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Proudfoot carrier bag sales support running of Yorkshire Air Ambulances
Nisa retailer Proudfoot Group supports four local causes annually with the proceeds raised through the 5p carrier bag charge
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City snapshot: Cake Box revenues recover after store reopenings
Cake Box has posted a strong recovery in trading following the lockdown enforced closure of its store estate, with like for like sales up by double digit excluding the closures.
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Media Bites 12 Oct: Asda, Unilever, Pork and poultry
Zuber and Mohsin Issa The new owners of Asda have set up an offshore bid vehicle that means the supermarket will be legally owned in Jersey. (The Times £) Two billionaire brothers from Blackburn have been made CBEs a week after clinching a £6.8bn deal to buy ...
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Media exaggerated panic buying claims government report
The government has denied being unprepared for the impact of the Covid crisis on the food supply chain
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Two Co-op employees recognised in birthday honours for services during pandemic
They’re being recognised for their work to keep communities fed throughout the coronavirus pandemic
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Tesco’s smooth transition to Ken Murphy wins analyst approval
Ken Murphy on Wednesday revealed that sales soared 6.6% in Tesco’s first half to £26.7bn
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Ferrero continues international acquisition drive with £246m Fox’s deal
Ferrero has added to its growing biscuit empire with the £246m acquisition of Fox’s from 2 Sisters Food Group
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Vape juice supplier Zeus makes first foray into bricks & mortar retail
The brand’s new store in Birmingham will sell a full range of Zeus products
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Waitrose recalls pork burgers over undeclared egg
Egg was not mentioned as an ingredient on the item’s packaging
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Lidl dissolves its digital logistics company
Lidl Digital Logistics was widely taken as a sign of the discounter’s online ambitions when it was created in 2018
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Waitrose next to reduce prices with round of branded cuts
Its Priced to the Pound promotion rounds the prices of branded items down to the nearest pound
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Beech’s expands Jenny Wren range with five vegan chocolate fondants
It has launched five vegan chocolate fondants in compostable packaging
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East London Liquor Co unveils stripped-back rebrand to challenge ‘craft gin facade’
The distillery is asking why shoppers are paying ‘over the odds’ for a bottle of quality gin
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Poundland readies major push into fresh and frozen food with Fultons acquisition
Poundland has been working with Fultons for the past 12 months to grow its food range
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Sainsbury’s to roll out SmartShop to ‘majority’ of stores
The tech is currently available at 250 of its convenience branches
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British firms may pause EU food exports to avoid traffic chaos in January
‘Operation Brock’ will see lorries queued on the M20
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Only 10 to 15 forecourts at risk in Asda-EG Group deal, claim experts
The number of forecourts at risk in a CMA review of the Asda buyout by EG Group’s owners barely reaches double figures
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Meatless Farm Co moves into frozen with meat-free mince
The plant-based brand says it aims to capitalise on the sales growth of frozen seen during the coronavirus pandemic
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Supermarket price inflation at zero after year of increases
Supermarket inflation fell back to zero in September, bringing an end to a year of rising grocery prices.
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City snapshot: CMA clears brewing merger between Marston’s and Carlsberg
The UK competition regulator has cleared the £780m merger of Marston’s and Carlsberg’s UK brewing operations. Plus UK GDP growth slows to 2.1% in August and all the rest of the latest news in the City.