Buying & Supplying news – Page 15
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NewsPeanut butter sales overtake jam as Brits turn to ‘healthier’ fare
Brands are putting this boost down to peanut butter’s versatility and health credentials
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NewsWhitworths targets lockdown baking trend with 5kg sugar bag
Whitworths said the past 12 weeks had ‘transformed the sugar market’
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NewsPrinces: UK-only PRN move represents £5m recycling investment
Princes has committed to sourcing all of its packaging recovery notes from UK reprocessors this year…
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NewsBarilla removes plastic windows from pasta packs in recycling move
The new paper packs feature instructions and visual aids to “ensure ease of disposal for consumers”
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NewsLinwoods revamps range to push health credentials
The new look plays up the range’s fibre, protein and omega-3 content
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NewsMeridian Foods plays up natural credentials with pack redesign
Meridian said its former design “lacked a distinct and recognisable brand marque”
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NewsKingsmill still struggling despite coronavirus demand
It lost £9.6m as the Covid-19 pandemic took hold – 18.5% of its value
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NewsHeinz revamps canned pasta packaging with ‘playful’ design
Shoppers previously had trouble differentiating between SKUs because the entire range was coloured yellow, said Heinz
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NewsEU trade deal ‘essential’ for UK food security, parliamentary committee told
The coronavirus pandemic has shone a light on our reliance on imports from the EU, a parliamentary committee heard
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NewsScrumbles to make supermarket debut with Sainsbury’s listing for petfood
It follows a recent rebrand and packaging switch-up
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NewsFormer Genesis Crafty boss McErlain opens £1m Bertie’s Bakery
The 15,000 sq ft site in Creagh will produce 12 ranges of freshly baked goods…
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NewsGluten-free Brits struggling to source bread, pasta and flour
Charity Coeliac UK’s CEO Hilary Croft told The Grocer this week it had seen a 500% increase in the amount of calls
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NewsSalad dressing maker Tigg’s to donate 2020 profits to Samaritans and NHS
Co-founder Jacob James said he wanted to “inspire other British businesses who can do the same”
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NewsLidl publishes new supply chain human rights policy after pressure from Oxfam
Lidl has also committed to publishing a gender policy covering both employees and supply chains by next year
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NewsDragonfly opens contract manufacturing arm for CBD products
Dragonfly Wholesale would be able to ’service 75% of the UK’s fast-growing CBD market’ said the supplier
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NewsStokes pours its sauces into 100% recycled plastic packs
The packaging switch is a step towards the manufacturer becoming ‘zero to landfil’ by 2021
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NewsShipping industry bailout lacks key details, claim trade bodies
Ferry operators received a multimillion-pound support package on Friday
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NewsFilippo Berio kicks off massive research project to combat ‘olive leprosy’
The project is to run for three years ‘with any successful ideas set to be introduced as soon as possible’
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NewsCoffee supplies under strain as producing countries face coronavirus disruption
The pressures are particularly acute in South America, from where the UK imports more than half its coffee.
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NewsGuacamole brand Holy Moly launches online shop
It will deliver Holy Moly’s quartet of guacamoles to shoppers across the UK…