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The Food Doctor launches high-fibre Super Snacks range
Super Snacks is the latest of a glut of gut-friendly NPD rolling into grocery this year
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Humble Warrior launches plant-based sparkling tonics range
Three variants have hit Selfridges in 300ml bottles
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Weaker ice cream sales hit Unilever’s first half growth
Unilever has posted first half underling sales growth of 3.3%, at the lower end of its 3%-5% guidance as performance was hit by weaker ice cream sales and Brazil’s trucker strike.
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Media Bites 25 July: Retail jobs, Cabinet reshuffle, B&M Bargains
72,000 people lost their job in retailing in the past year because of online shopping and automation, according to the BRC.
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Retail employment keeps slides amid changing consumer behaviours
Retail workforce numbers fell 2.3% in the second quarter with 72k jobs lost in the three months to June
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Tesco to remove plastic bags from all online grocery deliveries
Tesco’s step comes two weeks after a similar announcement from Asda
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Iceland ditches plastic carrier bags in single-store trial
Paper bags will also be trialled alongside plastic versions in 40 stores
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BrewDog ‘CEO of beer’ departs after five months in role
BrewDog hired Shaw in February, to lead its global sales and marketing operations
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Sainsbury’s slashes beer & cider SKUs in range overhaul
Almost 100 SKUs have been cut, with only 30 new entrants to its lineup
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Seedrs unveils accelerator programme to target FMCG start-ups
The seven-week programme will feature a range of workshops designed to give the businesses access to VC investors, supermarket buyers and branding experts
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UK food-to-go sector predicted to double grocery growth by 2024
The UK food-to-go sector is on track to be worth £23.4bn by 2024, more than doubling the growth rate of the wider food & grocery retail market
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B&M boss explains Heron Foods stores rebranding decision
B&M introduced the new name for Heron Foods on a handful of new and existing stores last autumn
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Des Kingsley takes over as chief executive at Typhoo Tea
Kingsley fills the vacancy left by Somnath Saha who stepped down last August
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New prime minister Boris Johnson urged to abandon no-deal threat
Johnson was elected to lead the Conservative Party today by 92,153 votes to 46,656 over his rival Jeremy Hunt
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Pret a Manger appoints M&S’s Kate Stein as global tech director
Stein has been with M&S for 20 years – most recently as head of food technology for convenience
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Young’s hires Seachill boss Simon Smith as its new CEO
The appointment follows the acquisition of Young’s earlier this month by Karro Food Group
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Slerp: restaurant-focused food delivery firm launches to challenge Deliveroo
Retailers own the customer data while also retaining control of their online presence
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Co-op to expand Pay in Aisle checkout-free technology
The Pay in Aisle app has also been updated to make it easier for shoppers
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JW Filshill launches same-day click & collect at Hillington Park
The move to a more flexible ordering model is a result of customer research which showed a need for same-day collection
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Nestlé ramps up Nescafé Azera with coffee bags and £8m push
The compostable bags also work as a cold brew by adding water and leaving to chill overnight