Latest Headlines – Page 978
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NewsCCEP’s Honest Organic makes first foray into sparkling drinks
Sparkling Lemon and Sparkling Orange & Lemon, made with organic fruit juices and sugar, come in a 330ml can
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NewsSeabrook Crisps sales boosted by own-label wins in first year under Calbee
Sales and profits at Seabrook Crisps jumped during its first year under Japanese snacking giant Calbee.
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NewsAldi to offer shoppers ‘Aldiploma’ online wine education
The discounter has unveiled a course of modules and tutorials it claims will help shoppers better choose wines
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NewsBlockhead claims ‘UK first’ with CBD-infused chewing gum
The brand has created a gum containing 3mg of CBD per piece
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NewsCadbury to revive ‘How do you eat yours?’ for £4m Creme Egg push
Kicking off in January, a Netflix-style website will offer short films about Creme Egg
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NewsFears new US tariffs ‘worse’ than a no-deal Brexit
The WTO has given the US the green light to impose 25% tariffs on a swathe of European Goods
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NewsDeliveroo signs up scores of convenience stores and off licences
New partners include Costcutter, Budgens, Nisa and Best One retailers, plus hundreds of non-affiliated independents
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NewsNoble teams with Disney on Frozen 2-branded free range eggs
The product aims to encourage children to enjoy eggs more regularly
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NewsFresh food’s labour shortage reaching a ‘tipping point’
It comes amid warnings of crops rotting in fields due to a lack of workers
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NewsSipling Beverage Company debuts range of alcohol-free cocktails
They roll into independent retailers and the on-trade from November
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NewsSainsbury’s taps into Google Cloud to spot new food trends
The supermarket will adjust product ranges in stores in response to local online hype
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NewsYumello bucks plastic and shrinkflation trends with switch to larger jars
The nut butter brand is working to ‘increase the percentage of recycled material content’ in the plastic pots
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NewsSpar launches eight-strong own-brand chilled Scottish fish range
Marketing support will include in-store PoS and features on the Spar UK and wholesaler websites
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NewsFormer Diageo CEO Paul Walsh takes stake in Brockmans Gin
He has joined the company’s advisory board to help “shape strategy” for the next phase of development
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NewsSuppliers have ‘no clue’ about retailers’ no-deal Brexit plans
Survey finds none of 45 suppliers feltretailers had been clear about their no deal Brexit plans
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NewsCity snapshot: Unilever’s sales growth slows on US and European weakness
Unilever’s underlying sales growth slowed to 2.9% in the third quarter as low growth in Europe and North America dragged back stronger sales in emerging markets. Plus, on a busy day, WH Smith announces $400m US acquisition, Nestlé launches CHF20bn buyback, Pernod Ricard posts muted first quarter growth and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 17 Oct: Asda, Amazon/Deliveroo, Lidl
Approximately 12,000 Asda workers are currently facing the sack next month for refusing to sign controversial new contracts.
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NewsSLG Brands acquires three high street beauty brands for £15m
SLG Brands has added three more high street beauty companies to its portfolio, closing deals for a total of £15m.
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News8Dol expansion strategy ‘frustrated’ by licensing objections, says operations boss
The company plans to open 25 delivery hubs by the end of next year
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NewsHome Bargains outperforming B&M as revenues rise 15%
Home Bargains saw revenues grow by 15% compared with B&M’s UK revenue growth of 8.7%