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Anchor Packaging Once Again Earns High Hygiene Certification
Jul 26, 2017Anchor Packaging has once again earned “High Hygiene” certification from NSF International for the BRC Global Standard for Packaging. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is the leading safety and quality certification program ...
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Late Easter Spurs UK Retail to Biggest Monthly Increase Since April 2006
May 10, 2017Over the three months to April, non-food retail rose by 0.3 per cent while online sales of non-food products were up by 8.2 per cent over the same period. In store sales fell 1.3 per cent. UK retail sales have registered their biggest ...
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CDF Achieves SQF Level 2 Certification
Mar 1, 2017CDF Corporation, a manufacturer of drum liners, pail liners, intermediate bulk container liners, bag in box liners and flexible packaging, has achieved SQF (Safe Quality Food) Level 2 Certification at both manufacturing facilities. The ...
Tags: drum liners, pail liners
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LGC Completes Acquisition of BRC Global Standards
Nov 30, 2016Scientific testing company LGC has completed the acquisition of London-based food safety and quality standards programme provider BRC Global Standards from the British Retail Consortium for an undisclosed price. The acquisition results in ...
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MGP Ingredients Issues Updates on Chemical Spill at Kansas Plant
Nov 17, 2016MGP Ingredients has issued updates regarding chemical release that occurred on 21 October at its plant in Atchison, Kansas. As previously reported, a chemical release occurred at MGP Ingredients' plant in Atchison, Kansas, at ...
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Anchor Packaging Receives High Hygiene Certification
Jul 16, 2016Anchor Packaging has earned the High Hygiene certification from NSF International for the BRC Global Standard for Packaging. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is the leading safety and quality certification program to ensure that ...
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May Sees Highest High Street Footfall Since 2013
Jun 20, 2016Retail footfall in May was up 0.3% YOY, according to the latest BRC-Springboard Footfall and Vancancies Monitor. This was better than the 2.4% decline seen in April, and significantly above the three month average of -1.7%. High street ...
Tags: footfall, high street
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Pompeian Group Partners with Dcoop Group of Spain
Nov 5, 2015Pompeian Group, the Baltimore-based importer and distributor of olive oil and vinegar, is entering into a new equal partnership with the DCOOP Group of Spain, the largest olive oil cooperative in the world. Pompeian, through its group of ...
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July Sees More Shops But Fewer Shoppers
Aug 17, 2015Retail footfall in July was 1.1% lower than a year ago, up from the 1.5% fall in June and slightly above the three-month average of -1.2%, according to the BRC/Springboard Footfall Monitor for July 2015. High streets and shopping centres ...
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UK Retail Sales See 2.2 Per Cent Lift as Consumer Confidence Finds Way to The Till, Says BRC
Aug 12, 2015Spurred by the summer weather and fixed interest rates, the group is hopeful consumer confidence will 'ride high into August'. Total UK retail sales have seen a 2.2 per cent lift on a like for like basis from July 2014, as improved ...
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Mercian Labels Notched up 'A' Grade Brc Accreditation for Its Two Manufacturing Units
Jun 9, 2015UK-based custom printed labels firm Mercian Labels has notched up 'A' grade BRC (British Retail Consortium) accreditation for its two manufacturing units in Staffordshire and Derbyshire in recognition of hygiene. The BRC Global Standard ...
Tags: Label, Packaging, Mercian Labels
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Harvest Specialty Mills Has Raised Funding to Build a Grain Cleaning
May 22, 2015Harvest Specialty Mills has raised funding to build a grain cleaning, milling and packaging facility in Greater Toronto Area, Canada. The C$2.6m ($2.12m) funding will be invested in a 21,000ft2 Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points ...
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March Sales Slow But Steady
Apr 15, 2015UK retail sales increased by 3.2% on a like-for-like basis from March 2014, when they had decreased 1.7% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 4.7%, against a 0.3% fall in March 2014. Adjusted for the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price ...
Tags: UK retail sales, retail sales
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Toy Stores Need to Start Catering to a Digital Savvy Audience
Apr 1, 2015Clare Rayner, founder of the Future High Street Summit, believes retailers need to start catering to a digital savvy audience, whether through stocking innovative products or boosting the in-store experience with tech. Toy stores need to ...
Tags: Toy Stores, social media, Toys
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Danny Alexander Launched The Most Wide-Ranging Review of National Business Rates
Mar 25, 2015The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has launched the most wide-ranging review of national business rates in a generation – paving the way for changes to how businesses across England pay the tax. The review, set to ...
Tags: The Chief Secretary, Review, Furniture