Archive of all news articles – Page 805
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Media Bites 26 May: Retail reopening, Marston’s/Carlsberg, Boparan/Carluccio’s
High street shops, department stores and shopping centres are set to reopen on June 15 in the biggest easing of the lockdown since coronavirus hit Britain, PM Boris Johnson has announced.
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Asda named and shamed in #PayUp Bangladeshi factory worker crisis
It’s one of several retailers accused of causing factory workers in Bangladesh to go hungry by cancelling or suspending garment orders without full payment because of coronavirus
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Chef seeks crowdfunded cash to launch nutritionally complete instant noodle brand
London chef Carl Clarke has launched a kickstarter campaign to fund the creation of Future Noodles, a nutritionally complete instant noodle brand.
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Boparan seals deal to buy Carluccio’s from administration and save 800 jobs
Boparan Restaurant Group, the casual dining arm of 2 Sisters owner Boparan, has agreed a deal to rescue Italian chain Carluccio’s from administration and safeguard 800 jobs.
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Asda.com helps shoppers recreate meals from popular restaurants
The website prompts users to select a restaurant and add everything they need to mimic the chain’s meals at home to their basket
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Mike Chatters promoted to UK & Ireland MD role at Lactalis
Chatters will take over responsibility of the Lactalis UK & Ireland business from 1 June from Hugues Meaudre
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Spar and FWD call for suppliers to allocate stock to wholesale & convenience
Spar UK MD Louise Hoste said that despite working together with suppliers, it is still not receiving the levels of stock it needs
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Carlsberg UK and Marston’s agree to £780m merger of brewing arms
Carlsberg UK and Marston’s will merge their brewing arms to create a new joint venture in the UK
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Executive director Nick Wiles takes up CEO position at PayPoint
Wiles joined the board of the store payment services group in October 2009 as a non-executive director
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Asda among supermarkets eyeing longer-term queue management technology
It is understood Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Costa, Greggs and others are looking into virtual queueing and automated customer counting systems
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JJ Foodservice adds 12 vans to service London DTC business
The wholesaler said the 12 Mercedes-Benz 314 vans would help to better service the growing division
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Wholesalers urge suppliers to extend best-before dates to prevent food waste
Ambient is the latest category to be in danger of going to waste as the hospitality industry remains shuttered
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Sausage and bacon sales soar as locked-down Brits embrace the fry-up
Sales rocketed in the four weeks to 9 April, with sausages up 30.8% on the same period last year, and bacon up 29.6%
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Kallø taps pea protein trend with rice cake rival Veggie Cakes
The Wessanen-owned brand has launched a duo of Veggie Cakes made with green peas and lentil flour
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Greencore to reopen Atherstone food-to-go manufacturing site
CEO Patrick Coveney told The Grocer the convenience food manufacturer was preparing for a “volume comeback” in its food-to-go business
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City snapshot: Retail sales drop again to record low
UK retail sales have yet again broken another record in April, dropping almost 20% in value throughout the month.
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Coronavirus: Healthy snacking brands report record bulk sales levels
Bulk sales have partly offset the loss of all foodservice business and the marked reduction experienced in impulse snacking sales
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Media Bites 22 May: Mars/JAB, Pets at Home, Amazon/Deliveroo
Mars has sued JAB Holdings over allegations that a former executive handed the Pret a Manger owner stolen business secrets.
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Co-op shoots up rankings in Tacon’s final GSCOP survey
The retailer was ranked only behind Aldi, which topped the table for the seventh year in a row
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Iceland slashes food waste by almost a quarter
The retailer has begun giving surplus food to staff at closing time, to take home or donate to charity