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NewsLindt bolsters treat lineup with Choco Wafer boxes and bars
The four-strong range promises a ‘combination of deliciously creamy chocolate and crispy cocoa wafers’
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NewsSpirits startup Goldling secures seed funding to back retail push
The organic canned spirit startup has secured £300k in a seed funding round as it aims to get its drinks into the mults
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Comment and OpinionThe Oxford study on meat emissions misses the point
For a study of such significance there are some seriously simplistic and misleading conclusions being drawn here, says Jeff Webster, co-founder and CVO at Hunter & Gather
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NewsJohn Lewis signs AI partnership with Google Cloud
The £100m deal will give the retailer access to Google’s AI and machine learning technology
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Analysis and FeaturesBrexit border checks delay – what does it mean for the supply chain?
The government is reported to be planning another delay to post-Brexit border controls on EU imports
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NewsLakes Free Range Egg Co’s profits triple to £1.4m
The major egg packer saw gross profits rise from £3m to £3.7m, with operating profit trebling from £429k to £1.4m
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NewsAG Barr to debut new Irn-Bru energy drinks in Scotland
Irn-Bru is gunning for a bigger share of Scotland’s fast-growing energy drinks category
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NewsOnline booze seller rolls back prices to protest alcohol duty hikes
All trade customers will automatically be refunded the duty at the checkout, and shown how much has been taken off
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NewsWaitrose working to improve animal welfare within its European pork supply chain
The supermarket has been working with suppliers to improve welfare across its European meat supply chain
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NewsLoveSeitan throws in the towel as shoppers renounce seitan
LoveSeitan, which supplied plant-based products to the likes of Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Aldi, has ceased trading after slower-than-expected take-up of seitan as a meat alternative
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NewsRamsden International returns to profitability despite Brexit disruption
Ramsden International has bounced back to the black despite another challenging year
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NewsBottlegreen makes booze debut with Elderflower Liqueur
Edwards Bottlegreen Elderflower Liqueur is a blend of single-estate potato vodka and elderflower cordial
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Comment and OpinionFirst-party data is the new fmcg retail battleground
Ramped-up loyalty schemes are becoming more valuable to retailers as price dictates consumers’ shopping decisions
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NewsMedia Bites 9 August: Wilko, Beyond Meat, UK economy
A specialist investor in struggling retailers is exploring a bid to rescue Wilko
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NewsCoca-Cola HBC lifts growth prospects after better-than-expected first half
Drinks bottler Coca-Cola HBC has hailed a “very good” first-half performance as volumes proved resilient despite higher prices.
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Comment and OpinionAnother Brexit border delay, another false start for the food industry
It appears HM Treasury has realised bringing in a measure which will lead to higher food prices is not a good idea when the country is in an inflation spiral, says Shane Brennan, Cold Chain Federation CEO
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NewsPalm oil alternative maker Clean Food Group secures major backer
Clean Food Group will use the cash to “scale up its technology platform whilst advancing critical regulatory and commercial pathways” it said
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NewsBeyond Meat shares hammered as sales plummet in Q2
Beyond Meat cut losses in the second quarter thanks to lower costs following mass redundancies made in 2022
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Comment and OpinionBeyond Meat’s plunging results are not the final blow for plant-based
Beyond Meat revealed plunging second-quarter sales of almost a third, driven by shoppers’ diminishing appetite for the plant-based meat
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NewsBodo expands same-day dark store delivery service beyond London
The expansion means brands can offer faster delivery options to “millions more people across the country”