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City snapshot: Shoppers cut back grocery spending post-Christmas
British shoppers are reining in grocery spend post-Christmas, as UK supermarkets experienced a continued decline in volume sales during January
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Media Bites 7 February: Gousto, apprentice levy, M&Co
Gousto has cut its valuation after raising tens of millions of pounds in additional funding to steer it through a volatile economic period, according to reports this morning.
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Faace closes six-figure crowd round to fuel growth of ethical skincare brand
The start-up launched in 2020 and makes a range of products in a tube specifically targeted to help women during periods and the menopause.
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Iceland remains ‘incredibly well positioned’ despite supplier credit concerns
Iceland said only a handful of suppliers would be affected by Coface’s decision to suspend credit insurance
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Swizzels launches confectionery-flavoured squash range with Princes
‘We’re proud to have created an exciting range of squash which delivers across taste, convenience and value,’ said Princes
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BerryWorld partners with vertical farm to grow strawberries year round
Smartkas has agreed to grow Eve’s Delight strawberries in its vertical farm in Essex, which has 27,000 sq m of growing space
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Britvic hires Munnawar Chishty as GB marketing director
Chishty has spent the past four years heading up Walgreen Boots Alliance’s global portfolio of beauty brands
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Babycare startup Pura unveils Asda shelf signage made from recycled nappies
An estimated 7,220 used nappies were recycled to make the signage
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‘More suffering’ for farmed fish as new sea lice policy begins
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council has changed its policy on sea lice, meaning millions of fish could suffer painful infestations before being treated, said Compassion in World Farming
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Aldi donating £1m to fund apprenticeships at SMEs
Sectors to benefit will include early years education, operations management, hospitality and health and social care, as well as the food supply industry
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Cheese prices up to 50% more expensive in just two months
The price hikes mean some SKUS are now up to 175% more expensive year on year
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Asda offers free half-term breakfast for kids to fight hunger crisis
In January, Asda announced the extension of both its kids £1 meals and over-60s Winter Warmer £1 soup café initiatives until the end of March
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Pladis adds Wholistic snack bar duo under Go Ahead brand
The bars would ‘boost relevancy of the healthier snacking category among younger consumers’, said Pladis
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Appleby Westward to invest £10m in warehousing and stores
A total of £8.5m will be spent on building new warehousing and refurbing its existing warehouse and headquarters in Saltash
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Tesco and Co-op rapid delivery partner Stuart appoints new UK chief
Stuart said John Gillan would be responsible for overseeing the company’s “diversification strategy” across food, grocery and retail
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Media Bites 6 February: Iceland, Morrisons/Tesco, Unilever
A leading credit insurer has pulled cover for suppliers to Iceland as the jump in energy costs piles pressure on the frozen food chain ahead of a crunch refinancing
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City snapshot: Urgent reform needed for ‘broken’ apprentice levy
The government’s apprentice levy system is ‘broken’ and needs ‘urgent reform’, according to a letter from four trade bodies.
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‘Broken’ Apprenticeship Levy must be fixed, BRC chief urges
Helen Dickinson is one of four trade body chiefs to sign an open letter to government criticising the current Apprenticeship Levy
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City News: Market struggles to untangle implications of Bestway’s Sainsbury’s investment
Bestway’s shock investment in Sainsbury’s last week sent City tongues wagging and the supermarket’s shares to 11-month highs as the market attempted to decipher the implications
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Sainsbury’s expands Starbucks partnership by opening 60th in-store café
The opening in Bicester means Sainsbury’s has reached a target set in March 2022