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NewsFlora returns to being 100% plant-based with new brand look
The Upfield brand said its new and improved dairy-free recipes were now all vegan
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KVI TrackerGlobal apple juice prices rise with production under threat
Apple production this year has slumped as farmers faced rising costs
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NewsJW Filshill praises new recruits as wholesaler increases operating profit by 7.4%
The Glasgow-based wholesaler now supplies 220 KeyStore convenience stores and independent retailers across Scotland and the north of England
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NewsAldi and Lidl ‘very unlikely’ to reach 1,500 UK stores each
Doing so would mean trading on their own doorstep or in weak locations, according to Rob Abraham of Atrato Group, investment advisors to Supermarket Income REIT
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NewsAlpen relaunches Light cereal bars as Delight with ‘decadent’ options
The six-strong lineup includes Chocolate, Caramel & Shortbread; Raspberry Rocky Road; and Salted Caramel
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NewsMüller launches catering-focused operation to drive distribution
The dairy company said the move represented a ‘significant change’ in the way it reached professionals in the food and catering industry
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NewsSainsbury’s cuts plastic packaging from own brand toilet rolls
The switch is Sainsbury’s ‘biggest’ single plastic reduction initiative to date
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NewsCoca-Cola Europacific Partners invests £31m into Wakefield site
The investment will help develop a ’state-of-the-art’ canning line, capable of producing 2,000 cans per minute
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NewsBranston appoints general manager for protein extraction facility
The potato supplier has appointed Tom Seagrief to the GM role in preparation for full-scale production and commercialisation of potato protein in early 2024
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NewsCity snapshot: Diageo remains on course despite cost pressures and economic uncertainties
Diageo said this morning it would ‘move with speed and agility and continue to invest in marketing and innovation’
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NewsMedia Bites 28 September: Morrisons, Chapel Down
News of Morrisons boss David Potts stepping down after nine years at the chain generates headlines this morning.
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Comment and OpinionSunak made assumptions on public opinion. Don’t do the same
The disconnect many people feel from politics is similar to the disconnect they feel from food businesses, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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NewsDrinks less than 0.5% abv to get ‘alcohol-free’ label under new proposals
The proposals are part of a push to make alcohol-alternatives more attractive for consumers
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Comment and OpinionLet’s stop labelling food ‘good’ or ‘bad’. The reality is more complex
I’m sick of the food industry being used by successive governments as a scapegoat for failed health policies, says Rod Addy, director general at the Provision Trade Federation
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News10 former Wilko stores to be reopened by Poundland this weekend
They are the first to reopen of 71 stores which Poundland agreed to acquire from administrators for Wilko earlier this month
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Comment and OpinionOwn label’s popularity will outlive the cost of living crisis
Own label will play an increasingly vital role in grocery dynamics, says Rachel White, MD UK&I at NIQ
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Comment and OpinionWhy is Poundland going online as other discounters retreat?
The question for discounters is no longer when will they go online, but why would they bother?
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NewsWholesaler Suma launches student-focused planograms for c-stores
Spar wholesaler Appleby Westward is set to implement the range in its Gillett company-owned stores from November. Suma has also received interest from Costcutter
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NewsMinette Batters to stand down from NFU presidency in February
Batters described her move as a ‘tough decision’ in her opening message in the October NFU Magazine
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NewsSiren Craft Brew donates £10k to charity after #LuminaHour campaign
Donations were made to Make a Wish Foundation, Launchpad Reading and Lymphoma Action UK