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04.04.26 - 01:36
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Lord Haskins obituary (The Guardian)
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Europhile farmer and businessman whose Northern Foods supplied ready meals to Marks & Spencer, Tesco and WaitroseChris Haskins, Lord Haskins, was perhaps the most prominent business supporter of Tony Blair's New Labour project, brought in to Downing Street at the start of his administration to advise on cutting red tape, and later as “rural tsar” in the wake of the devastating foot and mouth outbreak of 2001. What Blair would praise as Haskins's invaluable “no nonsense approach” was honed during 40 years building up Northern Foods into Britain's leading food manufacturer. There he was credited with developing the chilled food techniques that have made possible today's enormous growth in ready meals and convenience foods.Haskins, who has died aged 88, combined the acumen of an entrepreneur and enlightened business manager with a socialist conscience. Alongside it went a compulsion to tell the truth as he saw it, which could sometimes get him into difficulties. He distanced himself from the ...
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02.04.26 - 07:30
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Larva lamped: Colin the Caterpillar loses to eight lookalikes in cake taste test (The Guardian)
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Which? testers complain M&S sponge is 'too dry' as Waitrose's Cecil tops the tree with 'best buy' gongAfter a busy 35 years as a British party favourite, not to mention a bruising court battle with an alleged copycat, you might think Colin the Caterpillar had earned his place at the top.But the “original” chocolate caterpillar cake has now been labelled the worst, bested by lookalikes in a taste test.Cecil (Waitrose): 78%, £9.50, 744g, 38.6g, 17g.Charlie (Co-op): 73%, £9.85, 702g, 46g, 14g; Sainsbury's Wiggles: 73%, £8.50, 613g, 41.9g, 18.7g.Cuthbert (Aldi): 72%, £6.99, 624g, 43.5g, 17.7g.Morris (Morrisons): 72%, £9, 630g, 38.4g, 16g.Letty (Asda): 68%, £9, 613g, 45g, 14g.Lewis & Green's caterpillar celebration cake: 67%, £4.50, 530g, 45g, 20.2g.Slinky (Tesco): 66%, £9, 648g, 42g, 17g.Colin (M&S): 64%, £9.50, 625g, 46.3g, 21.3g. Continue reading......
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01.04.26 - 07:18
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Chancellor meets UK supermarket bosses to discuss cost of living (The Guardian)
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Rachel Reeves will address concerns about price rises and shortages with retailers as energy costs surgeThe bosses of the UK's biggest supermarkets are to meet the chancellor on Wednesday as the government seeks to gauge the extent of potential price rises and shortages of household essentials amid a surge in energy, fuel and fertiliser costs.Rachel Reeves is meeting the bosses of Sainsbury's, Tesco and Morrisons as concerns rise about the potential impact on the cost of living – including higher food prices – as a result of the Middle East conflict. Continue reading......
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16.03.26 - 12:36
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Ireland′s Largest Independent Digital Agency Agrees Acquisition and Makes Senior Appointments to Accelerate Major US Expansion (Business Wire)
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- Granite announces agreed acquisition of performance marketing specialist Creative Media, significantly expanding its North American footprint
- The deal will enable Granite to target revenues of $40 million by 2027
- Combined team of 200+ digital specialists now operating across four continents, serving enterprise clients including Workvivo by Zoom, Sysco, Iron Mountain, Concentrix, Aer Lingus, Tesco and Dalata Hotel Group PLC
- Creative Media founder Marcus Isherwood appointed Chief Revenue Officer
- US digital media leader Joy Marcus has recently been appointed Non-Executive Chair
- Move follows $10 million growth capital raise from BGFNEW YORK & CORK, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Granite, Ireland's largest independent digital agency, today announced an agreement to acquire Creative Media, a performance marketing specialist with a significant client base across the US and Canada, alongside a series of senior appointments to drive its North American expansion.
The agreed acquisition will enable Granite t...
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09.03.26 - 12:12
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Here’s how much passive income 1,500 Tesco shares pay (Fool)
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Ben McPoland explains why Tesco shares have rocketed in the past two years, and what that means for the passive income prospects.
The post Here's how much passive income 1,500 Tesco shares pay appeared first on The Motley Fool UK....
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01.03.26 - 10:00
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Check out the worrying Tesco share price forecast (Fool)
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Harvey Jones questions whether the Tesco share price can push higher from here. A quick look at broker predictions only strengthen his concerns.
The post Check out the worrying Tesco share price forecast appeared first on The Motley Fool UK....
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