diversity training
The supermarket is showing its employees The Talk, which sees a selection of black British celebrities share experiences of racism
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NewsInside Booker’s first Jack’s store in Blantyre
The Grocer takes a look inside the first-of-its-kind symbol store