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Media Bites 17 November: Hotel Chocolat/Mars, Premier Foods, Carlsberg
The papers react to Mars buying UK chocolate business Hotel Chocolat for £534m
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Hotel Chocolat sold to Mars to enable global expansion
Premium confectioner Hotel Chocolat has agreed a £534m sale to US giant Mars after conceding it was unable to accelerate international growth even as a publicly listed company
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Christmas turkey prices still up despite bountiful supply
But retail consultant Richard Harrow said turkey prices are ’still all over the place’ and expects competition to intensify
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VFC launches new ingredients range into Morrisons
Meat-free challenger brand VFC has launched its first range of uncoated vegan chick*n breasts and mince
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Brew York overhauls core range with trio of new beers
Joining the brewery’s roster are a ‘modern’ hazy session IPA and a low alcohol pale
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Leading food companies sent 1.3 million tonnes of food to landfill and anaerobic digestion
The anonymised figures come from 16 of the world’s major companies who reported as part of the Consumer Goods Forum’s Food Waste Coalition of Action
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Startups and challenger brands facing ‘exorbitant’ media charges
One supplier claimed they had been asked to spend £20k on a single Instagram post
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Iceland slashes marketing budget amid ballooning losses
The retailer recently said it would not run a 2023 Christmas advert
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Labour pledges to pursue fewer but better deals in new trade strategy
Labour’s shadow secretary for business and trade Jonathan Reynolds criticised the government’s ‘scattergun’ strategy
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Aldi set to boost veggie offer with Plant Menu spin-off
It comes as other retailers are making concerted efforts to bolster their vegetarian and vegan ranges
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Palace Culture secures Waitrose listing for cheese alternative SKUs
The Compleat Food Group-owned brand is launching three products into Waitrose: Kimcheeze, Mouldy Goaty and Holy Smokes
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Thousand-puff disposable vapes expected to hit UK market early next year
The device provides a significant improvement on the industry standard 600-puff devices, while remaining within UK regulations, the company says
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City snapshot: Hotel Chocolat agrees £534m sale to Mars
Hotel Chocolat has agreed a £534m sale to confectionery giant Mars as its current share price does not reflect the “value and potential” of the group. Plus Premier Foods upgrades guidance following strong first half growth.
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Media Bites 16 November: Ocado, Iceland, food price inflation
The rollercoaster ride at Ocado showed little sign of slowing after the online supermarket landed a deal to sell its warehouse robotic technology
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Justin King takes stake in influencer marketing platform Invyted
King joins Leon co-founder John Vincent, who is also an investor in the platform
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3D printed plant-based bacon producer Cocuus eyes UK launch
The Spanish company delivered its first batch of 3D printed plant-based bacon to Carrefour in Spain earlier this month
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Brexit checks on EU goods will go ahead in January, Baroness Neville-Rolfe says
Cabinet minister Lucy Neville-Rolfe assured businesses that the government’s Brexit border strategy would roll out in January 2024
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Waterdene Foodservice joins Country Range buying group
The 41-year-old Bedfordshire-based business became an official member on 15 November, leaving its previous buying group Sterling Supergroup
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M&S teams up with spirits distillers for ‘top shelf’ own-label collection
Glenfarcas Distillery and Warner’s Distillery are among the brands M&S has partnered with for the range
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Food charities hail historic moment in industry’s fight against hunger
FareShare’s Alliance Manufacturing strategy, launched yesterday as part of King Charles’s Coronation Food Project, will see retailers and their suppliers produce thousands of tonnes of food specifically for food charities