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City snapshot: Grocery sales growth rises as inflation edges back up
Grocery sales growth rose by 3.8% in the four weeks to 4 August as food inflation edged back upwards for the first time in more than a year
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Media Bites 13 August: Brexit, JDE Peet, Kantar
Vegetable growers in the UK have said crops could be adversely hit this year after post-Brexit border changes resulted in delays to seed imports
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Aldi invests £3bn into British beef suppliers
Aldi hopes the investment will allow farmers to plan confidently and provide security for supply chains up and down the country
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Co-op launches own-label Fairtrade rum to mark certification’s 30th anniversary
The tipple is a Caribbean coast blend from the Dominican Republic, Barbados and Venezuela
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East of England Co-op links up markdown tech with flashing ESL system
The society has so far integrated the WasteInsight solution with ESLs in 18 stores, which means staff are now alerted of any near-expiry items through a flashing system
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Adamo Foods raises £2m to bring ‘ultra-realistic’ steak alternative to market
Food tech startup Adamo Foods has closed a $2.5m (£2m) seed funding round to back its mission to introduce the first ultra-realistic beef steak alternative made from fungi
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Pip & Nut becomes first UK snack brand to commit to Tony’s supply chain principles
Tony’s has so far signed up five UK ‘mission allies’ that have committed to supporting more sustainable sourcing
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Saint Agur relaunches whipped blue cheese line
The product is a combination of cream cheese and Saint Agur Blue Cheese
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Just Eat partners with Card Factory in continuing non-food play
The partnership has gone live in 19 of the retailer’s 1,000 UK and Ireland stores, including in Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester and Wakefield
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Castell Howell Foods lorry designed by Cardiff primary school pupil hits the road
The new colourful 16-tonne truck will travel across the country starting this summer
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August to bring bumper raspberry crop due to weather
The fruits are forecast to be particularly large and flavoursome as they ripen steadily and accumulate more sugars over time
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Hilltop Honey appoints Gü Puds’ Kate Utting as first marketing director
Utting was previously Gü Puds’ global head of brand and UK marketing controller
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Thatchers looks to woo ‘next generation’ of cider drinkers with Juicy Apple launch
The UK’s second-largest cider is pushing its sustainability credentials with its latest variant
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Waitrose own label loo roll shrinkflation move panned by shoppers
Waitrose said the changes were designed to provide better value for money
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Media Bites 12 August: Asda, Carlsberg/Britvic, junk food taxes
Stuart Rose, the chairman of Asda, has said he is “embarrassed” by the supermarket’s declining market share and has called on owner Mohsin Issa to step back
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City snapshot: Sainsbury’s boss calls on government to keep business rates promises
Sainsbury’s has teamed up with the USDAW union to call on the new Labour Government to deliver on its promise to reform business rates
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Spayne Lindsay deepens investment banking ties with NuOrion Partners
Corporate finance firm Spayne Lindsay has expanded its investment banking partnership with US counterpart NuOrion Partners to focus on the global consumer sector
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Fortnum & Mason launches new takeaway coffee and ice cream counter
It’s first time the retailer’s 317-year history that it’s had a fixture dedicated to serving takeaway hot drinks
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Foodservice distributor Direct Line Supplies joins Unitas
The Teeside-based distributor has been serving customers in the area since 1988
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Iceland Foods returns to profit after ‘extensive’ cost-cutting
New accounts at Companies House follow an update to bond holders last week