Archive of all news articles – Page 230
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City snapshot: Grocery sales growth falls back despite bumper Easter
Grocery sales growth fell in April as sales volumes dropped, despite a strong Easter with £3.1bn spent at the tills
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Media Bites 3 May: THG, Starbucks, Ocado
A former chief executive of Coty has been drafted in to help Apollo Global Management draw up a firm offer for THG
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FSA pledges to improve approach following meat fraud scandal
The regulator plans to improve whistle-blowing, intelligence-sharing and auditing in the wake of the scandal
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Frozen food wholesaler Hopwells acquires Windsor Foodservice
Hopwells said the deal formed part of a strategic plan to expand its geographical reach and overall offering
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Forecourt operator Platinum Retail doubles estate in two years
Platinum’s revenues grew 77% to £89.6m, according to the latest accounts, while pre-tax profits rose 31% to £4.4m
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CMA could investigate supermarkets for alleged cost of living profiteering
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey called for the CMA to launch probe, claiming supermarkets had a case to answer
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Bestway running promotions campaign for coronation
The wholesale giant said it was aiming to help retailers maximise profits over the period with leading promotions and products
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Aldi TV ad taunts M&S over caterpillar cake row
The discounter’s latest ‘like brands only cheaper’ ad parodies M&S’s Colin as an aggressive guest at a caterpillar cake party
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Müller and Lactalis recall dairy products over listeria concerns
The recalls are the latest in a growing number of dairy products to have been pulled from sale over listeria concerns this year
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Nisa aiming to recruit 400 stores this year
Nisa said the recruitment drive was a testament to its ’industry-leading availability levels, competitive prices and access to the Co-op own brand range’
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Who Gives a Crap secures first retail listing with Waitrose
The brand’s partnership with Waitrose aimed to ‘support its brand mission of reducing the deforestation of over one million trees per day,’ it said
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Fischer Farms appoints first business development manager
The vertical farming company has announced the new appointment as it prepares for the opening of what it claims to be the world’s largest vertical farm
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Meatless Farm unveils filled pasta products, sausages and burgers
The new lines are Chorizo-Style Sausages, New York-Style Cheezeburgers and the UK’s first branded pasta products filled with plant-based meat
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City snapshot: Food inflation hits new high but pricing predicted to ease
Food inflation reached another record high in April but the rate of price inflation may have peaked
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Media Bites 2 May: John Lewis Partnership, grocery inflation, THG
John Lewis is slashing the size of its central London headquarters by more than half, after thousands of staff left their desks to work from home
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Sainsbury’s beats market expectations but pledges continued price investment
Sainsbury’s annual profits beat market expectations and its outlook was rosier than City watchers had feared. However, shares fell on Thursday as the supermarket warned it would continue to invest in price to maintain market share.
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Asda launches Deliveroo Hop rapid delivery service
The trial will see a dedicated picking space in the back of the store as well as a team of Asda colleagues to prepare the orders
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Aldi and Lidl roll out electronic shelf labels
Aldi has begun rolling out electronic labels across its estate as Lidl trials them in about 30 stores
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Coffee logs supplier Bio-Bean collapses following on-site fire
The supplier, which makes fuel from recycled coffee grounds, appointed KRE Corporate Recovery as administrator this month
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Aldi lays claim to being UK’s third most popular supermarket
The discounter cited Kantar data suggesting more than two-thirds of British households now shop there