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Media Bites 14 Dec: grocery market share, pound, turkey prices
Shoppers have continued to cut back on non-essentials as inflation eats into budgets
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City snapshot: Food prices hit new 45-year high but overall inflation slows
Food prices have continued to soar to fresh 45-year highs despite the overall headline rate of UK inflation slowing down in the past month. Plus, The British Honey Co and Love Hemp both secure loans to solve immediate cashflow pressures.
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Richard Walker’s MP bid ‘could leave Iceland more vulnerable to takeover’
Walker’s ambition could leave the business more vulnerable to takeover from opportunistic investors, according to a City source
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Diageo teams up with Encirc to produce net zero glass bottles by 2030
Encirc plans to build a furnace powered by electricity and low carbon hydrogen at its Elton plant in Cheshire
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Grounded closes seed round to fund plant-based protein shakes
Launched in 2020, the brand quickly picked up listings in premium retailers such as Selfridges and Planet Organic, as well as in the Soho House estate and gym groups across London, including Virgin Active and Gym Box.
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The British Snack Co raises £150k from the crowd
Snacking brand The British Snack Co has hit a crowdfunding target as it prepares to relaunch its pork scratching range and accelerate the growth of its sales channels.
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Plant-based alternative chicken brand Tindle to make retail debut in Morrisons
The Singapore-based brand has only been available out-of-home to-date
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Superdrug becomes latest pharmacist to report penicillin supply issues amid strep A outbreak
The health retailer, which has about 200 in-store pharmacies across the UK and Ireland, said it was working with wholesalers and doctors to manage demand and supply
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Fresh Christmas turkeys cost up to 45% more in wake of bird flu crisis
Assosia data shows there are also significantly fewer fresh turkey SKUs available this year, after half the festive flock was lost to avian flu
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Olive Dining partners with Olio to share surplus meals with local communities
The partnership will see leftovers from schools in south east London distributed to communities via the Olio app
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Migrants 'facing food poverty crisis' in the UK
Current rules means many migrants should have “no recourse to public funds” (NRPF), which includes most benefits
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Tesco calls on suppliers to help reduce number of trucks on road
Christmas products such as trifle, parsnips, broccoli and carrots were being moved together by combining loads
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Coeliac group urges suppliers to back its labelling scheme ‘lifeline’
Coeliac UK revealed new research showing 76% of shoppers on gluten-free diets wanted products to be labelled with its Crossed Grain trademark
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Waitrose range shrinks 5% in 2022
The upscale supermarket has made cuts to nearly every single category between the end of November 2021 and end of November 2022
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Nisa retailer Harjit Singh sells hot water bottles for 99p to help shoppers fight rising energy bills
Singh told The Grocer he has subsidised the cost with money from the business’ kitty, selling them £2 cheaper than recommended retail price
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Marks & Spencer releases Christmas song sequel following last year’s hit
The retailer is hoping to take the top spot in this year’s charts with the release of the R&B-esque ‘This is Not Just Another Christmas Song’
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Toast Ale secures £2m to continue food waste fight in beer category
Social enterprise brewery Toast Ale has raised more than £2m to grow the positive impact of its business, with investors including Heineken and former Unilever boss Paul Polman.
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Media Bites 13 December: high street, hot water bottles, UK economy
Frustrated online shoppers are being steered to bricks-and-mortar stores
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City snapshot: Double digit inflation drives supermarket sales rise despite volume slump
Supermarket sales grew 7.6% in November, driven by soaring inflation which mitigated a 4.3% in volumes as shoppers cut back amid cost of living pressures
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FWD partners with Met Police to raise awareness of cash & carry crime
Wholesalers already take extensive steps to prevent crime on their premises, including employing security guards and dog patrols in vulnerable areas