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Half of British fruit & vegetable farmers likely to walk away within 12 months
Supermarkets and their buyers were accused of not paying on time, pursuing cheaper food alternatives from overseas and cancelling or changing orders at the last minute
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Modern Baker wins grant to develop healthier biscuits and ready meals
This is the sixth successive grant awarded to Modern Baker by Innovate UK in six years, bringing its total investment support to £4m
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BrewDog unveils core range session IPA Wingman
The beer was developed after the Scottish craft brewer identified an opportunity for lower-abv IPAs in grocery
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Thousands died due to failures in ‘voluntary’ salt reduction programme
Analysis in the Journal of Hypertension claimed results of the salt reduction programme had gone into reverse since it was taken over by Public Health England
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Deliveroo launches more Hop dark stores with Waitrose and Morrisons
The launch of the sites means Hop dark stores are now active in two-thirds of London’s boroughs
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Obesity crisis: government to launch ‘healthy sales’ reporting system for all large food companies
The plans have been drawn up by a powerful food industry working group reporting to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons
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Crime fightback kicks off as Co-op named most targeted
In a list of the top 20 most-hit retailers, Co-op came top, with 55% more incidents of shoplifting than Tesco
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Snacks distributor GFT Retail appoints two female directors
It has named Squirrel Sisters co-founder Gracie Tyrrell sales & marketing director and made Claire Graham operations director
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Funkin Cocktails adds higher-strength Double Shot RTD range
The lineup will initially comprise Passion Fruit Magarita and Pineapple Daiquiri
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City snapshot: September heatwave help UK supermarket grocery sales bounce back
UK grocery growth rebounded last month as the early September heatwave helped lift grocery sales at UK supermarkets back into double-digit growth. Plus trading updates from Ocado, McBride, C&C Group and Eagle Eye
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Media Bites 19 September: Farming, Sainsbury’s, Heineken
Farming and food lobbyists have sent an open letter to the biggest supermarkets urging them to treat suppliers more fairly, claiming that agriculture is “on its knees”.
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Ceder’s founders to debut non-alcoholic tequila alternative
Soldadera is the first dedicated non-alcoholic tequila brand to be sold in the UK
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British food and drink exports down as inflation takes toll
Value sales increased but overall export volumes were down in the first half of 2023
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NatureMetrics wins Tesco award for innovation to track supply chain biodiversity
The award sees the company win a fast-track introduction to the Tesco supplier network and a trial with one of the retailer’s supply chain partners
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Aldi launches hot pizza delivery service in three cities
Customers can book a scheduled delivery using a new website, but the service will be available only in the short term
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Britvic invests £5m in Ireland to grow Ballygowan mineral water
The investment will create 28 jobs in Newcastle West, County Limerick
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Heineken takes ‘significant’ minority stake in Ellie Goulding’s Served RTD brand
The deal expands Heineken beyond its core beer and cider offer in the UK
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Lipton Teas & Infusions unveils ‘quick brewing’ teabag for PG Tips
The bag was developed in response to the news 85% of tea drinkers brew for less than a minute
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Media Bites 18 September: Wilko, Loyalty schemes, Served/Heineken
Wilko’s demise looks set to take the number of jobs lost in British High Street collapses to more than 100,000 since 2020
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City snapshot: The Artisanal Spirits Company losses widen amid cost-of-living pressures
Losses have widened at The Artisanal Spirits Company as the cost-of-living crisis weighed on The Scotch Malt Whisky Society owner in the first half of 2023.