Buying & Supplying news – Page 8
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Low & no drinks face price and availability hurdle in the UK
A new report shines a light on availability, consumer needs and motivations in low & no
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Maldon Salt unveils colourful new look
The use of colour would allow “for improved product segmentation”, it said
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Fiona Dawson to step down as Mars Food global president
Dawson, who has spent more than three decades at the fmcg giant, will retire in July
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Product discovery platform RangeMe launches in UK
Buyers from British retailers using the platform will be able to source more than 750,000 products globally
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Tesco and Carrefour call time on buying alliance
The UK’s biggest retailer and the French hypermarket empire said they wanted to focus on “their own opportunities”
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Rivers ‘unprotected’ from threat of farm pollution, claim campaigners
Noble Foods’ free-range chicken farm has been accused of polluting the River Wye
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Dove unveils forest restoration project in North Sumatra
The five-year conservation effort will capture over 300,000 tons of CO2 from the air, Dove claims
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Kraft Heinz to splash £140m on bringing ketchup and mayo production to the UK
The move is being billed by the supplier as a “strong vote of confidence in post-Brexit Britain”
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Seven-year-old becomes Booths’ youngest supplier after landing fruit pot deal
Edgar Johnson became Booths’ youngest supplier after striking a partnership with the chain’s Burscough and Hesketh Bank branches in Lancashire
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Yazoo rolls out 100% recycled packaging with ‘easy peelable sleeves’
The new packaging would save Yazoo using over 32 million kilograms of non-recycled plastic, it said
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Colian aims to double UK business by bringing together Elizabeth Shaw and Lily O’Brien’s
The move will bring together the sales and distribution of its confectionery brands, helping it become a ’major player’ in the category
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Rice flour shortage set to raise prices of babyfood, noodles and soups
The shortage could cause price hikes and recipe changes in babyfood, noodles and gluten free products, warn Eurostar Commodities
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Warburtons unveils £56m investment plan as demand for non-bread bakery grows
It has unveiled plans for three new distribution depots
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Sales of beef and chicken slow as shoppers emerge from lockdown
New data from Kantar shows shoppers are switching away from last spring’s lockdown staples
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Trip wins $5m investment and joins Sainsbury’s Future Brands lineup
The funds will help the brand launch into the US market, make new hires and drive international growth
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Chef Tom Kerridge to front new Hovis ad campaign
Premiering on 17 May on ITV, the advert will champion the brand’s new Bakers Since 1886 range
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Colman’s switches Meal Makers sachets to recyclable paper packs
The brand claims its new fully recyclable paper packaging will prevent 240 tonnes of landfill waste
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Russian-founded discounter giant gearing up to open four UK stores
Svetofor was founded in Krasnoyarsk in Siberia in 2009 and has been opening stores in Europe since 2018 under the name Mere
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Asda beefs up commercial team with hires from Waitrose and Sky
Sam Dickson has been appointed VP of own brand while Sonal Dash has become VP of non-edible and healthcare
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Corned beef sales soar thanks to resurgence with millennials
Sales of the canned meat staple grew £9.8m to £83.3m over the past year, exclusive data reveals