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Next government should set food production targets, NFU urges
The majority of shoppers backed targets to boost food security, revealed the NFU’s ‘manifesto’ for the next government
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Bestway opens first Costcutter hybrid with Wine Rack in Guildford
The company-owned store, which was formerly branded Select Convenience with a Bargain Booze offer
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UN sets out roadmap to end world hunger amid climate crisis
The Food and Agriculture Organization published the first net zero roadmap for food systems at COP28
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Wine importers bemoan cost of Brexit red tape as shelf-edge prices climb
The average supermarket bottle of wine has climbed 12.6% in price since Brexit
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City snapshot: Whisky and gin drives 13% rise in UK drinks exports
UK drinks exports grew 13% last year to £9.4bn as international demand for UK spirits boosted global sales
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Media Bites 11 December: Loyalty cards, Asda, Princes
Tesco and Sainsbury’s are making an estimated £300m a year from selling information about their customers
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City News: SSP Group sales leap past pre-pandemic levels and profits soar
Travel retail specialist SSP Group has continued to recover strongly from Covid with sales of £3bn – higher than pre-pandemic – and profits of £200m
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Assisi Group buys Burns Pet Nutrition following PE investment
Assisi Pet Care Group has made its first acquisition since receiving US private equity investment earlier this year
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Hair loss specialist Sons raises €6.75m to drive European growth
Irish men’s healthcare brand Sons has secured investment worth €6.75m to grow the reach of its male hair loss products.
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Seafish publishes updated proposed levy changes to support industry
Industry feedback found that the levy from the public body needed to be fairer and more equitable
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M&S giving away millions of gifts through digital Advent calendar
Users have won the gifts by opening digital doors in the ‘12 Days of M&S’ calendar
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Christmas deliveries at risk amid Panama Canal drought
The drought afflicting the popular shipping route is forcing food companies to look at alternative routes
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Meatless Farm calls on government to make COP matter
The plant-based producer has taken to the streets calling for ‘No More Hot Air’ to come out of the climate summit – challenging government to #MakeCOPMatter
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Waitrose pledges to continue food redistribution partnership with FareShare
Waitrose has donated over 18 million meals to more than 10,500 charities and community groups since it began working with FareShare in 2017
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Booker locks wholesale prices on over 40 products for retailers
The price locks are on, beers, wines and spirits, including Stella Artois, 19 Crimes and Jack Daniel’s, as well as in the soft drinks category
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Skilled worker visa salary increase to shut out ‘vital’ staff
Insiders sounded a warning over latest government plans to up the minimum salary required for a skilled overseas worker visa from £26,200 to £38,700
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Lidl latest supermarket to let customers use ‘sniff test’ for milk and yoghurt
The discounter is swapping use by for best before dates on all own-brand milk and yoghurt, in a bid to reduce unnecessary food waste
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Bernard Matthews slams Channel 4 Dispatches over ‘scare story’ investigation
The documentary series is due to air an exposé claiming major food safety breaches at a Bernard Matthews’ turkey plant at 7.30pm tonight
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Asda hits 200th Express store milestone
The supermarket hit the milestone by continuing its rapid rollout of Co-op and EG Group conversions
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Figures reveal scale of food surplus operation over Christmas
Surplus food redistributor Company Shop said it expected to handle a minimum of 12,000 tonnes of food across the festive and new year period