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Heinz blames costs as price rises exceed rivals
Heinz has been at the centre of a storm over price hikes
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Pheasant and partridge shortages loom amid lead ammo bans
The game sector has been reluctant to switch to steel-based alternatives despite major retailers having imposed bans on birds shot with lead ammo
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Holland & Barrett to give store staff 9% pay rise
It means pay for H&B store workers has increased by 15% during the past year, the company said
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Thérèse Coffey hints at fresh produce supply chain reviews
In an often confrontational Commons Efra Committee session this week, the environment secretary said she had lined up one or potentially two ’reviews for the future’
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Red Tractor appoints new head of communications and engagement
Ed Knight has joined from change communications specialist My Word Communications
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Quorn expands fakeaway range with chilled katsu fillets
The vegan Katsu Fillets (rsp: £3.75/ 280g) will be available in Tesco from 3 April
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Britvic appoints Rebecca Napier as CFO and executive director
Napier will replace Joanne Wilson, who is leaving Britvic on 18 April to join WPP as its finance director
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JW Filshill to rebrand entire KeyStore estate
The wholesaler plans to roll out the new branding across the rest of its estate across the next five years
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Refillable roll-on deodorant brand Rollr makes market debut
The innovation aims to ‘challenge an outdated market’ that contributes approximately 26 million disposable deodorant containers to landfill every day
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Media Bites 31 March: Morrisons, Ocado, Planet Organic
Quarterly sales at Morrisons returned to growth for the first time in two years
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City snapshot: Ocado declares ‘total victory’ in legal battle over technology
Ocado announced last night it had ‘comprehensively won’ a legal battle with rival AutoStore over the intellectual property related to its technology
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Tesco tries to calm suppliers in row over fulfilment fee
Tesco has not withdrawn its plans and new details emerged suggesting the cost to branded suppliers could be higher than originally outlined
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Food exporters look further afield due to EU ‘minefield’
Small businesses are seeing more growth potential in the US and Australia following Brexit
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Orchard House creditors left £56m out of pocket, report shows
Private equity-backed juice and fruit business owed trade suppliers £21.1m and another £7m to its employees
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Morrisons boss hails gathering momentum as sales turn positive
Morrisons has halted declining sales in its first quarter, with CEO David Potts declaring that ‘momentum in the business is now building’
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Fraud-linked meat supplier Loscoe Chilled Foods placed into administration
The supplier was linked a fortnight ago to a National Food Crime Unit probe into the passing off of imported beef as British
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Jack Daniel’s and Coke launch co-branded whiskey & cola RTD
The 5% abv drink will hit shelves in UK retailers before rolling into other European markets, Latin America and Asia
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Frozen food wholesaler KPFF secures first 100 customers
The business aims to give independents a range and prices to help fend off discounters
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Q Catering leaves Fairway for Caterforce buying group
The Kent-based wholesaler supplies more than 800 customers across south east England and specialises in grocery, chilled and frozen food products
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BrewDog CEO James Watt seeking the next $1bn unicorn brands
James Watt partners with Crowdcube to launch new investment model that aims to create ‘the next generation of unicorns’