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NewsSnaffling Pig to seek cash for wider pork market expansion
The Berkshire-based business hit Crowdcube this week seeking £750k in exchange for a 7% stake
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NewsLink launches fund for free-to-use cash machines in rural areas
Link will fund free-to-use ATMs in areas that have lost free access to cash in a new £4m initiative
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NewsPayPoint links with Paysafe to offer in-store online payments system
The partnership will allow customers to pay for online purchases in stores using cash
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NewsWaitrose split with new online partner TDP followed ‘culture clash’
Expectations differed over what could be achieved and how quickly
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NewsCity snapshot: Sainsbury’s pledges to halve plastic packaging by 2025
Sainsbury’s has announced a commitment to cut its plastic packaging by 50% by 2025, becoming what it claims is the first retailer to outline plans of this scale.
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NewsMedia Bites 13 September: John Lewis/Waitrose, Morrisons, Co-op
John Lewis has issued a stark warning on the potential fallout from a no-deal Brexit as the retail group fell into its first ever half year loss.
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NewsJapanese drinks giant Asahi sees sales surge across UK
The company said the growth was achieved “through continued investment in brand marketing campaigns”…
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NewsSainsbury’s raises prices across raft of own label spirits
The retailer has increased prices by an average of 4% across a swathe of drinks
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NewsNestlé targets zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
And Suntory sets out plan to move to 100% sustainable plastic bottles within 10 years
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NewsMorrisons to expand Amazon Prime Now delivery partnership across UK
The retailer announced today (12 September) it had signed an undisclosed multi-year deal with the online giant, to replace its previous rolling relationship
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NewsFood and drink reacts to Operation Yellowhammer ‘worst-case scenario’ report
Yesterday ministers published the findings of Operation Yellowhammer, having been being forced to make the document public
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NewsDrinks suppliers scaling back investment as PDPD ban looms
As of April next year, it will be illegal to pay duty on the alcohol in a drink before increasing its volume by diluting it
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NewsBiotiful Dairy to launch kefir ranges for kids
Kefir Quark Squeezy and Kefir Slurpy launch in Ocado and Whole Foods in October
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NewsHeck mulls beer and beans ideas in diversification push
The sausage brand has registered its trademark under three alcohol categories
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NewsM&S brings Infarm vertical farms to seven London stores
Customers will be able to pick fresh herbs from the in-store ‘farms’, which are the first of their kind in the UK
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NewsBritish brands eye hard seltzer trend with upcoming launches
Something & Nothing is poised to launch a full range of ‘spirited’ seltzers next year…
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NewsWaitrose pulls out of online deal with Today Development Partners
TDP and Waitrose.com had planned to work together to develop three automated customer fulfilment centres
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NewsCity snapshot: Morrisons first half profits rise 5.3% despite first quarterly sales dip since 2016
Morrisons has posted a 5.3% rise in first half pre-tax profits despite recording a second quarter sales fall of 1.9%. Plus, The John Lewis Partnership has posted a £25.9m loss in the first six months of the year, British American Tobacco has announced it is to cut 2,300 jobs globally and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 12 Sep: Yellowhammer/Brexit, Trump/vaping, AB InBev
Supplies of some fresh food will decrease and supermarket prices may also rise, according to secret documents the government was forced by MPs to publish.
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NewsBidfood makes DTC debut with standalone Catering2You service
The foodservice giant has launched Catering2You.co.uk, a standalone online marketplace aimed at small businesses, event organisers and consumers looking to buy in bulk