Co-op’s expansion programme is a sign of market recovery
Co-op is embarking on a genuine acquisition and expansion programme and it comes off the back of a clever strategy, says ...
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CMA urges retailers to ‘prioritise’ accuracy of pricing after latest review
Retailers have been urged to tighten up their approach to pricing, after the latest report from the CMA identified potential ...
GXO Logistics workers delivering for Costa Coffee set for two-week strike
GXO Logistics workers transporting goods for Costa Coffee and Whitbread are going on strike in a dispute over “alarmingly low pay”. Over 100 of union Unite’s members employed by GXO at the logistics ...
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Supermarkets must prepare for terror attack legislation
The harrowing events of 22 May 2017 at the Manchester Arena and the sombre days that followed will forever be in the memory of everyone who, like myself, lived or worked in the city at the time. The ...
Mission Ventures appoints Alex Brown as partnerships director
Fmcg consultancy Mission Ventures has appointed Alex Brown as partnerships director, following the departure of Louis Bedwell as MD. Brown has joined the business from his previous role as director of ...
Focus On Cheese: 15 June
June 2024 Advertising deadline: 31 May 2024 Submissions deadline: 24 May 2024. Things are looking up for cheese – at least a ...
Morrisons buys 38 stores in Channel Islands as it expands its convenience arm
Morrisons has purchased 38 stores in the Channel Islands from long-term partner SandpiperCI as it continues to “rapidly grow” its convenience arm. The transaction includes 19 convenience and forecourt ...
Pepsi goes blue with limited edition cola launch
Pepsi is to launch a limited-edition blue cola called Pepsi Electric. The “zesty citrus” flavoured cola is to launch across convenience, wholesale and grocery for a period of 12 months in 500ml plain ...
HFSS reporting proposals watered down as supermarkets call for takeaways focus
A series of other plans, drawn up by the Food Data Transparency Partnership (FDTP), have also been sidelined, The Grocer has learned ...
John West promotes Kate Willoughby to commercial director
The position had previously been held by Mark Doherty, who was promoted to managing director of the tinned seafood brand in March ...
Lipton Teas & Infusions to offload troubled Kenyan tea plants
CVC Captial Partners, the private equity owner of PG Tips and Pukka Herbs, is to sell a clutch of tea estates across east Africa to Sri Lankan conglomerate Browns Investments. The sale, announced by ...
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Shelf-life extending tech company secures funding boost
A company that produces an antimicrobial coating for packaging to extend the shelf life of fruit & vegetables has secured a £750,000 funding boost from investors. OSY Group will use the cash injection ...