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NewsJulienne Bruno secures first national grocery listing with Ocado
The full Collection 01 range became available on the retailer’s website today
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NewsHeinz teams up with Absolut to launch vodka pasta sauce
The innovation was inspired by Gigi Hadid’s spicy vodka pasta recipe, which went viral after the supermodel posted it to Instagram and TikTok in 2020
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NewsSalad shortages fuels surprise jump in inflation as food prices soar 18%
Food price inflation has hit a 45-year high of 18% amid shortages of fruit and vegetables, according to the latest data out this morning
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NewsCo-op and Nisa raise £20m to fund clean water projects
3p of every litre of Co-op own-brand water sold goes to The One Foundation – a UK charity funding grants for humanitarian water, sanitation, and hygiene programmes
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Comment and OpinionWhy suppliers must support convenience through tough times
The convenience channel is a valuable one and supporting it now can only bear fruit for the future, says Steph Cullen, head of UK CPG at Circana
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NewsJust Eat ditches employment model and lays off staff in gig economy move
Just Eat is laying off 1,700 couriers in the UK as it ditches its ‘worker model’
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NewsMedia Bites 22 March: Just Eat, Tesco/Clubcard, John Lewis
Just Eat Takeaway will stop employing its own workers in the UK, as it reverses a high-profile effort to reduce reliance on the gig economy
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NewsCity snapshot: Fever-Tree profits hit by soaring inflation as UK sales fall
Profits have declined at Fever-Tree as inflationary pressures squeezed margins and sales in the UK market shrank as consumers cut back spending to cope with the cost-of-living crisis. Plus, surprise jump in UK inflation as veg shortages push food prices 18% higher.
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Comment and OpinionIs there any merit to the social media storm over Lidl’s New Zealand lamb packaging?
Is Lidl misleading shoppers for placing a New Zealand flag on – you guessed it – New Zealand lamb?
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NewsDelevingne sisters’ Della Vite secures investment from La Hechicera founders
Della Vite, launched by Chloe, Poppy and Cara Delevingne in 2020, secured more than £3m in an investment round led by the founders of premium rum brand La Hechicera
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NewsElfBar snubs British American Tobacco acquisition attempt
After months of emails and meetings, ElfBar ultimately turned down the tobacco giant’s offer
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NewsSpace Raiders prices rocket as KP Snacks passes on cost increases
Retro snack brand owner says retail prices are set by retailers but it has to pass some increases on to stay competitive
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NewsEarth & Wheat to distribute wider range of surplus food
Start-up founded on redistribution of ’wonky’ bread has announced plans to offer a broader grocery range
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NewsFood too cheap to sustain UK production, AHDB chair warns
Nicholas Saphir has said the food sector needs to ‘recognise the elephant in the room’ and reform pricing stategies to increase farmer returns
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NewsAldi bosses to run London Marathon as Cuthbert the Caterpillar
Aldi UK MD Graham Hetherington and group MDs Dan Ronald and Oliver King will run in the three-person costume
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NewsGluten-free diets a fifth more expensive, claims Coeliac UK
Charity reports that people with coeliac disease can face paying seven times more for a loaf of bread
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NewsAsda extends Claire’s accessories tie-up to 500 stores
Claire’s products are sold in multiple locations in Asda stores including George, hair and beauty aisles, and seasonal areas
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NewsDunns Food & Drinks to invest £1.5m in pursuit of net zero
The company is also set to trial an electric van as part of the Scottish Wholesale Association’s decarbonising project
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NewsWarburtons hires new managing director from Samworth Brothers
Samworth senior commercial director Mary-Ann Kilby will join Britain’s biggest bakery in September
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NewsHome Bargains revenue climbs following opening of 20 stores
Operating profit fell from £394m to £290m despite 2% rise in turnover to £3,419m