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NewsNestlé Purina buys premium petfood player Lily’s Kitchen
Premium petfood brand Lily’s Kitchen has been acquired by Nestlé Purina with the aim of boosting its global growth
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NewsCity snapshot: Chapel Down sees booming retail and online wine sales but suspends brewing business
English winemaker Chapel Down has experienced “substantial” growth in supermarket, off license and online sales, but has shuttered its beer and cider brewing arm due to the closure of on-trade outlets. Plus, UK shop prices fall 0.8% in March and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 1 April: Supermarkets/Coronavirus, Tobacco, Poundland
Britons made nearly 80m extra grocery shopping trips in March – spending almost £2bn more on food and drink than in 2019
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NewsSales at indie retailers surge as shoppers ditch empty supermarket shelves
Grocery sales at independent retailers and symbol groupsvhave outpaced the record growth of traditional supermarkets and discounters
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NewsIkea opens Croydon food market for NHS staff and vulnerable people
The retailer will stock the usual range of meatballs and hotdogs alongside staple grocery items such as bread, milk and baked beans
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NewsImperial Brands shares surge on coronavirus resilience
Shares in FTSE 100 tobacco giant Imperial Brands closed up more than 12% on its reassurance to the market that the current coronavirus outbreak has had “no material impact” on trading.
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NewsCoronavirus demand surge supercharges grocery industry growth
The UK grocery industry experienced its strongest four-week period on record in March, with overall industry growth of more than 20% and the sales increase of established players rivalling that of the discounters
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NewsTesco announces massive increase to online delivery slots
Last week Tesco announced it was limiting online orders to 80 items in order to be able to make more deliveries
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NewsPoundland to temporarily close 100 stores
Staff are to be furloughed in the government’s job retention scheme or transfered to another store where possible
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NewsBrewDog bosses give up 2020 salary to prevent job losses
They revealed the move on Twitter this week, adding that many of BrewDog’s senior team had also taken salary cuts
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NewsNoisy Snacks unveils reformulated range in 45g pouches
It has also reformulated the snacks to include extra flavour
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NewsAldi and Lidl ease shopping restrictions as supplies improve
Lidl said restrictions were being lifted on ambient products with the exception of toilet roll
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NewsStockpiling reaches £3.2bn high in third week of March
An extra £1bn in sales saw weekly grocery spend veer close to the amount spent during the peak week of Christmas 2019
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NewsPrésident takes aim at quality convenience with diced goat’s cheese
The ‘mild and creamy’ Goat’s Cheese Cubes go on sale in Waitrose from 1 April
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NewsMatthew Clark looks to open up new routes to market with delivery app
It comes as on-trade drinks wholesalers were blindsided when the nation’s pubs, bars and restaurants were ordered to close their premises
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NewsFreshways signs Morrisons milk supply deal
The processor, a big player in foodservice, has been hit hard by the coronavirus crisis
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NewsCo-op invests £3m in Covid-19 safety measures in stores
The retailer will install thousands of protective Perspex screens and provide more gloves and hand sanitiser for its frontline staff
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NewsWensleydale Dairy Products diversifies with online deli launch
A new section on the firm’s website will sell its cheese ranges and support fellow Yorkshire businesses
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NewsSainsbury’s and WH Smith to offer more grocery at hospital stores
The retailers said the collaboration would support the needs of NHS staff and make it easier for them to buy food and essential items
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NewsTea brands reassure over supply as demand spikes
The UK’s national drink will continue to be available, leading suppliers have insisted