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Co-op launches its first face coverings for children
Face coverings are currently one of its top three most shopped items
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UK revives no-deal Brexit plans for border delays
The plan allows thousands of lorries to park up on motorways across Kent in the event of tailbacks
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Treasury Wine Estates launches The Winery Collection DTC platform
As well as selling wines, The Winery Collection will host wine clubs and tasting events
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Finsbury Food Group invests £1m in Kara doughball plant and freezer capacity
The funding came through Finsbury’s ongoing investment programme
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Profits lose fizz at Coke bottler Coca-Cola HBC during lockdown
Profits went flat at Coca-Cola HBC as the world went into lockdown, but the fizzy drink bottler reported “encouraging” signs as markets reopened.
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Media Bites 5 Aug: Brexit/Northern Ireland, Pizza Express, Deliveroo/Amazon
Extra paperwork required by Brexit will raise UK supermarkets’ cost of operating in Northern Ireland so much that some may pull out, a trade group warned.
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M&S trials food-to-go vending machine with sandwiches, snacks and more
It was introduced last week at its Simply Food store at Cherwell Valley services
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Aldi to launch giant Ferrero Rocher lookalike dessert for Christmas
The limited-edition dessert will land in the frozen section of Aldi stores on 26 October
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The Real Olive Company unveils redesign and new lemon blend
It wanted the rebrand to better communicate its brand values
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Poundland announces next 19 stores to get frozen and chilled ‘shops in shops’
The stores will also get a makeover as part of Poundland’s transformation drive, the retailer said
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CMA clears Amazon’s 16% investment in Deliveroo
The long-running decision saga has seen the authority flip-flop between allowing the deal to proceed and halting it
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Wow Stuff claims first with design-your-own face mask kits for kids
Masks can be made on a regular home inkjet printer using the kit’s A4 sheets of 100% cotton sheets
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Coronavirus and Brexit causing increased costs for produce importers
Passenger flights remain well below pre-pandemic levels, fresh-cut fruit supplier Blue Skies has warned
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Central England Co-op reports third violent crime in Leicestershire in a month
The society said it continued to lobby the government for a change in legislation so shop workers were provided with greater protection
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Holland & Barrett boss reveals plastic-free ambition
CEO Tony Buffin said it will start the process by discontinuing the sale of plastic bottles
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JLP rolls out Better Jobs supplier staff engagement programme
The organisations taking part have long-standing relationships with JLP
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Dairy sector hails success of Milk Your Moments ad push
The £1m-plus ad campaign was backed by industry and government and aimed to increase dairy consumption in the home
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Supermarket pork at risk of fuelling deforestation, warns report
The majority of soy used in UK supermarket pork supply chains cannot be traced back to country of origin, the report found
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Government urged to give clarity over business rates to save jobs
Clarity is needed over whether the business rates holiday for retail and hospitality will continue beyond April 2021, say property experts
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Lockdown and writedowns halve Diageo’s annual profits
Annual profits at global spirits giant Diageo have almost halved amid write-downs of £1.4bn and an 8.4% slump in sales due to closure of pubs and restaurant, the cancellation of sporting events and a plunge in travel retail.