All news articles – Page 291
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NewsMorrisons vows to help end-of-life care in partnership with Marie Curie
The new three-year partnership aims to raise £15m
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NewsAsda launches Chatty Cafe initiative to help tackle loneliness among over 60s
It comes with the supermarket bringing back its Asda’s Winter Warmer initiative, which will run across all its cafés until the end of 2024
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NewsAsda launches new premature baby clothing range and care support for staff
The supermarket said from this week any staff with a baby in neonatal care treatment for seven days or more would be able to take up to a maximum of 12 weeks of paid leave
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NewsChristmas flower poinsettia among festive gifts to cost more due to Brexit border checks
The popular red flower imported from Europe will for the first time face controls at Britain’s borders
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NewsHilton Foods to bring forward net zero ambitions by two years
The protein giant has unveiled five key areas to reach its goal by 2048, including working to lower methane in livestock production
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NewsSauce Shop calls out Dr Will’s over suspicious Ocado reviews
Sauce Shop co-founder James Digva drew his LinkedIn followers’ attention to a series of five-star reviews all posted by the same account
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NewsMezze mayhem: Bakkavor strike triggers chilled dips shortage
Taramasalata, houmous and cheese & chive lines are disappearing from chillers, according to Assosia data
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NewsBudget tax raid ‘not significant for us’, says Premier Foods CEO
Premier has estimated the cost of the changes and says ‘it’s not a huge number’
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NewsTurmeric Co disputes FSA’s ashwagandha novel food query
The outcome could set a ‘significant precedent’ for food and drink companies using ashwagandha in products
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NewsJust Eat finally finds buyer for Grubhub
It has sold Grubhub for $650 million, just four years after buying the US food delivery app for $7 billion.
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NewsChildren bombarded with ‘relentless’ pre-watershed HFSS ads, claims report
The report, published today by The Food Foundation, claims Haribo, Mars, Mondelez, PepsiCo and Kellogg’s dominated the TV ads shown
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NewsJohn Lewis’ Christmas ad features stores in moving campaign
John Lewis has finally dropped its highly anticipated Christmas ad aiming to capture the nation’s hearts and boost festive sales
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NewsSupermarket bosses announce food redistribution body that will ‘transform’ fight against hunger
Retailers, producers and other companies across the food supply chain have formed a new national organisation to redistribute thousands more tonnes of edible surplus to people suffering from food poverty
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NewsLynas Foodservice unveils AI-based order-placing system
The Northern Irish wholesaler introduced the new system to ‘make customers’ lives easier’
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NewsMedia Bites 14 November: Homebase, Just Eat, Asda market share
The demise of struggling retailer Homebase is one of the main topics of coverage for the nationals this morning
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NewsCity snapshot: Premier Foods boosted as shoppers switch back to brands
Premier Foods has grown first-half sales supported by double-digit volume growth as consumers switched back to brands. Plus, annual results at WH Smith and interims at B&M Bargains
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NewsCold chain sector to foot £600m National Insurance bill
The Cold Chain Federation warned wage increases would result in higher consumer prices
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NewsSamworth Brothers puts Soreen up for sale
The Leicestershire-headquartered group is working with long-standing financial advisor Spayne Lindsay to explore a sale of the business
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NewsMorrisons own-label bakery Rathbones sinks to a loss as Hovis speculation mounts
Newly filed accounts at Companies House from Rathbone Kear Ltd revealed the own-label supplier increased revenues 13% to £70.5m in the 52 weeks ended 29 October 2023
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NewsEG Group clears immediate debt burden with sale of UK forecourts
Founded by the Issa Brothers in 2001, EG Group is several billion pounds in debt