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CBD brand Trip launches subscription service
The service offers users recurring free deliveries of their chosen products every four, six or eight weeks in what the company called “an industry first”
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Depop founder’s food app Delli launches physical store
The Delli store in London Fields, Hackney opened its doors for the first time last week, selling an assortment of products that are available on the app
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Cereal crops decimated by Europe’s heatwave
The 2023 European cereal harvest is set to be its lowest since 2007, some 9.5% lower than the five-year average, while other weather-beaten commodities have also taken a hit
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Iceland hints at own label range of household products
The supermarket group has registered the trademark for the brand House, and an associated logo with the Intellectual property office earlier this month
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Greggs to open cafés in Sainsbury’s supermarkets, as it ramps up store rollout
Greggs is also increasingly targeting travel hubs, including a new site at Gatwick Airport
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Year delay to extended producer responsibility is ‘not enough’ ministers warned
Sources said shelving the flagship environmental policy until at least October 2025 has still left the industry facing £2bn a year in extra costs
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Food standards agencies warn of higher listeria risk in smoked fish
The agencies have advised that pregnant women and those with a weakened immune system should avoid eating ready-to-eat cold smoked or cured fish
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Britvic makes RTD coffee play with Jimmy’s acquisition
After 13 years, Jimmy is selling up to the might of Britvic
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Ocado Solutions CEO Luke Jensen to step down
John Martin, current non-executive director at Ocado, will be appointed as CEO of Ocado Solutions on 1 September 2023
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Finnebrogue invests £2.8m to upgrade plant-based food factory
The investment in its vegan food production site in County Down, which opened in 2020, means the roof now has 2,846 solar panels
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Irn-Bru supplies to ‘dry up’ within weeks after AG Barr workers vote to strike
AG Barr described its 5% pay offer as “fair and competitive”
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Greenwashing ‘rife’ among UK supermarkets, campaigners claim
Campaigners are calling for retailer transparency on the environmental impact of meat and dairy sales
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Damm to launch Spain’s Rosa Blanca lager in UK at 3.4% abv
Billed as ‘crisp and refreshing’ with a ‘characteristic hint of citrus’, the beer will launch next month
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Little Dish and Felix Project link for charity ready meal
The toddler food brand will donate one meal to a child in need for every unit of its Mac & Cheese sold
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Sainsbury’s agrees to more clearly define role of Usdaw union reps
It comes as Sainsbury’s seeks to progress with the first stage of a £220m shake-up of its logistics network
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City snapshot: Nestlé raises sales guidance on strong first half pricing
Nestlé has raised its full year sales outlook after better than expected price-driven growth in the first half of the year. Plus Britvic buys two bolt-on drinks brands and Ocado Solutions CEO steps down
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Media Bites 27 July: Coca-Cola, Reckitt, Danone, Co-op
A packed morning in the papers takes in rising prices at Coca-Cola, Reckitt, Danone and BAT, with a potential strike set to hit Irn-Bru supplies and Co-op revealing record crime figures.
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Crime hitting Co-op stores ‘out of control’ as incidents reach new highs
Co-op campaign and public affairs director Paul Gerrard told The Grocer he was shocked by the “brazenness and scale” of the crimes committed
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Vimto owner Nichols’ focus on packaged brand pays off in first half
A shift in strategy to focus on the core Vimto brand and reduce exposure to the out-of-home channel has paid off in the first half of 2023, according to CEO Andrew Milne
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Amacor buys five McColl’s stores sold off from Morrisons CMA deal
Stores are among the 28 Morrisons agreed to sell last year in order to gain approval from the Competition & Markets Authority for its £190m rescue deal for McColl’s