Latest Headlines – Page 322
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NewsMcCain names Alain Duranleau European president as Erwin Pardon retires
Duranleau is currently MD of Belgian potato processing business Lutosa, which is owned by McCain Continental Europe
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NewsJames White Drinks expands health shot offering with BumbleZest acquisition
The group behind the Big Tom and Beet It juice brands has snapped up functional shot producer BumbleZest for an undisclosed sum
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NewsCake manufacturers face heavy palm oil disruption over EU deforestation laws
New due diligence legislation will require businesses trading in or with the EU to prove their supply chains are deforestation-free
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NewsHumza Yousaf urged to delay Scottish deposit return scheme until 2025
Environment secretary Thérèse Coffey told MPs yesterday she hoped Yousaf could be persuaded to abandon the 16 August deadline
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NewsTroubled Farmison seeks buyer or cash injection
The private equity owner of premium online meat retailer Farmison is seeking a buyer or new financing for the lossmaking business
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NewsEPR: Thérèse Coffey urged to delay ‘blank cheque’ recycling plans
This week the leaders of the BRC, FDF and packaging umbrella body Incpen wrote a stinging 1,500-word letter to Coffey calling for ministers to “take the time needed”
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NewsIceland Foods converting chiller cabinets in Food Warehouse stores to cut energy costs
Iceland is working with The Bond Group to convert open chillers to doored fridges in 150 Food Warehouse stores
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NewsLactalis launches vegetable oil-free Président lighter spreadable butter
The butter uses milk and cream to offer a ’rich, creamy and indulgent taste experience’, said Lactalis UK & Ireland
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NewsStartup HomeDough wins Planet Organic listing for healthier pizza range
The artisanal brand makes its hand-stretched sourdough bases from wholegrain
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NewsAldi to donate up to 400,000 meals in Easter school holidays
At least a quarter of the donations will go to causes supporting children, according to the discounter
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Comment and OpinionSharon White’s secret three-point plan for John Lewis Partnership
The board must sell the department store business and retain Waitrose, says James Perry, co-chairman of Cook
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Comment and OpinionWe must take a stand against the sordid farmed salmon industry
Proposals to site salmon tanks on land are a step too far, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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NewsWhistl appoints Fliss O’Hara as commercial director
In addition, Whistl announced the appointment of Alistair Cochrane as chief operating officer
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NewsPricecheck reduces carbon emissions by 30% in a year
The company has switched from traditional to electric forklift trucks, started using recycled shrink wrap, and taken advantage of renewable energy sources
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NewsMedia Bites 29 March: EG Group/Subway, Planet Organic/Waitrose, Diageo
The owners of Asda are said to be planning an £8bn takeover of Subway
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NewsCity snapshot: Chapel Down sales fizz as it shifts record volumes of premium sparkling wine
English wine maker Chapel Down has registered a record year as sales of traditional method sparkling wine boomed.
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Comment and OpinionAs Sunak readies ‘Green Day’, food industry initiatives are a basket case
DRS is in danger of going down the drain, while EPR has been described as a ‘fiasco’
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NewsMola and Pause add CBD soft drinks under novel foods exemption
It comes as thousands of CBD novel food applications are set to be validated by the FSA
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NewsWaitrose pulls out of talks to invest in Planet Organic
The supermarket chain ended talks last week over an investment of millions of pounds in return for a sizeable stake in the rival grocer
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NewsTesco boss Ken Murphy urges reform to Apprenticeship Levy
In total, more than £600m of unused levy funds were returned to the Treasury this year alone