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Homethings returns to the crowd to support retail and DTC expansion
Refillable home care challenger Homethings is closing in on a £450k crowdfunding goal to support retail listings and continuing expanding online
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Heck launches lamb burgers & chipolatas in autumn NPD push
The premium meat brand rolled the chipolatas into 600 Tesco stores this week
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Parma ham introduces updated production regulations for modern consumers
Parma ham has focused on reducing salt content during the production process to align with contemporary diet preferences
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Sunak plunges waste strategy into chaos as he ‘scraps’ local collections plan
Industry sources said the PM’s intervention to block a series of green proposals had left huge questions over the already embattled Defra strategy
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Logistics sector hits back at government’s green u-turn
The sector has some of the most ambitious decarbonisation targets set by government in 2020
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Cultivated fat farm launches in central London
Back fat cells taken from a single pig – now ‘running around happily in a field’ – are being cultivated to eventually produce around 10 tonnes of fat a year at the facility
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Tiny Rebel Brewing Co rapped over ‘socially irresponsible’ quartet of brews
The Welsh brewer has had a series of spats with the watchdog dating back to 2017
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City snapshot: SSP Group annual revenues to reach £3bn on travel rebound
Travel retail specialist SSP Group has forecast its annual revenues will jump 37% to £3bn on the rebound in travel passenger numbers at home and abroad
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Media Bites 21 September: Wilko, Finsbury Food, inflation
The controversy around the Wilko collapse rumbles on as questions arise over the hole in the pension scheme.
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AF Blakemore sales increase 3.9% to £1.24bn thanks to improved stock availability
The company, which supplies Spar stores and foodservice businesses, said it had enhanced collaboration with suppliers, resulting in a 10% increase in inbound availability
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Alessandra Bellini ends her Tesco love story after seven years
Alessandra Bellini was recruited by former CEO Dave Lewis in 2017 from his old company Unilever, and became a key figure in the Tesco turnaround
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Beam Suntory appoints first chief digital and technology officer
Tabah will report directly into the US-headquartered spirits company’s president and CEO
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Uber Eats to launch AI chatbot to help users find sale items, plan meals and order ingredients
The AI assistant, powered by Google’s Palm 2, will launch in the UK by early 2024
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Meatless Farm launches pasta NPD and ‘For the Tryers’ campaign
Staple Meatless Farm lines are also relaunching into Tesco this month including its plant-based mince and chickenless roast
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Top industry heads join government’s new high-profile trade board
FDF chief Karen Betts and former Arla Foods CEO Ash Amirahmadi join an array of high-profile business leaders
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All Things Butter secures six-figure funding to launch chef-led butter brand
Organic butter startup All Things Butter has closed a six-figure pre-seed funding round as it readies for a November retail launch
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Nurture Brands pushes into drinks manufacturing with Juice Executive deal
The latest deal for the plant-based fmcg group adds a premium range of fresh and HPP juices, functional shots, smoothies, cleanses and dairy-free nut milks to the portfolio
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Ukrainian suppliers get better access to UK retailers at new trade centre
A new trade centre has launched to help Ukrainian manufacturers access UK markets
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JJ Foodservice Advanced Order initiative generates £2m in sales
The service sees products only arrive at a JJ warehouse once they have been ordered and paid for by the customer
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Asda beefs up tech team with M&S hire Rob Barnes
Barnes will join the supermarket early next year as delivery director to oversee the development of its new technology strategy and separation from Walmart