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Tesco to recycle ready meal packaging back into food trays
PET trays collected via kerbside waste will be recycled and converted back into food-grade plastic trays, in what the retailer claimed was an industry first.
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Squirrel Sisters enters 50/50 partnership with GFT Retail
GFT Retail will be responsible for operations, warehousing & logistics and support in marketing and sales for the brand
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Sainsbury’s overhauls Nectar scheme with Clubcard-style discounts
Customers will be offered lower prices on more than 300 products including Heinz Beanz, Nescafé coffee and Coke Zero multipacks
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Cambridge Food Co recalls more than 25 cheeses over listeria fears
There are concerns products may have been cross-contaminated with listeria from a contaminated batch of baronet cheese
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Farmison collapses as rescue deal proves out of reach
Most of the 75 employees at the Yorkshire-headquartered company were made redundant on appointment of administrators as the business ceased trading
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City snapshot: Mother’s Day boosts retail sales, but growth lags inflation
Mother’s Day boosted UK retail sales growth in March, but wet weather and consumers cutting back meant overall growth lagged well behind inflation
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Media Bites 11 April: Tesco, Poundstretcher, Love Hemp, Unilever
Tesco is in focus as the supermarket giant gets set to publish its annual financial results on Thursday.
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Keeto Life to boost range with £500k funding injection
Low-carb food producer Keeto Life has secured £500k to push into supermarkets and expand its range
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City News: Hilton Food Group tries to leave inflation woes in the past
A new CEO and a more bullish outlook was not enough to convince the City Hilton Food Group has fully left last year’s inflation-driven travails in the past
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Fishing group insists mackerel is still sustainable despite MCS downgrade
The organisation, which ensures stock sustainability for mackerel and herring, has dismissed the downgrade as an ‘overly harsh assessment’
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Finnebrogue and Belazu partner to launch plant-based meal kits
Plant Perfect One Pan Bolognese was developed by Belazu chefs and has just gone on sale at 345 Tesco stores
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Former Wilko MD Alison Hands starts role as Lincolnshire Co-op CEO
CFO Steve Galjaard had been acting CEO until Hands’ takeover
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Fresh fruit supplier receives $300m investment with HSBC UK support
Westfalia Fruit Group claims to be the world’s leading avocado supplier and is looking to expand its sustainable avocado production
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Real Good Food raises £550k to ride out ‘perfect storm’
Cake decoration specialist Real Good Food has taken out a £550k loan from key investors to see it through a ‘perfect storm’ of rising costs and falling sales
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Wincanton opens first centralised hub in Scotland
The new site is located in the strategic central belt region 12 miles east of Glasgow
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Waitrose installs first EV charge hub for employees
Waitrose has installed 14 rapid charge points at its Bracknell distribution centre
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Meat scandal: FSA CEO warns local authority cuts affecting food safety
Emily Miles suggested a fall in the number of local authority officials was affecting the integrity of supply chains
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Denials trans-Pacific trade deal is ‘nail in coffin’ for animal welfare
The RSPCA said the new CPTPP trade deal with countries such as Canada and Mexico was a ‘nail in the coffin for animal welfare standards’
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Morrisons sale and leaseback stores ‘cheaper than other grocers’
A property industry source said the price people will pay for a Morrisons is less than for a Sainsbury’s or Tesco
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Higgidy adds ‘any time’ snacking format and duo of seasonal quiches
Little Lattices delivered ‘tasty mouthfuls of flavour, encased in a light and fluffy butternut squash puff pastry’, according to the brand