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SPAR ANNOUNCED AS NATIONAL PARTNER FOR IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

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SPAR, the UK’s leading convenience store group, has been announced as a National Partner for the IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018. As part of the agreement SPAR will provide the workforce and volunteers with packed meals and will also supply SPAR own label wine at the hospitality events associated with the Championships.SPAR joins Birmingham Airport as a National Partner for the Championships, which will be held at Arena Birmingham from the 1 to 4 March. The Championships wil... Read the full story

SPAR Brand updates sandwich range with modern new look

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SPAR is bringing a fresh look and a new bread recipe to its own brand sandwich range, to make the range feel more modern, and improve its quality for shoppers. After weeks of development, feedback and market insight, SPAR has developed its new design, taking inspiration from popular and dynamic foodservice brands.  The new design features a clean and simple look, a larger window, a modern background with differentiation by flavour, and icons showing provenance, to give the sandwiches a qual... Read the full story

UPSETTING THE APPLE CART TO GIVE FIZZ A GOOD NAME

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For immediate use In a move that may shock some in the industry, British soft drink makers Cawston Press are tackling the Government’s impending sugar levy head on to restore a good name for fizzy drinks. Bucking the common industry reformulation methods, they will use only pressed fruit juice to sweeten their sparkling drinks, despite fruit prices skyrocketing by more than 60%, due to late frosts and a poor harvest.  In the words of Cawston Press MD, Steve Kearns “In some cases we are... Read the full story

What More UK share their PP Plastic UPCYCLED process

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Determined to find a viable solution, with no long-term consequences, to the January 2018 Chinese importation ban on plastic, What More UK created their UPCYCLED range.Previously, the UK has not dealt with post-consumer waste plastic within its own shores and has relied on this exportation to countries such as China. The recent ban meant that this plastic would either be burned or buried - neither an ideal solution.Working directly with recycling centres, What More UK have spent countless hou... Read the full story

A.F. Blakemore Spreads the Word on Responsible Business

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More than 30 business leaders, council heads and community organisations from across Walsall joined together to investigate collaborative ways to address key challenges across the borough.The half-day Community Conversation, which took place at Walsall College on February 14th, was organised by Business in the Community in conjunction with Walsall Council and A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd.Only the second event of its kind to take place in the West Midlands, the Community Conversation was organised... Read the full story

Research: implementing DSRC above cellular is more cost-effective than implementing C-V2X

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The hybrid model of DSRC plus Cellular achieves all V2X use cases today, and is simpler and more affordable February 7th, 2018 - New analysis of V2X (vehicle to everything) conducted by ABI Research finds that the cost of implementing DSRC (Dedicated Short-Range Communication) above cellular communications is expected to be $13.50 to $15 lower per Telematics Control Unit than implementing a C-V2X solution. The global automotive industry has been involved in extensive discussions comparing DSR... Read the full story

Triumph creates the ‘ultimate gentleman’s motorcycle’ with British GQ and Barbour International

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Triumph Motorcycles GB has won a prestigious GQ Car Award for a custom version of its acclaimed Thruxton R motorcycle. The stunning bike, built by London’s Untitled Motorcycles in partnership with British GQ and Barbour International, was awarded the snappily titled ‘Best Custom Motorbike We Built (Ok, commissioned) Ourselves’ prize at the GQ Car Awards 2018 ceremony last night (Monday, 5 February). Resplendent in stylish black, complete with powder coated gloss black wheels, black he... Read the full story