Buying & Supplying news – Page 19
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Little Freddie and Sainsbury’s launch recycling scheme for all babyfood pouches
Shoppers can buy recycling bags for 99p, which they can post free of charge to Enval
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EU and China agree mutual protected status agreement for food and drink products
China will ensure that imitations of 100 European regional food products are neither produced nor sold in the country
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US shave club Harry’s makes supermarket debut in Sainsbury’s
The listing sees the male grooming brand join Sainsbury’s Future Brands incubator initiative
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IGD offers food and drink companies guidance on shrinking products
IGD said its new guide was aimed at making the process of calorie reduction more consistent for companies
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Steve Smith joins vaping supplier Flavour Warehouse as sales head
Smith was made redundant by AG Barr in the summer, after 15 years with the Irn-Bru owner
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P&G announces move to cut 9,000 tonnes of plastic from supply chain
It is the latest in a swathe of big fmcg businesses to crack down on plastics over recent weeks
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Huggies commits to eliminating plastic from its baby wipes
The brand would remove 50 tonnes of plastic from its products by the end of 2019, it said
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Unilever commits to slash use of new plastics in half by 2025
Unilever says the move will eliminate more than 100,000 tonnes of packaging by 2025
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Allied Bakeries’ £2m push aims to reverse falling Kingsmill sales
Starting on 7 October, the activity will centre on Kingsmill’s 50/50 Vitamin Boost variant
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Hovis Holdings hails ‘solid year’ after £9.1m bakery sales boost
At group level, Hovis Holdings’ sales were £460.9m – a 2% decline on 2017
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Napolina to replace plastic pasta packs with cardboard alternative
The Italian food brand plans to remove 17.5 tonnes of plastic from the UK waste stream
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‘Unnecessary’ levels of salt in sauces and marinades
The campaign group found 54% of products tested were high in salt and would receive a red traffic light
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Nestlé to launch direct-to-consumer Kit Kat Chocolatory service
The online channel will allow consumers to design their own premium, eight-finger Kit Kat
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Peanut allergy research reveals impact of sleep deprivation
The FSA-funded research has been described as “hugely significant” for peanut allergy sufferers
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Heinz challenges Hellmann’s as Seriously Good mayo sales soar
Heinz Seriously Good Mayonnaise has grown nearly 25% to be worth roughly the same as the own label sector
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Cadbury Dairy Milk kicks off ‘Donate Your Words’ push for Age UK
The limited-edition 360g bar features only the CDM ‘glass and a half of milk’ illustration on its front
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Potts’ tackles plastic waste by pouring its stock into a ‘beer’ can
The format will roll out from late October into Tesco across Beef, Chicken and Vegetable variants
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Soap maker BeCo calls on employers to ‘steal’ its disabled staff
The social enterprise brand said it wanted to ‘close the disability unemployment gap’
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Kraft Heinz gives Beanz first new look in five years
The revamp will be backed by a £2.3m spend across TV, digital and in-store
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Dame reusable tampon applicator rolls into Boots
The brand’s debut in Boots, the UK’s biggest health & beauty retailer, comes after it landed in Waitrose at the start of the year