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NewsAldi sees 50% hike in sales of free-from food and drink
Aldi now has a 5.7% market share - the largest of any non mult retailer, although Tesco still dominates with a 24.3% share of free-from sales.
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NewsPoundland revenues flat as rivals open in former Poundworld sites
Like-for-like growth had been driven by Pep&Co, while the positive impact of Poundworld’s demise had been offset by competitors opening in the chain’s former sites, according to newly filed accounts
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NewsBirds Eye swaps out the Captain for competition winner on packs
’Frozen food hero’ Charlotte Carter-Dunn will adorn fish finger packs for a limited time
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NewsFood hygiene inspection backlog ‘massive and mounting’, experts warn
More than 60,000 scheduled inspections have not happened due to the pandemic, according to hygiene rating platform Scores On The Doors
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NewsMedia Bites 9 July: Mini budget, Uber Eats/Asda, Kbox
Sunak unveils £30bn economic package in the Summer “Mini Budget”, Uber Eats teams up with Adsa for grocery deliveries and Deliveroo backer Hoxton Venutures invests in Kbox
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NewsCity snapshot: C&C Group names Heineken UK boss David Forde as CEO
C&C Group has appointed Heineken UK MD David Forde as group CEO, joining in 2021.
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NewsEvian launches 100% recycled bottle without labels
The bottles feature an engraved logo and a new pink cap
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NewsWincanton and Asda extend transport and warehouse partnership
The company’s partnership has been in place for 15 years, and the extension secures its continuation until 2023
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NewsWaitrose becomes latest supermarket to reopen cafés for dine-in
The cafés in Portishead and Bracknell will reopen as takeaway only, while those in Swindon, Guernsey and Jersey will allow customers to sit inside
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NewsSaputo pulls low-calorie Cathedral City 82 cheddar variant
It said relatively low demand and a combination of production complications and range rationalisations led it to withdraw the cheese
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NewsPlant-based meat startup This readies £2m crowdfunding push
The startup will use the funds to open a plant-based innovation centre in London
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NewsAsda partners with Uber Eats for 30-minute grocery delivery
The trial, which launches this week, gives customers a choice of more than 300 Asda own-brand products
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NewsOcado relaunches shopping app after pulling it in March due to soaring demand
Ocado had been forced to turn away new customers and pull the mobile app due to “performance issues”
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NewsLactalis continues push into hot cheese with Président Brie Bakes
The NPD follows the launch by sister brand Seriously of its cheese nuggets last month
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NewsSupermarkets under pressure to ban chlorinated chicken
Waitrose said last month it would refuse to sell any food that does not meet its “own high standards”
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NewsSuperdrug tackles cyber bullies with new ‘manifesto’ message
The high street pharmacist said it had noted a spike in ’unacceptable negative messages’ as it worked with emerging make-up artists and bloggers on its social media platforms
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NewsCity snapshot: Distil revenues rise 21% since April on strong retail sales
The premium drinks brands owner now expects revenues for the first half up by 75% to 85%
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NewsMedia Bites 8 July: Mini budget, Government loans, Retail footfall
Rishi Sunak will deliver his mini budget today in what the Treasury is calling the Summer Economic Update, with a focus on jobs, youth unemployment and a possible temporary cut to VAT.
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NewsGovernment sets out plans to crack down on shopworker abuse
Industry bodies are disappointed no changes to the law have been proposed in the government’s plans
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NewsNon-alcoholic, low-calorie lager Unltd makes debut
The lager is the first beer from newly founded brand The Alcohol Free Brewing Company