Latest Headlines – Page 129
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Charlie Bigham’s splashes £4m on ‘biggest’ TV ad to date
The ad will premiere on Channel 4 this evening (15 January), during Michael Mosley: Secrets of Your Big Shop
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Complaint over BrewDog Wingman Session IPA not upheld
BrewDog CEO James Watt claimed the brewer had spent over £50,000 defending itself against the complaint
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Clipper Teas to invest more than £1m in new integrated campaign
The Ecotone UK-owned brand will press live on its largest campaign to date this week
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Panicium acquires The Bury Black Pudding Company
Food group Panicium has acquired The Bury Black Pudding Company for an undisclosed sum
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City snapshot: Bakkavor major shareholder Baupost sells stake to US PE firm
Bakkavor has revealed major shareholder Baupost has sold its entire 20.1% stake in the listed prepared food manufacturer to US private equity firm Long Range Capital
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Media Bites 15 January: Dave Lewis, UK vegetables, Asda
US buyout firm and Morrisons owner Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has hired former Tesco boss Sir Dave Lewis as an operating adviser
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City underwhelmed by supermarkets’ Christmas results despite bumper sales
As many childhoods can attest, the difference between Christmas expectations and festive reality can be an almighty chasm
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Cook makes major comeback with sales and profit in growth
Cook entered its latest financial year facing rampant inflation, a heatwave that left high streets deserted, and supply chain disruption
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Lidl takes Christmas spend from all rivals – including Aldi
Lidl cited Kantar data to reveal it won £116m in shopper spend from rivals over the 12 weeks to 24 December
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Comment and Opinion
Tesco’s double Clubcard points speaks volumes about where the market is up to
Who hit the Christmas jackpot? The short answer is the discounters, and in particular, Lidl
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Comment and Opinion
Cadbury marks 200 years with moppet’s spectacular return
Cadbury reimagines its cute kid campaign as a time-travelling spectacular
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Comment and Opinion
After Pringles and Flora, is 2024 the year of the paper packaging?
While the improvements are overdue, their impact will be massive
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Analysis and Features
How GrowUp Farms is growing UK salad supply year round
From a small unit in London, GrowUp Farms has taken its vertical farming business to a larger site in Kent, where it supplies the likes of Tesco with British-grown salad
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Milk & More CEO Patrick Müller steps down following sale to Freshways
Following the completion of the deal on 1 January, Müller has transferred back to Müller UK & Ireland
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Comment and Opinion
You Are What You Eat: Netflix gets twins to explore diet effects
The alike genetics of the twins make them the perfect subjects for dietary experiments
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Hendersons to ramp up food for now and food for later offering
Hendersons said it wanted to amplify its food to go options for workers and commuters, while offering more meal solutions for families
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Analysis and Features
Which grocery players hit the stock market jackpot in 2023?
In 2023, crises from Ukraine to the Middle East, plus the ongoing cost of living crisis, battered stocks. Who coped best and what will 2024 bring?
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Best Food warehouse and delivery workers to receive 6.6% pay increase
The new 6.6% increase on the base rate will apply to all warehouse workers, drivers, and driver assistants
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Analysis and Features
Will Asda’s discounter price matching scheme pay off?
Asda is the first supermarket to match both Aldi and Lidl
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Sainsbury’s launches EV charging business in supermarket first
Smart Charge will be fully owned and operated by Sainsbury’s