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News
Tesco faces CMA complaint about Brazilian meat
Tesco has been accused of greenwashing its deforestation pledges
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Comment and Opinion
Consolidation in the plant-based meat market is inevitable
Plant-based is following the trend of any exciting, high-growth nascent category, says Mark Turner, MD at This
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News
Tilda expands Kids range with rice pudding SKUs
Two variants – Strawberry & Banana and Vanilla – will roll into Ocado next month
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City snapshot: East Imperial hit by production halt amid funding delay
Premium mixers supplier East Imperial saw second quarter revenues hit by funding delays to reduce overall first half revenues despite strong first quarter growth
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Analysis and Features
Is private ownership just what Finsbury Food needs?
Suitor DBay wants to build a bakery powerhouse through M&A
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News
Media Bites 29 September: John Lewis/Waitrose, Wilko, Deliveroo
John Lewis plans to sell off a dozen Waitrose stores to raise up to £150m as the troubled department store seeks fresh funding for its turnaround
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Comment and Opinion
Who is Rami Baitiéh and why has he joined Morrisons as its new CEO?
High-flyer Rami Baitiéh is quite the catch for Morrisons but why does he want the job and what will the new CEO do to fix the business?
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Independent retailer Ramesh Shingadia takes over as chair of ACS board
Moving up from his role as vice chair, which he has held since February 2021, award-winning Shingadia brings 40 years of retail experience to the position
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News
JBS to open $22m cultivated protein site
The Brazilian site is due to open next year at the new JBS Biotech Innovation Centre at Sapiens Parque innovation hub in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
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La Vie hits crowdfunding target in just over an hour
The France-based pork alternative brand has now announced it will be overfunding
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News
Parfetts awards colleagues with 10% bonus
The move follows the wholesaler’s financial results, which showed it had achieved a 4.7% uptick in turnover to £634m for the year ending 30 June
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Comment and Opinion
Morrisons CEO David Potts exits: a chapter closes in retail history
It’s a sign of the standing Morrisons CEO David Potts has in the grocery industry that yesterday’s news felt like an industry titan had departed
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News
Tesco launches new sensitive skin section in stores
The retailer has gone into partnership with skincare brand Aveeno for the pilots
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News
Inflation and cost of living send Mindful Chef to steeper losses
Losses have widened at Mindful Chef as a squeeze on consumer spending and inflation dampened demand and hurt margins.
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Pret a Manger defends pricing approach amid profiteering claims
‘It’s a really tough market,’ said the chain’s shops & franchise director Guy Meakin
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Princes set to be sold for £700m as bidding battle heats up
Three global investment firms are battling to take control of tinned foods giant Princes as a £700m deal process enters its final stages.
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News
Groceries Code Adjudicator accuses supermarkets of ‘warfare’ on suppliers
Mark White today published a “deep dive” report into views of suppliers about the conduct of supermarkets under GSCOP
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Range Preview
Apple pie flavoured hot chocolate in Hotel Chocolat’s Christmas range 2023
Enjoy a death by chocolate this Christmas with the new Hotel Chocolat range
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Comment and Opinion
Retail media desperately needs consistent standards
Transparency and greater measurement are key to ensuring continued growth in retail media, says Sean Crawford, MD, Threefold North America
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News
New online marketplace vets brands to counter retail’s ‘greenwashing problem’
Canopey.com launched today, offering a range of eco-conscious brands across food and drink, beauty and skincare, cleaning and homeware