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NewsMedia Bites 2 February: Amazon, Brexit, AG Barr
The world’s largest retailer comfortably beat fourth-quarter sales forecasts last night, attracting robust growth in online spending by consumers during the holiday season
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Comment and OpinionDeforestation legislation is welcome but doesn’t go far enough
New laws should take into account all forms of deforestation, says Belinda Borck, global public policy co-ordinator, Tony’s Chocolonely
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Comment and OpinionP&G results show the only winning strategy: differentiation
P&G’s European volume growth accelerated to 3% from 2% in the previous quarter, which is impressive when most of its peers are posting volume declines in the region, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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NewsBakkavor Group to recruit record intake of 86 apprentices in 2024
The roles span a wide range of specialist areas, including food technology, health & safety and business administration
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NewsSun Hee launches 20 Korean-inspired SKUs into Tesco
The range includes cooking sauces, udon noodle bowls and meal kits
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Analysis and FeaturesUK Food & Drink Shows 2024: panels and presentations not to miss
The sessions set to inspire and educate independent food and drink retailers and suppliers
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Comment and OpinionMarmite could be the making of Tayto Group’s growing sales
When Walkers announced it had stopped making Marmite crisps to “enable us to focus our efforts on making more of the flavours crisp fans love the most”, there seemed to be a point missing
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NewsWarner’s Distillery debuts spirits range made from ‘rescued’ ingredients
The range has rolled exclusively into Tesco
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Range PreviewAll the supermarket Easter ranges of 2024
Here’s a preview of this year’s Easter ranges before they land on supermarket shelves
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Comment and OpinionJessie Ware’s Table Manners podcast: full of middle-class smugness
Guest Jacob Collier plugs his new album and tells underwhelming anecdotes
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NewsNirvana launches £600k crowd campaign amid low & no demand
Low & no brewer Nirvana is rolling out a crowdfunding campaign as it looks to capitalise on the growing demand in the sector following a successful Dry January
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NewsPlanet A closes £12m fundraising to bring cocoa-free chocolate to the UK
Food tech startup Planet A Foods has secured $15.4m (£12.2m) to power the expansion of its sustainable cocoa-free chocolate into the UK and other international markets
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Comment and OpinionCan Woolworths reinvent itself for a 2024 high street?
Fifteen years of retail innovation since its stores closed have ushered in whole new categories of shopping, says Sarah Baumann, MD of The Wild by Jungle Creations
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NewsHeineken waters down John Smith’s Extra Smooth in latest ‘drinkflation’ move
John Smith’s, the second-bestselling ale and stout brand in retail, is about to get weaker
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NewsButlers’ Blacksticks Blue cheese back on shelves after fire
The return of Blacksticks also marks the start of a major revamp of the brand
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Range PreviewSupermarket dine-in deals for a budget Valentine’s Day 2024
Supermarkets are here to help you wine, dine, and save your way through a cost of living crisis Valentine’s Day
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Comment and OpinionDiscontent over food inequality is set to boil over
We shouldn’t underestimate the sense of crisis many in the country are facing and the growing unease, says Dan Crossley, executive director of the Food Ethics Council
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NewsCity snapshot: Former Co-op boss Euan Sutherland named AG Barr CEO
AG Barr has announced that the former chief of Co-op, Saga and Superdry Euan Sutherland will become its new CEO
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NewsAbsolut Vodka & Sprite RTD rolls out in the UK
The launch represents a third foray into alcohol in the UK for Coca-Cola
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NewsMedia Bites 1 February: Morrisons, Gillette
Morrisons continues to make headlines in the business pages as its new boss, Rami Baitiéh, faces the media for the first time