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Pret a Manger to open stores in Tesco supermarkets

Pret a Manger is to start opening stores in Tesco supermarkets after its city centre cafes were hit by dwindling numbers of office workers. The...

Morrisons enjoys sales boost from stores and wholesalers

Morrisons continued to see strong sales in the past three months as the supermarket benefited from remaining open during the most recent Covid-related lockdowns. Sales...

Starbucks creates 400 jobs across UK as demand rebounds

Starbucks has launched a hiring spree for 400 roles as the cafe chain has been buoyed by the easing of pandemic restrictions. The company, which...

Waitrose to create 400 jobs as it expands Deliveroo partnership

Waitrose has expanded its partnership with Deliveroo in a move which will create up to 400 jobs. The supermarket chain said it will expand the...

Coffee specialist Will Kenney joins 200 Degrees senior team

Specialist coffee roaster and wholesaler 200 Degrees Coffee has welcomed Will Kenney as commercial director. Nottingham-born and now Leeds-based, Will brings with him 20 years...

More than 2,000 Co-op staff impacted by store management overhaul

The Co-op convenience chain is overhauling its store management structure in a move that will impact more than 2,000 staff. The retailer revealed it is...

Domino’s dishes up sales surge as lockdown boosts delivery demand

Domino’s Pizza has seen sales surge by nearly a fifth over its first quarter as demand for takeaways jumped during lockdown. The takeaway chain reported...

Billionaire Issa brothers buy fast food chain Leon

Blackburn billionaire brothers Mohsin Issa and Zuber Issa, who own supermarket giant Asda, have bought the fast food chain Leon. The brothers’ petrol forecourt business...

Ocado eyes driverless deliveries with £10m investment in start-up Oxbotica

Retail technology giant Ocado has said it will invest £10 million in driverless vehicle start-up Oxbotica and look at the potential for automated deliveries...

Deliveroo warns rapid growth set to wane as lockdown measures ease

Deliveroo has said it expects the recent rapid growth in orders to wane as lockdown measures ease in the coming months. It comes after the...