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Depop founder’s foodie app launches chef-made own-label range
Like other products on the platform, they can be collected directly from producers or sent for delivery across the UK
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Supermarkets called to make or break talks in fuel ‘rip-off’ row
Earlier this month the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) announced plans for a fuel finder scheme
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City snapshot: Premier Foods vows to hold prices as inflation passes peak
Premier Foods has pledged no further price rises in 2023 as the Bisto, Batchelors and Mr Kipling owner revealed a strong start to the year and declared that the period of soaring costs had peaked.
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Media Bites 20 July: Asda, inflation, Cake Box
Asda executives were accused of damaging the company’s brand after an “extraordinary” meeting with MPs at which they were reprimanded for not “complying” with a string of questions.
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Old El Paso targets health-conscious shoppers with burrito bowl kit
The innovation is the first of three new products to be launched by Old El Paso over the coming months
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Substantial slowdown in grocery industry profit warnings
Fmcg profit warnings have slowed significantly in the first half of 2023 as retailers and manufacturers experienced a positive start to the year
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Amazon to shutter three Fresh stores, including its first physical retail site outside US
Staff at the soon-to-close stores have been offered new roles in nearby Amazon Fresh stores
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Planet Organic to review all ranges as part of rebuild under Renée Elliott
Elliott is currently writing a business plan for the financial year from September
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Knoops appoints William Gordon-Harris as CEO after 78% growth this year
The business said Gordon-Harris would focus on growing the skillset of the organisation’s senior management team
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Pay row leads KP Snacks workers to vote on strike action
A decision to allow agency workers to cover striking staff was recently overturned
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Getir selling off bikes, cabinets and delivery boxes as it shutters dark stores
Listing on the Sanderson Weatherall website notes the items are for sale “due to the closure of retail hubs”
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Arla to power UK operations with two new solar parks
The new solar parks will be in operation from Boston and Offham during 2024
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Pilgrim’s UK invests £5m to enhance King’s Lynn factory
The new technology has increased output by as much as 15% per week
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‘Profiteering’ fertiliser companies key drivers of food inflation, study claims
The UK’s three main fertiliser companies saw profits rise by 500% from 2020 to 2022, a thinktank has claimed
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Ukrainian wine brand Bolgrad makes UK debut through Kingsland deal
The wines are sourced from the Odesa region, an area ‘known for its unique terroirs, diverse range of grapes and growing conditions’
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Dunns Food & Drinks to expand workforce as it targets £50m turnover
The wholesaler said it planned to grow its team of 116 to more than 130
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Co-op pushes member prices in new ad campaign
The Co-op has committed 65% of its annual marketing budget to promote membership pricing
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Aldi closing in on 1,000th store landmark
The discounter is on the cusp of hitting a target it has been pursuing for nearly a decade
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City snapshot: Food price inflation slows from peak
A slowdown in the soaring rate of food prices and falling fuel prices have contributed to UK inflation dropping to its lowest level in more than a year, according to the latest data this morning. Plus, Finsbury Food Group announces record sales.
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Media Bites 19 July: Ocado, Kantar, Pret
In a very busy morning for food & drink in the papers, Ocado’s latest results, the latest Kantar market share data and a first profit for Pret since 2018 all make headlines.