All news articles – Page 656
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NewsLynn’s Country Foods attributes profit hike to innovation and cost control
Lynn’s Country Foods has reported an operating profit of £9.4m for the year to 26 February 2022, up from £6.5m the previous year
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NewsCook delivers record-breaking Christmas sales figures a year on from cyber-attack
Like-for-like retail sales, including local delivery and click & collect across its 94-shop estate, were up 22% from £12.6m in 2021 to £15.7m
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NewsAsda achieves ‘significant’ cut in gender pay gap
Asda stressed 94% of its workforce were hourly paid retail store staff, who all received the same pay
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NewsTesco scales back ambitions for online picking hubs despite latest launch
The Grocer understands the slowdown of online growth post-pandemic and the cost of living crisis have both been factors in the decision
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NewsWine producer Cantina Goccia develops filling machine for paper bottles
The Umbria facility will initially fill 1,000 paper bottles per hour, with the opportunity to double capacity in the future
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NewsCity snapshot: Strong Christmas week drives Ocado Retail to fourth quarter growth
Ocado Retail saw 15% growth in the days leading up to Christmas to drag its overall fourth quarter sales up 0.3% despite a sharp drop in basket sizes. Plus, Diageo makes rum acquisition and trading updates from Naked Wines, THG and McBride
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NewsMedia Bites 17 January: M&S, Fortnum & Mason
The papers all pick up on plans by Marks & Spencer to open 20 large stores and create 3,400 jobs in a bid to rejuvenate its presence on the high street after bumper Christmas trading
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NewsBidcorp acquires foodservice supplier Harvest Fine Foods
Harvest supplies over 1,000 catering establishments across the Dorset, Hampshire and Sussex areas and stocks a range of 4,500 chilled, frozen and ambient products
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NewsTesco trials new usages for fava beans as alternative protein
The retailer has partnered with fava bean processor AB Mauri and Samworth Brothers to include the beans in new products
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NewsFortnum & Mason will resume exports to Europe in 2023, after bumper Christmas
‘We can’t wait for the government establish better relations with the EU,’ CEO Tom Athron told The Grocer
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NewsM&S to open 20 ‘bigger and better’ stores by April 2024
Eight will be full-line stores selling M&S’s complete clothing, home and food ranges
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NewsWildly Tasty debuts DTC vegan ready meal service for children
The brand has launched with an eight-strong frozen range suitable for children aged one and above
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NewsSingle-use plastic ban to come into force in October
Similar bans have already been made in Scotland and Wales, while single-use plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds were already banned in England in 2020
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NewsTesco launches sixth UFC as online growth returns to business
The supermarket said it was part of its strategy to provide “easily the most convenient” option for customers
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NewsTurkey sales slump over Christmas due to supply chain concerns
The spike in avian flu in the run-up to Christmas resulted in the deaths of 600,000 festive birds
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NewsBirds Eye adds vegan Breaded Fish-less Fillets to Green Cuisine range
The new launch is made with rice flakes to recreate the texture of flakey fish
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NewsSainsbury’s and Just Eat partner in latest major delivery tie-up
Sainsbury’s also has delivery partnerships with Uber Eats and Deliveroo.
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NewsGlebe Farm appoints first COO to support company growth
Tony Holmes will be responsible for leading the growth ambitions of the business across its oat, oat drinks and cereal divisions
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NewsMedia Bites 16 January: Sainsbury’s/Just Eat, M&S, Heinz
Sainsbury’s has joined forces with Just Eat Takeaway to offer home deliveries for groceries
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NewsCity snapshot: MP Evans boosted by high palm oil prices and increased production
Sustainable Indonesian palm oil producer MP Evans is expecting “an excellent result” thanks to continuing high commodity prices combined with growing production and crop numbers.