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NewsNetwork Rail developing daily food trains from Spain to London
It aims to run daily trains of refrigerated containers from Valencia and Murcia to London
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NewsLidl store in Middlesbrough reopens after staff coronavirus outbreak
The store on Middlesbrough’s Cargo Fleet Lane closed on Friday after workers tested positive for Covid-19…
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NewsMisty Reich joins Gousto board to advise on workforce growth
The appointment follows a £33m fundraising round at Gousto to fuel its rapid expansion
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NewsWaitrose in steak promotion push to address beef carcase imbalance issues
The retailer will slash prices of some steak products to attract consumers away from mince
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NewsBord Bia launches new grass-fed dairy standard
The Irish Food Board said the new standard would allow producers using Irish dairy to better differentiate their product
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NewsAsda offers priority delivery to 3,500 care homes
Asda is also donating 250,000 medical grade face masks to help protect care workers and residents
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NewsCity snapshot: Hotel Chocolat suffers trading hit from Easter closures
Hotel Chocolat has suffered a “material” impact on trading after being forced to close all retail stores ahead of Easter, the second largest seasonal peak for the business.
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NewsMedia Bites 4 May: Business confidence, Government aid, McDonald’s
Business leaders have suffered a record drop in confidence during the pandemic and fear the economic recovery will be slow.
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NewsMindful Chef seeks £25m in fundraise as sales soar
Mindful Chef is seeking £25m in a new fundraising round as private equity investors, blue-chip conglomerates and retailers clamour to own a piece of the fast-growing farm-to-fork recipe box brand.
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NewsSix ways coronavirus is threatening progress on single-use plastic
Not long ago, single-use plastic was public enemy number one. But now we’re fighting a new threat, which could scupper our progress on single-use plastic
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NewsHigh streets to benefit from new £6m government fund for coronavirus support
The money is for local projects to help high streets ‘through the uncertainty’ of the pandemic…
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NewsSainsbury’s not yet ‘in the money’ despite coronavirus sales uplift
Mike Coupe’s final results as Sainsbury’s boss firmly dispelled any notion the supermarket is finally “in the money” as a result of the coronavirus-induced grocery sales surge.
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NewsCentral England Co-op offers face visors to staff who want them
The socierty has already brought in a raft of measures to keep staff and customers safe
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NewsVegan ice cream brand Perfect World turns to the crowd to fund expansion
The startup hit Seedrs this week looking to raise a minimum of £75k
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NewsProvence-based distillery QVT launches first gin into the UK
The gin was made with local botanicals for “an aroma that captures the essence of Provence”
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NewsBrown Forman UK kicks off operations
Source: Brown Forman UK The new business kicked off this week Brown Forman’s newly founded standalone UK spirits business has begun operations this week. Jeremy Shepherd Jeremy Shepherd, UK GM for the Jack Daniel’s and Woodford Reserve owner, which previously distributed its brands in ...
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NewsLidl veteran Erwin Meijer joins Meatless Farm Co board
Meijer has become the Leeds-based brand’s MD for Europe, the Middle East and Africa
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NewsUS meat shortage unlikely to affect British prices
‘The food supply chain is breaking’, according to Tyson Foods
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NewsEU trade deal ‘essential’ for UK food security, parliamentary committee told
The coronavirus pandemic has shone a light on our reliance on imports from the EU, a parliamentary committee heard
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NewsCo-op speeds up plans for online expansion
Between its Deliveroo partnership and its own shop.coop.co.uk operation, the society is offering online groceries in 1,000 catchment areas