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NewsMr Porky rebranded with expanded lineup and new logo
The Mr Porky character has been replaced by a younger looking version
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NewsNisa retailer who opened store just before pandemic celebrates success
Harry Ahmed launched his Nisa Local in Greenock at the start of March, moving into a 1,500 sq ft purpose-built unit
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NewsCoronavirus cases at 2 Sisters Anglesey factory rise to 158
The outbreak, at a 2 Sisters factory in Llangefni, Anglesey, was first reported last Wednesday, when the number stood at 51
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NewsMoving Mountains launches plant-based ‘bleeding’ burger into Ocado
The listing is the burger’s first outside the foodservice sector
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NewsNew England Seafood launches new Fish Said Fred brand
The ASC-certified fish brand consists of four sea bass and sea bream lines
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NewsCamden Town Brewery launches To The Pub beer to support on-trade
The supplier will donate 260,000 pints of the new beer to pubs when they reopen
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NewsMedia Bites 22 June: rent payments, retail sales, social distancing
Landlords are bracing to receive just 10% of quarterly rent payments due this Wednesday, retail sales recover in May but are still down on pre-Covide levels and Boris Johnson set to reduce two metre social distancing rule this week
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco faces shareholder revolt over pay
Tesco is likely to face shareholder revolt at its AGM of Friday over CEO Dave Lewis’ £6.4m pay package
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NewsCostcutter unveils new website for prospective retailers
The new website details Costcutter’s shopper insights programme, marketing and business support initiatives, store branding, price and rebate offer
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NewsWincanton extends Morrisons logistics partnership with ‘significant’ new deal
The “substantial” contract extension involves the TUPE transfer of more than 250 colleagues to Wincanton from DH
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NewsOnline delivery firms failing to ID-check teenagers over booze and fags orders
The proportion of teenagers being asked for ID at the doorstep after buying cigarettes and booze online has fallen 15% since April
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NewsThai Union trials AI system to eradicate bad fishing practices
The John West owner claimed the system would provide greater reassurance their tuna was responsibly and ethically caught
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NewsTech firm Cennox launches ultraviolet-C chip & pin machine sanitiser
Cennox has designed a system with casing to fit around a retailer’s point-of-sale terminals and chip-and-pin devices
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NewsBuying group Confex to launch Core own-label product range
Core will consist of 275 catering-sized products across ambient, chilled, frozen and grocery categories
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NewsGovernment extends protections for business tenants until 30 September
The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government has also announced further details of a new ’code of practice’
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NewsAsda and Rowan Foods factories become latest hit by coronavirus outbreaks
Rowan Foods, Wrexham, said 38 staff had tested positive for Covid-19, out of a total workforce at the site of 1,500
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NewsBestway joins push to prevent relaxing of Sunday trading laws
MD Dawood Pervez has written to chancellor Rishi Sunak and business secretary Alok Sharma urging them to rethink their plans
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NewsSuppliers uneasy about one-metre social distancing rule change
In a survey by the FDF this week, 71% of suppliers felt employees would be concerned a move to one metre would ‘not be a safe environment’ for food production
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NewsFinnebrogue Artisan appoints Andrew Nethercott as new MD
He replaces Brian McMonagle, who left in March 2019
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NewsWholesale sector warning as Bidfood consults on hundreds of jobs
The Grocer understands hundreds of jobs are at risk as Bidfood, which employs 5,400 staff, looks to restructure