Buying & Supplying news – Page 34
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NewsBrits cut back on meat amid health fears, claims study
Three in 10 Brits have cut back on meat in the past year, according to the latest British Social Attitudes survey from NatCen Social Research
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NewsLondon egg packer fined for marketing fraud
Ziya Gorur was found guilty on four charges of egg marketing fraud at Waltham Forest Magistrates Court last month…
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NewsFyffes faces worker abuse accusations on fruit plantations
Workers union GMB claimed here had been “sustained and repeated violations of human rights” on plantations…
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NewsAdjudicator Tacon trains sights on fees for shelf positioning
Supermarkets will be given eight weeks to respond to a new probe by Adjudicator Christine Tacon
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NewsWilkinson Sword goes beyond lubrication with bigger gel pools
The new razor cartridge features upgraded ‘gel pools’ that deliver an 80% increase in gel surface area…
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NewsPremier Foods rues warm December as grocery brands struggle
Branded sales at Premier Foods fall as an unseasonably warm December turns shoppers away from its Batchelors, Sharwood’s and Loyd Grossman ranges.
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NewsProgress remains slow for European grocers over supplier income transparency
A lack of consensus among the UK’s large food retailers is hampering efforts to increase disclosure of supplier incomes, according to a new report from Moody’s.
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NewsFood production jobs at risk as major suppliers scale back
Employees at Bakkavor Meals, General Mills UK and Moy Park are facing job losses
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NewsFirst Milk sells stake in Westbury to Arla
The dairy co-op has offloaded its interest in a joint venture at the Wiltshire dairy factory as part of its turnaround plan
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NewsWyke Farms hit by £1m losses due to "challenging market conditions"
Somerset dairy company Wyke Farms has posted losses of £964,000 for the 12 months to 31 March 2015
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NewsWhole Earth overtakes Sun-Pat in peanut butter market
Latest IRI data shows 16.5% growth in year-on-year sales…
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NewsFirst Milk appoints Clive Sharpe as new chairman
Sharpe replaces Sir Jim Paice as chairman of the dairy co-op and boasts a 35-year career in food manufacturing
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NewsAldi rolls out Coco Loco organic coconut oil
Priced at £2.99, Coco Loco is organic and cold-pressed using 100% raw virgin coconut oil…
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NewsAsda buys bacon and cooked meat suppliers
Suppliers Forza and Kober have been added to the portfolio of Asda’s sourcing arm IPL
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NewsMorrisons in trademark fight with JCS fish over ‘Big Fish’ brand
JCS Fish claims The Big Fish Company trademark is too similar to its own BigFish brand
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NewsSales of game to exceed £100m in 2015
Sales of game are expected to reach £106m by the end of 2015, up from £98m in 2014
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NewsDiageo freed from supplier payment "hall of shame"
Other food and drink firms currently in the forum’s “hall of shame” include Carlsberg, Premier Foods and Mars
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NewsDunbia puts business up for sale
The company said it has recieved several “serious expressions of interest” from would-be investors over the past two years
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News2 Sisters to continue investment push despite sales drop-off
CEO Ranjit Singh said the food group had continued making progress during the last quarter and expected “to see our hard w…
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NewsStop asking me to get involved in farmgate prices, says Tacon
She told MPs she is fed up with coming under criticism for not doing things that are not in her remit