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Nice nears £1m in crowdfunding round to boost wine-on-tap offering
The canned wine startup has raised almost £1m from the crowd to boost the on-trade channel and invest in NPD
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Itsu launches ‘game-changing’ frozen sweet bao buns
Two vegan variants – Chocolate and Salted Caramel – have rolled out to Tesco stores
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Nestlé appoints Mark Davies as UK&I confectionery MD
Davies joined Nestlé UK&I as a graduate in 1991, and spent the next three decades working across Europe, the Middle East and China
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Dove unveils Advanced Care antiperspirant deodorant range
Dove Advanced Care’s launch is set to be supported by a £22m campaign
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JJ Foodservice awarded £3.5m worth of contracts to supply schools in north of England
Last month, the wholesaler set out plans to double the number of schools it works with by 2026
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United Wholesale Scotland on track for £500k savings through open banking
UWS said uptake for the system had been better than expected, with more than 20% of customers now using open banking
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Morrisons cuts prices on 500 products in latest move to take fight to discounters
Morrisons said the investments had taken its spending on prices to almost £150m in the space of a few months
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Cornwall’s Ocean Fish secures eight-figure funding package
The package is made up of working capital and lending, alongside HSBC Equipment Finance’s largest marine mortgage for UK fishing vessels
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Swedish functional drinks brand Vitamin Well makes UK debut
Developed as a ‘smart and healthy alternative to sodas’, Vitamin Well launched in Sweden in 2008 and is currently available in 40 markets
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Online grocer Oja wins funding from England footballer Raheem Sterling
As well as becoming an angel investor for the online supermarket, Sterling is to serve as the platform’s first brand ambassador
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City snapshot: John Lewis Partnership considers changes to employee-owned structure
The John Lewis Partnership is weighing up plans to dilute its 100% employee ownership in a bid to raise new investment in the face of difficult trading
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Media Bites 20 March: John Lewis Partnership, Princes Foods, THG
Speculation was rife over the future of John Lewis at the weekend, with reports suggesting it may dilute its 100% employee ownership to raise fresh investment
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Iceland partners with Just Eat for latest rapid delivery deal
More than 5,000 Iceland products including essentials, fresh and frozen groceries will be available via the Just Eat app, for delivery within 30 minutes
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Health tsar Henry Dimbleby quits slamming ‘shocking’ obesity
Dimbleby accused ministers of abandoning its plans for health after the departure of former PM Boris Johnson
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City News: City harbours doubts over Deliveroo’s profitability progress
Deliveroo trumpeted it had made “excellent progress” on the path to profitability this week. However, concerns persist in the City over its ability to turn market share into profits amid tightening consumer spending
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Regal Wholesale will set up European business to target post-Brexit trade
The business used to conduct around 26% of its business within the EU before the Brexit vote
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Further dismay for growers as they continue to be omitted from energy support scheme
NFU president Minette Batters said she was at her ’wit’s end’ with the government following its budget announcement
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Disposable vape brand SKE Crystal pulled from shelves over non-compliance concerns
Yesterday, The Grocer reported that multiple independent lab tests had found SKE Crystal devices to contain significantly more than the permitted 2ml of liquid
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Meat Business Women study to track gender equality across meat industry
The research will track the number of women working in the meat industry globally, following a 2020 report that found women made up only 36% of the workforce
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Waitrose plans to play up supplier relationships with social media push
Waitrose has sought to emphasise its sourcing credentials in response to the cost of living crisis