Archive of all news articles – Page 788
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Rogier Gerritsen to take over as DS Smith recycling MD
Gerritsen’s current position is cluster director for DS Smith’s paper division
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Media Bites 24 June: Rent payments, Grocery sales, Amazon/Deliveroo
Landlords are bracing to receive around 20% of the quarterly rents they are owed, convenience stores win lockdown sales and the CMA is set to clear Amazon’s acquisition of Deliveroo
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Premier Foods sales and profits rise in year of ‘considerable progress’
Premier Foods’ annual sales and trading profits rose last year after strong trading during the coronavirus crisis built on ‘substantial progress’ during the period.
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Coronavirus: Scottish wholesaler Lomond on why 30% of staff have been made redundant since March
The husband-and-wife owners told The Grocer of how they had no choice but to cut 43 jobs for the business to survive
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One Stop swaps own label products for Tesco branded goods
Source: One Stop The symbol group used third party distributor Menzies to deliver 200,000 additional cases to retailers over the past two months Symbol group One Stop has swapped a number of its own label fresh ambient and grocery lines for Tesco branded products in a bid ...
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Nisa recruits 242 new stores in first half of 2020
The 242 additional stores include 37 sites secured with forecourt retailer Ascona Group in May
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One-metre social distancing and pubs & restaurants to open: industry reacts
Hairdressers, hotels, campsites, outdoor gyms, theme parks and libraries are also allowed to reopen from 4 July
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Eat 17 sets sights on pubs and restaurants for franchise expansion
The retailer plans to open new stores across the capital by offering its model of combining retail and foodservice to pubs and restaurants
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Tesco promotional push on beef cuts helps drive 40% demand increase for steaks
Promotions and the launch of a new brand called The Meat Folk helped to boost sales and tackle carcase balancing concerns
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Budweiser Budvar plays up quality and Czech heritage with rebrand
The new look aims to appeal to fans of craft beer
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Convenience store plastic-free initiatives derailed by coronavirus
Thornton’s Budgens in Belsize Park launched a milk dispenser last year but has had to adapt the service as a precaution
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Nestlé to end Kit Kit Fairtrade deal in favour of Rainforest Alliance certification
The decision marks the end of a 10-year relationship between Kit Kat and Fairtrade
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Buck & Birch adds six-strong range of Aelder Elixir RTDs
Wild Bottled Cocktails’ ingredients are inspired by Scotland’s countryside
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City snapshot: Grocery sales boosted by online and convenience
British take-home grocery sales surged by 18.9% over the past four weeks as shopper habits remained “a world away” from usual expectations
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Media Bites 23 June: Sunday Trading, hospitality, ‘health halo’
Boris Johnson abandons plans to relax Sunday trading rules after facing a potential backbench rebellion, the hospitality sector lashes out at the latest “bonkers” reopening proposal and “health halo” products such as ginger and turmeric see a boost
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WooHa Brewing Company embarks on £1.5m rebrand following crowdfunding campaign
The Scottish craft brewery will add five new beers to its core range and aims to expand production by 17 times over the next three years
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Rapid electric vehicle charging stations set to open at 10 UK retail sites
Source: Engenie Rapid electric vehicle charging stations are set to open at 10 retail sites across the UK, thanks to a new partnership between network operator Engenie and real estate specialist Brookhouse Group. More than 18 million vehicles visit Brookhouse sites – which include brands such as ...
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New bounce back plan ‘vital for improving resilience’ - trade minister
The government’s “bounce back” aims to “turbocharge” food and drink exports
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Costcutter Supermarkets Group shakes up ‘delivery on-time’ service for retailers
Changes include increasing the minimum order quantity for ambient products from 80 cases per order to 120
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UK retail footfall sees soft rebound in first week of reopening
New data from the BRC-Shoppertrack footfall monitor covering the week to June 21 showed footfall was down 57.2% year on year