Latest Headlines – Page 139
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NewsOatly wins legal case to use ‘Post Milk Generation’ trademark
Oatly appealed a decision made in an IPO trademark hearing, initiated by the dairy association, that had banned the use of the phrase
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NewsMedia Bites 20 December: Asda, Anadolu Efes, ABF
The papers focus on the latest appearance of Mohsin Issa before MPs at the business and trade committee
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NewsCity snapshot: Food inflation falls to lowest since May 2022
Food price inflation has fallen for the eighth month in a row, helping the UK headline rate to slow by more than expected, according to official data this morning.
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NewsOver half of migrant worker abuse in UK linked to food supply chains, report shows
Abuse against migrant workers in Britain occurred in agriculture, fishing, processing and packaging, as well as on the grocery shop floor
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NewsMyco appoints former VBites MD David Wood as new CEO
David Wood will take charge as the Darlington-based business ramps up production of its plant-based sustainable meat alternative at a purpose-built site in North Yorkshire
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NewsPrebiotic soda brand Living Things launches in the UK
Each can contains less than 1.7g of naturally occurring sugar and just 13kcal per 100ml
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NewsDairy must ‘increase weather resilience’, report urges
More focus should be put on the resilience of supply as UK food production becomes increasingly vulnerable to weather shocks, according to Kite Consulting
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NewsCo-op rolls out 100% recycled own-label kitchen roll
The new line is a blend of recycled materials made from 70% cardboard fibres while the remaining 30% is recycled fibres from sorted office waste
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NewsSugar beet growers and British Sugar finally agree supply contract
The two parties had been locked in an increasingly acrimonious negotitation since May
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NewsLeaf launches new scholarship in remembrance of founder Caroline Drummond
Drummond was described as an “inspirational thinker, innovator, collaborater and communicator” by Philip Wynn, Leaf chair
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Comment and OpinionHow suppliers can create sustainable customer business plans
Great customer plans shouldn’t be a Christmas miracle, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment and OpinionHow consumers shopped food and drink in 2023
Own label and treat categories have been winners of the past year, says Rachel White, NIQ MD UK & Ireland
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Comment and OpinionWhat the UPF threat means for fmcg giants
ESG-focused investors could increasingly screen against UPF exposure as a risk, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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NewsVaping sales more than double to £1.7bn as cigarettes are cancelled
The vaping category has more than doubled in size and added almost £1bn in extra sales this year
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NewsC&C Group appoints Andrew Andrea as chief financial officer
Andrea joins the Bulmers and Magners cidermaker after more than 20 years with Marston’s
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NewsSurya Foods launches world foods DTC service for home cooks
Each box contains the store cupboard ingredients required to create six traditional recipes from a specific world cuisine
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Analysis and FeaturesThe UK’s five fastest growing products of 2023
Logan Paul and KSI’s Prime brand shoots into the charts, while Brits made Lost Mary their vaping brand of choice
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Analysis and FeaturesThe UK’s 10 fastest falling shopping categories
According to NIQ, these are the 10 fastest falling categories by volume sales
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NewsCity snapshot: ADM expands into dairy with Revela Foods deal
Global food processing and commodities giant ADM has acquired Revela Foods to expand its capabilities into the dairy category.
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NewsMedia Bites 19 December: Unilever, Tata, fuel prices
The latest sell-off at Unilever is the main fmcg news in this morning’s papers.