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Aldi supermarket sales increase by a third
Discount supermarket Aldi has recorded record sales of £6.89 billion for its last financial year, a 31% increase on the previous (2013) year’s figure of £5.27bn.

Tate & Lyle fined £18m for EU sugar deal
Tate & Lyle has been fined £18m over the 2010 sale of its EU sugars business to American Sugar Refining (ASR).

Proper Cornish’s portable pies listed by major companies
Proper Cornish’s new, handheld ‘on-the-go’ pies have been listed by wholesaler Bidvest and caterer Compass Group.

Innovate to succeed, says foodservice research company Horizons
Operators must offer food from breakfast to bedtime with everything in between or they will be left behind by their competition, according to foodservice research company Horizons.

Scottish co-operative launches premium doughnut range
Scotland’s largest independent co-operative has announced the launch of a new premium doughnut range.

Starbucks to boost staff pay
Coffee chain Starbucks will raise the average hourly rate it pays its staff to £7.98 per hour and offer a help-to-rent scheme.

Hovis scales back production at Wigan
Unions have confirmed that 40 jobs were lost at the end of July, when Hovis closed down a bread production line at its Wigan bakery.

Gunstones back to business as normal
Union leaders have confirmed that a settlement has been reached in a pay dispute at Gunstones Bakery in Sheffield.
Real Good Food: a special report
Martyn Leek takes a closer look at the recent presentation by the Real Good Food board to its shareholders at its annual general meeting
Shares dip at Real Good Food
Shares in Real Good Food (RGF) fell by nearly 2% – as the company announced revenue was down as it entered its new financial year.
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