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NewsHovis turnaround picks up under new management team
Hovis has made big strides in its turnaround as significant price hikes helped boost revenues and profitability
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NewsTractors descend on Westminster in food security protest
The convoy of tractors and other farm vehicles circled Westminster, bringing London traffic to a halt over several hours
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NewsHealthy food considered a luxury by most Brits, new study shows
Almost half of Brits also said that financial pressures had made them cut back on the quality of the food they eat
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NewsACS warns of £645m boost to illicit trade after disposable vape ban
ACS said the government must focus on effective enforcement to prevent “rogue traders”
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NewsMorrisons rolls out digital coupon clearing platform with Savi
Savi had been working with Morrisons, as well as other UK supermarkets, to process paper coupons for decades
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NewsFWD urges the government to scrap ‘Not for EU’ labelling
The organisation believes the labelling will ‘disrupt the food and drink supply chain’ as well as increasing costs and reducing range
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NewsFuture Brands head leaves Sainsbury’s after restructure
Tom Forsythe, who has headed up Future Brands since 2021, left the supermarket on Friday after a decade at Sainsbury’s
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NewsFresh Direct launches new cauliflower variety to boost vegetable offer
The new cauliflower variety has a longer stem, and ’sweet and nutty’ curds, making it a more versatile option than standard cauliflower
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado Retail hails “strong” Q1 performance
Ocado Retail has made a “strong” start to the year as the joint online venture with M&S continued to grow its market shares. Plus, the grocery latest market share data from Kantar and full-year results from Fever-Tree and AG Barr
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NewsMedia Bites 26 March: Unilever, Hovis, vapes
London’s stock market is braced for a further blow after the chief executive of Unilever suggested that the Netherlands had “a good chance” of hosting the conglomerate’s €17bn spun-off ice cream division
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NewsLittle Moons hires Graze boss Joanna Allen as new CEO
Ice cream challenger Little Moons has appointed industry heavyweight Joanna Allen as its new CEO to fill the vacant position left by the surprise exit of Mike Hedges last month, The Grocer can reveal
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NewsAccrol subject of £130m takeover bid as Navigator sets sights on UK toilet tissue
Portugal’s Navigator, a paper and pulp group listed on the Lisbon Stock Exchange, offered 38p a share to buy the Blackburn-headquartered business that counts all the UK’s major supermarkets and discounters as customers
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NewsFreshways swoops to rescue bread wholesaler Coultons from collapse
Freshways has swooped to rescue bread wholesaler Coultons from administration in a deal that solidifies the acquisitive dairy group’s position in the bread market
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Comment and OpinionAfter Unilever ice cream sale, what future for food and nutrition?
First it was frozen. Then spreads and tea. Now it’s ice cream. What’s next for Unilever’s food and nutrition division?
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NewsCentral Co-op rolls out one million ESLs across food estate
Since a trial with three Lichfield stores last summer, including at its flagship Boley Park site, the society has been installing ESLs at 20 stores every week
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NewsAsda confirms some workers may still be waiting for correct pay
The supermarket also confirmed this morning that two issues were behind the underpayments, one involving miscalculations of overtime and premium rate shifts and one arising from holiday pay errors
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Range PreviewKey innovation trends from retailers’ Easter 2024 range previews
The retailers always manage to put a new spin on Easter treats from chocolate eggs to hot cross buns – and 2024 is no exception
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NewsBirds Eye adds trio of frozen pasta meals to Steamfresh lineup
The innovations responded to ‘high consumer demand for convenient, easy-to-cook, tasty and nutritious meals’, said Birds Eye
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NewsCMBC brings Brooklyn Brewery’s The Stonewall Inn IPA to the UK
The brew celebrates the legacy of the Stonewall Uprising in 1969
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Analysis and FeaturesAuthenticity, healthy, British: hospitality food trends in 2024
Hospitality remains resilient, as new trends set in to define what the typical menu will look like in 2024