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Holland & Barrett extends free menopause advice service
The new online service will see advisors offering support in different languages, starting with Urdu, Hindi, Gujarati and Punjabi
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Savant app sees chefs earn commission on product recommendations
The Savant app features hours of free content from a long list of Michelin-starred chefs
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Belvoir Farm plans innovation drive after installing £1.7m canning line
Packing 50,000 cans per hour, the line will allow Belvoir to roll out 250ml can formats of three of its RTD mocktails
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Yum Bug to take insects mainstream with BrewDog backing
The business secured £200k from James Watt and topped up with another £101k from more than 320 investors on Crowdcube, with the round valuing the startup at £5m
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Bengali restaurant in Essex launches artisanal Phol Gin
Taking its name from the Bengali word for fruit, Phol is distilled from jara lebu, a citrus fruit grown in Bangladesh
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Startup seeks to upend ‘old school vending industry’ with co-working space ‘micro markets’
Martee’s – cofounded by a former Weezy employee and ex-CEO of meal kit brand Plateaway – this week opened its first location at Expressway, an office space near Royal Victoria Dock, London
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Waitrose doubles down on value with new marketing campaign
The strapline ‘New Lower Prices on hundreds of your favourites’ will feature prominently in the new campaign
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Fruit & veg prices to increase due to post-Brexit border checks
The Fresh Produce Consortium has warned ministers of potential disruption to trade linked to post-Brexit border plans
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Bower Collective targets growth in retail after raising £856k from crowd
Launched three weeks ago, the brand’s Crowdcube push hit its £600k target within 75 minutes
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Poundland recruiting for 120 roles for online expansion
The variety discounter plans to combine its Poundshop.com and Poundland.co.uk websites, allowing customers to shop an expanded range online for home delivery
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‘Crippling’ alcohol duty hike will hit consumers and brands hard
Another household budget bashing this summer as the government remains set to lift its three-year alcohol duty freeze
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City snapshot: B&M UK first quarter sales up 9.2% on grocery and home growth
B&M Bargain’s owner B&M European Value Retail has posted double-digit first quarter growth driven by strong like-for-like growth in the UK
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Flawsome claims first with paper wrapping for its paper straws
Available from Flawsome’s webstore, Wonky Fruit Water is a three-strong lineup aimed at children’s lunchboxes
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Media Bites 29 June: Greedflation, Ocado/Amazon, Nestlé
A quiet morning in the papers that covers Chancellor Jeremy Hunt scrutinising profits in the food industry supply chain and Ocado Amazon rumours fading away.
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FWD unveils plan for net zero in wholesale sector
The primary goal of the project has been to create a comprehensive climate action roadmap
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Ocado boasts of ‘cheapest milk on the market’ after slashing prices
Milk is among more than 100 items to have been reduced in price, by an average of 10%
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Riverford announces 5.6% average price hike to support supply chain
The company announced its second price rise in a year to consumers via a newsletter that explained the hike was due to rising input costs
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Zoflora rolls out its first dedicated carpet cleaner
Carpet Fresh & Care Foam (rsp: £7/600ml) promises to lift dirt from fibres, eliminate odours and emit the scent of Linen Fresh
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Influencer marketing 101: long-term returns with authentic content strategy
At a time when many nutrition brands are attempting to carry out social media marketing without long-term strategy, now is the time to strike with a low-risk ‘authenticity’ focused plan that could garner long-term returns
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Egg supply improving but lack of insurance is a risk, industry boss warns
The main challenge is to secure insurance against avian influenza following a record year of bird flu in 2022