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NewsOriginal Poundworld founders open ‘UK’s biggest pound shop’
The 12,000 sq ft Bradford store is the latest by new chain One Below, founded by father and son Chris Edwards Sr and Jr…
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NewsUnilever enjoys shares boost despite weaker sales
Unilever revealed slowing sales growth on Thursday, but its shares were boosted by investor relief that a slump in ice cream sales hadn’t hit the consumer giant’s top line harder.
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NewsWalkers sales and margins hit amid intense competition
The sales and profits of UK’s biggest crisps brands Walkers were hit last year by consumers shifting away from its core range and a poor potato harvest increasing costs.
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NewsEaten Alive fermented sauces land in Sainsbury’s Taste of the Future bays
Eaten Alive claims it is one of the few sauce brands to use a lacto-fermentation process in manufacturing
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NewsBurleighs Gin raises £500k to smash crowdfunding target
Burleighs Gin has smashed its crowdfunding target, raising just shy of £500k as it looks to upscale operations and break into the US market
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NewsDiageo cuts ties with Unitas Wholesale
The drinks giant is to focus on working directly with the independent wholesale channel
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NewsMars Wrigley Confectionery sales pass £1bn as it benefits from category growth
The confectionery giant posted revenue growth of 31.9% on its 2017 accounts to pass £1bn for the first time…
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NewsLabour shortages will see DCs ‘struggle’ after Brexit
Wayne Brophy, managing director of Cast UK, said there was an across-the-board labour shortage in supply chain, logistics and warehouses
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NewsFishmeal and fish oil production linked to ‘destruction’ in new report
The ‘Fishing for Catastrophe’ report found that increasing demand for FMFO, as well as its use in the aquaculture sector
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NewsLidl pledges to ramp up sales of British fresh food by 10%
The discounter this week said it planned to invest £15bn during the next five years
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NewsNew supply deals enable Peter’s Food Service to create jobs
Wales-based Peter’s will move to a two-shift operation later this month
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NewsIrn-Bru Energy to get nationwide rollout following strong Scottish performance
Owner AG Barr said the brand had “outperformed its closest competitors since launching in Scotland”
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NewsSoft drinks suppliers to be hit by £600m black hole in Scottish DRS plans
Suppliers and trade bodies said the cross-border timing gap meant producers would be hit with a “double whammy”
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NewsFindus killed off in the mults as Pizza Pockets go to Goodfella’s
A duo of new Goodfella’s Pizza Pockets – Triple Cheese and Pepperoni – will hit shelves from 21 October
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NewsThe Range serves up Iceland meals at its Paignton branch café
Diners can then choose from the Iceland Luxury frozen ready meals range available to buy in-store
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NewsTuffins trials deposit return scheme for Montgomery Waters plastic bottles
A reverse vending machine is on trial in Tuffins’ flagship Craven Arms store in Shropshire this week
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NewsCity snapshot: Danone lowers growth forecast despite third quarter sales uplift
French food giant Danone has lowered its 2019 like-for-like sales guidance despite reporting revenues growth in its third quarter. Plus, Remy Cointreau announces lower first half sales and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 18 Oct: Tariffs, Brexit, Asda
UK producers of Scotch Whisky and biscuits are bracing for a significant financial hit as new 25% US tariffs came into effect from today
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NewsPret a Manger set aside £10m for food allergy scandal costs, accounts reveal
Pret a Manger set aside almost £10m to cover legal costs after it became embroiled in a major food allergy scandal, newly filed accounts have revealed.
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NewsUgly Drinks secures ‘multi-million-dollar’ fundraise
The British-founded brand plans to use the funds for further expansion in Europe and the US…