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  • Hartlepool retailer stripped of license after ‘dangerous vodka’ found on open sale

  • NewstrAid appoints Paul Bacon as operations manager

  • Evri responds to retailers who say they’ll lose hundreds a year as volume bonus is cut

  • Bestway to empower retailers with new social media initiative

  • JW Filshill achieves pledge to cut carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 five years ahead of target

  • £500k worth of illegal tobacco discovered in storage unit

  • Slush drinks should be banned for under eights, BMJ suggests

  • Food to go sector predicted to be worth £24bn by the end of 2025, Lumina reports

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Müller Bliss adds two new flavours to its range

2025-03-13T16:38:00+00:00

Müller’s new additions to its Bliss range are Whipped Greek Style Strawberries & Cream and Lemon Meringue Pie

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Del Monte serves up new shopper competition with British tennis star Jodie Burrage

2025-03-13T11:33:00+00:00

It comes as the brand partners with the Lawn Tennis Association for another year

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Jack Daniel’s & Coca-Cola adds ‘bold’ cherry flavoured RTD

2025-03-12T15:52:00+00:00

It is the first flavour innovation in the Jack Daniel’s & Coca-Cola RTD lineup

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Cîroc taps into tropical flavour trend with new RTD

2025-03-12T13:19:00+00:00

The brand has also announced the comeback of Cîroc Coconut flavoured vodka

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  • One in four shoppers witness physical or verbal abuse of shop staff

  • Hartlepool retailer stripped of license after ‘dangerous vodka’ found on open sale

  • NewstrAid appoints Paul Bacon as operations manager

  • Retail crime cost Scottish retailers almost £20,000 per store last year

  • Evri responds to retailers who say they’ll lose hundreds a year as volume bonus is cut

  • Bestway to empower retailers with new social media initiative

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  • JW Filshill achieves pledge to cut carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 five years ahead of target

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