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Seedlip launches sustainable gift box made from organic matter
The gift box is made out of biomass and mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms
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Tropicana adds lower sugar Lean trio and revamps Essentials
Lean would ‘appeal to shoppers looking for delicious and convenient products, without having to worry about sugar content’, said PepsiCo
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Burleighs Gin funding drive tops £100k to launch into non-alcoholic market
Craft brand Burleighs Gin has hit a £100,000 crowdfunding target to expand into the booming ‘low & no’ category with a non-alcoholic variant.
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Bulldog sales growth bucks coronavirus-driven personal care weakness
Strong growth has continued at Bulldog Skincare despite the coronavirus outbreak creating uncertainty for the personal care category.
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City Snapshot: Empty offices leave retail locations deserted
UK footfall remained 34.8% down year-on-year in August despite the reopening of shops and the ending of lockdown as empty offices mean footfall is not returning to towns and city centres.
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Media Bites 4 Sep: Costa Coffee, Pret a Manger, Ocado
Costa Coffee has announced up to 1,650 redundancies after becoming the latest high street business to be hit by the dearth of city centre shoppers
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Asda trials use of recyclable plastic fruit & veg bags at nine stores
The alternative reusable Veggio bags will be priced at 30p each
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Beef prices recover from spring’s carcase balance issues
AHDB’s GB average deadweight steer price on 22 August stood at 374.3p/kg, up 14.5% on the same week in 2019
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Arla posts strong lockdown results but warns of future cost-cutting
The dairy co-op saw UK revenues grow by 4.7% in the first six months of 2020, driven by strong in-home consumption
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Costco reports sales rebound ‘strongly’ following lockdown dip
Wholesaler said sales took a “material decline” during the lockdown period
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Fortnum & Mason revamps website with focus on service
The new site offers shopping options using a range of international currencies
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Kent Foods’ flagship depot destroyed in fire
The state-of-the-art custom-built warehouse based in Basildon, Kent was devastated on 29 August
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Spar retailer launches online store to fulfil delivery demand
The retailer said the online store will be a permanent addition to its operations
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Supplier confidence at rock bottom says FDF survey
Almost 60% of companies reported fewer product launches and 41% reported a fall in the number of SKUs in production in Q2
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Waitrose launches new Heston Blumenthal gin to be served with olive oil
It was created with Heston Blumenthal for the Heston from Waitrose range
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Square Root links with ‘sober influencer’ to crowdsource next alcohol-free drink
The brand already offers non-alcholic gin & tonic and negroni cocktails
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Cross-channel delays ‘could see food perish’ warn exporters
Meat and dairy exporters fear their food will become trapped in queues waiting to cross the Channel
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Masses of upmarket loose leaf tea at risk of going off or being binned
“It is a real issue especially for the more delicate and rare teas which deteriorate quickly,” said Chash Tea founder Dan Rook
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Lidl rolls out app-based loyalty scheme offering discounts and more
The app-based rewards scheme give users discounts on shopping as well as partner services including Sky TV
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City snapshot: Branded sales growth helps Arla shrug off coronavirus challenges
Danish dairy giant Arla grew its first half revenues by 2.8% driven by branded sales and retail growth, The Hut Group confirm £4.5bn September float plan, B&M promoted to the FTSE 100 and all the latest news from the City.