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The UK’s unpredictable summers have given many food retailers a major headache in planning which types of fare to put out on their shelves.

Tesco now has a unique weather predicting system to help get the right products on the shelves for customers and save hundreds of thousands of pounds in food wastage.

The automated store ordering system, as it is known, combines weather data and customer behaviour over the last five years to produce pinpoint accurate predictions for demand in stores across the UK.

It can calculate accurately how much sales change in a region for every degree of temperature and every hour of sunshine. The system updates three times a day and within 30 minutes can re-calculate what foods need to be on the shop floor...

Junipalooza has been designed to celebrate GIN and the diversity now on offer. Taking all the elements from the UK's best food & drink festivals and assembling them into one space - it will truly be a unique occasion and the gin event of the year.

Junipalooza will feature immersive installations that combine botanicals, industrial warehousing and makers from around the globe. They will each be on hand sampling their gin, explaining how it's made and showcasing the finest gin related items. Let's face it, it's the only place to be if you love gin.

To boot, there will be a Drinks by the Dram shop there too, where over 60 different gins will be available to buy in 30ml sample-sized bottles. Perfect for exploring new gins at home!...

Inergetics in partnership with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, have announced the launch of Martha Stewart™ Essentials Vegetarian Multivitamin Gummies. This chewable multivitamin for women is an extension of the Martha Stewart Essentials line of six supplements created with Inergetics in 2013 to support healthy, vibrant living for women at any age. The new gummies will be available at Walgreen's and other food and drug retailer outlets nationwide beginning this month...