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Organic babyfood brand Little Freddie launches dairy-free yoghurts
An organic babyfood brand has launched two flavours of dairy-free yoghurt-style pouches: Banana & Raspberry and Strawberry
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88 retail leaders send plea to home secretary for tougher action on crime
The CEOs of Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Aldi, along with Asda co-owner Mohsin Issa, are among retail leaders to have written to Suella Braverman
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Guide To
The Grocer Guide To Snacking
A combination of HFSS legislation and consumers’ interest in adopting healthier diets is leading to definite focus on the ‘better for you’ sector in snacking. Discover how suppliers are responding to those trends – and why Asian cuisine flavours are spicing up the category. This is an ...
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Better Nature appoints non-exec as it launches fresh funding round
Plant-based challenger Better Nature has strengthened its board and kicked off a crowdfunding campaign as it continues to push tempeh into the mainstream
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Illycaffè claims first with coffee sourced from regenerative agriculture
The new brew will roll into Waitrose from 16 October in both whole bean and pre-ground 250g formats
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Farmers and co-ops commit to regenerative agriculture framework
Over 20 leading fmcg companies and farmer co-operatives have developed and tested the framework across their global supply chains
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Sharon White to quit as John Lewis chairman
Sharon White is set to step down from the John Lewis partnership at the end of her five year term
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Analysis and Features
One year on: Have HFSS rules made any difference?
It’s been a year since the government brought in display restrictions on HFSS products. Now the sales data is in. So what has been the impact, and how uniform is compliance among retailers?
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Media Bites 2 October: Lidl, Morrisons, Hovis
Lidl’s UK arm has been hit by a surge in its borrowing costs, threatening its previously relentless rise
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City snapshot: Wilko suppliers to miss out of majority of money owed
Wilko owed creditors more than £600m when it collapsed, with suppliers only likely to claw back a small percentage of money owed, according to documents from administrator PwC.
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Recipe kit brand Grubby makes retail debut via exclusive Tesco tie-up
The meal kits are being merchandised on a dedicated branded display as part of Tesco’s Dinner Tonight strategy
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Comment and Opinion
The coffee sector is in crisis. We must address the issues now
Smallholders produce 75% of the world’s coffee yet lack negotiating power in supply chains, says LJ Loftus, deputy director of partnerships at the Fairtrade Foundation
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Little Moons’ meteoric rise continues as it plans new UK factory
Mochi ice cream pioneer Little Moons is to open a new factory to meet booming global demand after more than doubling sales last year
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City news: AG Barr boosted by revenue growth and Boost acquisition
Acquisitions and organic revenue growth helped AG Barr boost its first-half revenues by a third, but profits were hit by a rise in lower-margin sales and soaring costs.
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Comment and Opinion
Cinthia helps Dove battle female under-representation in video games
Think ‘Dove ad’ and you tend to think of loads of white-clad women, sharing out the compliments
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‘One of the greats’: reaction as David Potts steps down as Morrisons boss
David Potts is stepping down after nine years, with Morrisons’ US owner Clayton Dubilier & Rice appointing Rami Baitiéh, CEO of Carrefour France, as its new boss
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Analysis and Features
Tout’s: the forecourt retailer with the ‘heart of an independent’
Tout’s three forecourt convenience stores – full of local produce and eye-catching merchandising – earned it the Independent Retail Chain of the Year award at the Grocer Golds 2023
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Comment and Opinion
Amazon and Asda make last-ditch attempt to revive the comedy panel show
Amazon’s Quiz of 25 Years saw two celebrity teams answer questions about products that can be bought on the site
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Austin Cooke appointed Poundland MD as Barry Williams moves to Pepco
Williams replaces Anand Patel, who is stepping down as MD of the Pepco business with immediate effect, according to a trading update
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HFSS restrictions ‘pushing shoppers to healthy products’
Sales of HFSS-compliant products held up better than their non-compliant equivalents in fresh food, frozen and impulse, found latest figures from NIQ