Archive of all news articles – Page 727
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City snapshot: Imperial Brands sees consumers turn to tobacco during Covid crisis
Imperial Tobacco said it has seen stronger than expected tobacco sales volumes during the coronavirus crisis as consumers in Europe and the US have shifted spend to tobacco products.
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Insect protein startup raises $372m to fund world’s largest insect farm
The new capital will fund completion of an insect farm in Amiens, France in early 2022
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Media Bites 8 October: Tesco, Ferrero/Fox’s, Greene King
There is a wealth of coverage for Tesco’s half-year results across all the papers today.
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Grocer Gold Factory Manager of the Year competition announced to shine a light on heroic UK suppliers
The Grocer is launching a competition to find the Factory Manager of the Year 2020
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Pricecheck establishes Belgian subsidiary to enable post-Brexit EU trade
Wholesaler has also hired Suzanne Alecrim as customs and compliance officer
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Nutri-Genetix seeks £150k from the crowd to expand DNA nutrition brand
Nutri-Genetix, which claims to have developed the world’s first genetically personalised nutrition shake, has launched a crowdfunding pitch to raise £150,000.
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Panic buying fears dampened as average basket spend declines
Waitrose this week ended its rationing rules on all product categories aside from toilet paper and flour
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Extra 100 million sq ft on online warehouse space needed by 2024, analysis suggests
Growth of online grocery alone could create demand for an extra 7.1 million sq ft of warehouse space in four years, according to real estate advisor Knight Frank
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Sugar reduction report reveals ‘little or no progress’ by food and drink suppliers
Some categories, such as chocolate and sweet confectionery, had seen sugar levels virtually unchanged
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Food waste app launches scratch and sniff ‘smell-by’ labels
Too Good To Go is seeking to educate consumers on when to throw food away, instead of relying on best-before dates
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Holland & Barrett CEO Tony Buffin quits after a year
Buffin was appointed to replace Peter Aldis in May 2019
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Post Office CEO Nick Read sets out measures to regain postmaster trust
Measures include a non-executive role for a postmaster on the board and a £2m investment in creating 100 area managers to support postmasters
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ACS commercial director Paul Chamberlain to step down
Chamberlain will step down in March 2021 after a six-month notice period
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Tesco’s new boss Ken Murphy says online surge ‘here to stay’
The supermarket has smashed its record for dotcom grocery orders
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Southern Co-op raises £1.5m for good causes with carrier bag levy
For every single-use bag purchased at a Southern Co-op store, 5p is donated to good causes
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Tate & Lyle CFO Imran Nawaz becomes Ken Murphy’s first major Tesco hire
Murphy said there had been an “extensive search” to find the right successor to Alan Stewart
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Müller Yogurt & Desserts boss Bergen Merey to step down
The Turkish-born executive joined Müller in 2015 and has been credited with driving ’significant and beneficial change’ to the business
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Free-range egg prices dropping amid production growth
Industry body BFREPA has warned expansion is denting free-range producers’ margins
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Molson Coors to drop Coors ‘Lite’ in beer overhaul
The brewing giant is set to give its namesake beer a major makeover, with a new look and plans to launch a slew of NPD
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Poundland to set more prices in ‘25p increments’
The business sees the move as in line with its ‘simple price’ strategy on the basis that multiples of 25p should remain easy for customers to add up