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City News: City harbours doubts over Deliveroo’s profitability progress
Deliveroo trumpeted it had made “excellent progress” on the path to profitability this week. However, concerns persist in the City over its ability to turn market share into profits amid tightening consumer spending
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Regal Wholesale will set up European business to target post-Brexit trade
The business used to conduct around 26% of its business within the EU before the Brexit vote
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Further dismay for growers as they continue to be omitted from energy support scheme
NFU president Minette Batters said she was at her ’wit’s end’ with the government following its budget announcement
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Disposable vape brand SKE Crystal pulled from shelves over non-compliance concerns
Yesterday, The Grocer reported that multiple independent lab tests had found SKE Crystal devices to contain significantly more than the permitted 2ml of liquid
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Meat Business Women study to track gender equality across meat industry
The research will track the number of women working in the meat industry globally, following a 2020 report that found women made up only 36% of the workforce
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Waitrose plans to play up supplier relationships with social media push
Waitrose has sought to emphasise its sourcing credentials in response to the cost of living crisis
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Brakes launches Best of British seasonal food campaign
As part of the campaign, Brakes will be sponsoring Love British Food and creating resources to help customers make the most of British Food Fortnight in September
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KTC snaps up Scottish margarine manufacturer Cardowan Creameries
The deal strengthened the private equity-backed group’s value-added processing capabilities and broadened the product offering, KTC said.
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Aldi once again set to be highest-paying supermarket
The latest pay rise is the second for Aldi shopworkers so far in 2023
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Tesco electric charging point rollout hits 600-store target
The supermarket said the charging points had provided over 43,000 kWh of energy to date – with all electricity used to charge cars generated from renewable sources
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Del Monte grows table sauces offer with salad cream duo
The sauces were developed specifically for the UK market and produced by D2 International in Manchester
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Farm shops report uptick in fruit & veg sales as shortages hit mults
Short supply chains mean independent retailers have kept their fruit & veg displays fully stocked
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Ella’s Kitchen growth soars as babyfood sector bounces back
Revenues soared 17.9% to £85.8m in the year ended 30 June 2022, according to newly filed accounts.
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City snapshot: Carlsberg names new CEO to replace retiring Cees ’t Hart
Danish brewing giant Carlsberg hired an external candidate, Jacob Aarup-Andersen, to replace Cees ’t Hart as CEO. Plus, Aldi increases store staff pay, Unilever restarts share buyback scheme and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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Media Bites 17 March: John Lewis, Deliveroo
The annual John Lewis results take centre stage in the business pages today, with room for Deliveroo as well.
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More non-compliant vape brands on supermarket shelves
In many cases, the devices tested were found to contain more than 50% more than the maximum amount allowed
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Britvic invests £13m into new Rugby canning line
The investment is projected to create up to 20 new jobs across engineering and manufacturing
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Loo roll shortages loom as tissue industry ‘not ready’ for deforestation laws
Cheeky Panda boss says tissue makers will struggle to shift operations overnight
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Nestlé to pull ‘not viable’ plant-based brands Wunda and Garden Gourmet
The two brands, plus Nestlé’s Middle East-inspired Mezeast range, will disappear from supermarket shelves in Q2
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Lidl’s store opening slowdown set ‘to last until 2026’
The slowdown has also extended to recruitment activity