Latest Headlines – Page 812
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NewsSupermarket store openings back on course after lockdown
Several major supermarkets this week told The Grocer they had restarted property activity
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NewsSupermarket promotions still well below pre-coronavirus levels
Data compiled for The Grocer shows the total number of multibuys and single-product discounts offered by the major mults is down 22% this month compared with the start of March
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NewsSuppliers squeezed as HMRC moves to claw back tax owed
Food manufacturers are being squeezed by the government as HMRC withholds VAT refunds to claw back tax owed, putting thousands of jobs at risk
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NewsSuppliers and supermarkets set for post-Brexit Incoterms showdown
Sainsbury’s told suppliers last year that they must bear the costs of all tariff and customs arrangements on EU imports
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NewsWaitrose quietly delists full Napolina pasta range
Eight Napolina pasta SKUs have disappeared from Waitrose’s shelves over recent weeks
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NewsCity snapshot: Manufacturers squeezed by the taxman on VAT refunds
Food manufacturers have zero VAT-rated revenues but receive VAT refunds from HMRC for purchases made to their own suppliers
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NewsMedia Bites 14 August: whisky, Greencore, Unilever
The Scotch whisky industry has attacked the UK government for its “inexplicably slow” action against hefty tariffs
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NewsCCEP GB boss Leendert den Hollander to depart for North Europe role
Den Hollander, who has overseen CCEP’s British business for the past six years, will take up the new role in September
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NewsPladis profits soar as global revenues pass £2bn
Profits have soared at McVitie’s owner Pladis Foods after it lifted revenues above £2bn.
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NewsThorntons loses £35m as sales drop amid retail closures
Chocolatier Thorntons lost a further £35m last year, taking its total losses to more than £100m since being bought by Italian confectionery giant Ferrero
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NewsGreencore factory in Northampton hit by major coronavirus outbreak
Nearly 300 employees at the Northampton facility have tested positive for the virus
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NewsTropicana relaunches on-the-go range with new look and recycled plastic bottles
The new bottles are made with 50% recycled plastic and are recyclable
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NewsAF Blakemore acquires online wholesaler and retailer Vegan Store
The specialist vegan operator currently sells via the veganstore.co.uk website and its wholesale version, veganstorewholesale.com
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NewsSainsbury’s opens next On the Go convenience store in Leicester Square
It follows Sainsbury’s other On the Go branch in Mansion House, London
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NewsAnti-supertrawler push ‘will not affect protected areas’
The high-profile Greenpeace campaign is aiming to ban foreign-owned supertrawlers from the UK’s marine protected areas
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NewsFrozen seafood sales seeing a sustained boost
Sales eclipsed chilled at the height of lockdown panic-buying and remained high even as lockdown eased
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NewsUS maintains whisky tariff but drops further food and drink hikes
The Trump administration had threatened to impose new tariffs on $3.1bn of EU exports
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NewsMcCain looks to ‘future-proof’ potato industry with £25m investment fund
The supplier said 40% of the money would be provided this year to help farmers recover from two consecutive poor harvests
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NewsNisa to host Expo annual trade show virtually for first time
The Nisa Expo 2020 is set to include all the usual features of its traditional event in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire,
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NewsSainsbury’s adds Leon range to 62 more bakeries
The range is part of Sainsbury’s ongoing Future Brands drive