Latest Headlines – Page 794
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NewsWaitrose to sell Wolverhampton store to Tesco as four branches close
The 140 partners at the Waitrose Wolverhampton branch will move to Tesco under TUPE provisions
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NewsGovernment rules out paying businesses’ rent shortfall
Protections against eviction are expected to be extended for three months but a grant scheme is said to be off the table
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NewsOrnua revamps Pilgrims Choice cheese blocks with new plastic-saving shape
Using the tagline ‘Same weight…40% Less Plastic’ the dairy co-op will now sell its cheese in a stubbier shape dubbed the Megablock
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NewsLinda McCartney’s gives its packs a makeover
It hopes the new look will make it easier for shoppers to find the products on shelf
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NewsJJ Food Service aims to be ‘one stop shop’ for Japanese restaurants with new range
Its new Japanese range will consist of more than 200 sushi products
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NewsPaschalis Loucaides joins Too Good to Go as UK manager
He will report to Too Good to Go’s global management team in Copenhagen
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NewsFood sector underprepared for cliff-edge labour crisis, MPs hear
Many businesses were not ready for new immigration rules and would stuggle to plan for their workforce, warned the FDF’s Tim Rycroft
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NewsMost kids ‘health bars’ more sugary than Haribo, finds new survey
Action on Sugar attacked retailers and suppliers for marketing processed dried fruit products as ‘healthy snacks’
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NewsBFFF asks members for financial help
The trade body is expecting its revenues to be down around 40% this year
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NewsAussie distiller Four Pillars launches Bloody Shiraz Gin into Waitrose
It is launching the Bloody Shiraz Gin in to Waitrose stores this month
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NewsJoe & Seph’s launches range of popcorn snacking bars
The popcorn bars as billed as the first of their kind
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NewsGrocery sales growth slows in August
Fewer meals eaten at home due to the popularity of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme meant consumers spent £155m less in supermarkets
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NewsCity Snapshot: Eat Out to Help Out scheme drives inflation to five year low
UK inflation has fallen to its lowest level since 2015 as the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme helped drive down prices. Plus, The Hut Group’s shares surge on market debut, updates from Science in Sport and Eagle Eye Solutions and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 16 Sep: Ocado, Kraft Heinz, Grocery market share
Ocado has moved to within 10% of the stock market valuation of Tesco after a share price surge linked to the online specialist’s new tie-up with Marks & Spencer
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NewsIceland challenges other retailers to reveal their total plastic use
The frozen food specialist has published its own figures, including primary product packaging as well as packaging used in deliveries to stores
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NewsSupermarkets puzzled over Poundstretcher selling their own-label products
Products including Aldi and Co-op own-label soy sauce and Tesco and Morrisons toothpaste have turned up in Poundstretcher stores
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NewsGovernment appeals for businesses to sign up to new NHS test & trace app
Hospitality businesses are also being urged to ensure they have NHS QR code posters visible for customers
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NewsGalaxy adds two new bars to vegan chocolate range
They roll into Asda from September 21, joining the brand’s existing trio of vegan chocs
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NewsMorrisons snaps up Sainsbury’s brand mentor Rachel Eyre as new marketing chief
Eyre will join the retailer in early 2021
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NewsTrek launches range of plant-based protein Power bars
The range had been designed to appeal to shoppers with busy and active lifestyles