The Food Standards Agency has put forward proposals for a radical change to the way it ensures retailers keep up with food and drink hygiene standards, by allowing firms with top ratings to hire private firms to carry out the checks instead.
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With the price of consumer favourites such as Marmite, chocolate and cheese set to rise, the drinks trade is having to make tough choices on how to cope with the devaluation of the pound.
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As in any city, Manchester's independent wine merchants are particularly sensitive to the changes and fluctuations of the world around them, which can sometimes be a blessing as well as a curse.
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Having worked in wine retail at the sharp end, I well remember the run up to Christmas Eve - and in some detail.
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Morrisons is to list two new spirits from Kent-based distillery Ableforth's across 300 of its stores.
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As Brexit and the drop in the value of the pound takes it's toll on Tesco, what's next for retailers?
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In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have put together a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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The team behind the award-winning Dublin City Gin are targeting the UK market just months after launch.
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Independent London retailer Borough Wines & Beers has added two new senior appointments to its team as it continues its rapid expansion.
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A new wine school has been launched offering bespoke training services to staff across both the off- and the on-trade.
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Majestic Wine is opening up its beer offering by asking customers vote for what they like and what they enjoy drinking.
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PR manager Ewan Murray has been with The Wine Society for over a decade. We spoke to him about what makes this cooperative retailer so different
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At a Harpers' round table event in June 2016, Morrisons' wine buyer Andrew Ingham challenged suppliers to work more collaboratively with buyers on new product development.
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Disruption is the new norm - and the experiential its freewheeling partner - as the fast-paced evolution of communications and other technologies continues to reshape how we interact with the world.
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In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have put together a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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A consumer website selling the "largest selection of Italian wines in Europe" has launched its first international base 50km north of London.
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The UK has been popping bubbly this week for National Champagne Week - a much needed boost for the category which has seen a slow down in growth over the past year.
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Sales at the UK's biggest grocery retailer have now risen for three quarters in a row following an all time low last year as it struggled to fend off stiff competition from the discounters.
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Andrew Ingham, wine buyer at Morrisons Plc, recounts a recent buying trip to Chile and Argentina.
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In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have put together a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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