Yasmeen Louis - Profile and Journalist Details

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Biography

Freelance Producer and Journalist | words in @guardian, @observeruk and @exepose | podcasts and radio projects linked in bio✨ Currently Retail Gazette ✍🏽 | University of Exeter Grad 🎓 |

Content

Total articles 1663

• UK bans EU meat and cheese imports as Brits face £5000 fine over new disease outbreak

  By Yasmeen Louis| Grocery Gazette Verified The UK government has introduced a temporary ban on the import of EU meat and cheese products, as it attempts to crack down on the spread of foot and mouth disease. Brits bringing the prohibited products into the country, from travels on the continent, could face up to a £5000 fine, whether the products are packed or duty-free. The list of restricted products include pork, beef, lamb, mutton, goat, venison, and dairy products like milk, butter, cheese and yoghurt.

  By Yasmeen Louis · Grocery Gazette

  Apr. 17, 2025

• M&S to open 17 new London stores in £90m expansion drive

  By Yasmeen Louis| Grocery Gazette Verified Marks and Spencer (M&S) has revealed it is to open a fleet of new foodhalls across London as part of a £90m investment. The high street retailer has announced it will launch six new food halls in Clapham, Covent Garden, Fulham Broadway, Putney, New Malden and Leytonstone, while a further eleven stores are being renewed across London, including a full refresh of the Pantheon on Oxford Street.

  By Yasmeen Louis · Grocery Gazette

  Apr. 17, 2025

• Asda tech execs step down as £1bn project nears completion

  By Yasmeen Louis| Grocery Gazette Verified Asda’s two key tech executives have departed the business, as the supermarket giant prepares to wrap up its £1bn IT overhaul. The grocery giant confirmed chief information officer (CIO) Carl Dawson and VP of digital and technology Rob Barnes are to exit, as its ‘Project Future’ initiative draws to a close. Dawson first joined the retailer in 2021 from M&S, where he served a seven-year stint as CIO. Previously, he held the role of chief information officer at Thomas Cook, Shop Direct and Tesco.

  By Yasmeen Louis · Grocery Gazette

  Apr. 17, 2025

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