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Tech and dark store startup Bodo reveals ambitious international expansion plan
Bodo’s business involves both a plug-in for major e-commerce platforms like Shopify, Salesforce and Magento
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Eco-friendly babycare brand Pura appoints Marnie Millard as chair
‘Sustainable, disruptive and growth businesses are where I like to work, and Pura ticks all the boxes,’ said Millard
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Supermarkets call on government to ramp up renewable energy investment
The leaders of Tesco, Morrisons, M&S and Co-op, among others, have asked PM Rishi Sunak to prioritise incentives to encourage greater investment in renewables
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Pilgrim’s UK expects surge in demand for ‘affordable’ pork products this Christmas
Pilgrim’s said consumers were looking for more affordable meat options for the festive season
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Galaxy takes on McVitie’s with duo of chocolate digestive biscuits
’There has been very little challenge to the market leader in recent years, even though research would suggest that there is space for a market challenger brand to occupy’, said Mars
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PepsiCo opens oat testing lab in Cambridge
The lab, which has opened at the National Institute of Agricultural Botany in Cambridge, contains ’state-of-the-art’ facilities
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Media Bites 5 Dec: Ocado, Morrisons, Associated British Foods
Ocado has told investors it will pause the construction of more automated distribution centres in the UK, the latest sign of a pullback in demand for online grocery delivery
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City News: Greencore shares plunge despite food to go recovery
Prepared food group Greencore posted a huge jump in sales and profits this week, but its shares fell on worries over its outlook
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Troy Foods rescued by Fylde Fresh & Fabulous in pre-pack deal
Potato grower Fylde Fresh & Fabulous Group has rescued veg processor Troy Foods from administration.
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City snapshot: Irn-Bru owner AG Barr acquires energy drinks brand Boost
The group said the deal would boost profits and demonstrated its ongoing strategy to develop in high-growth and functional categories.
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One Stop opens 300th franchise store with Wilson Group
It is owned by the Wilson brothers, Daniel and Craig, marking their 18th franchise store with One Stop
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Some farmers and producers making less than 1% in profit, new research claims
A study by food and farming charity Sustain reveals often ‘negligible’ profit in supplying the mults
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Tesco supermarket-convenience price gap wider than rival Sainsbury’s
The price gap between Tesco’s larger stores and its Express format was 10.4% in November
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Filippo Berio victim of £5k olive oil theft from distribution lorry
The business has asked for anyone who is offered its Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil under suspicious circumstances to get in touch
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Dole Sunshine Company adds duo of Fruit & Cream pots
Dole said the launch marked ‘part of our transition from packaged foods to a nutrition and wellness brand’
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Fullers Foods undergoes buyout with current MD Smith as new CEO
Frozen specialist Fullers Foods International has undergone a management buyout, with the fourth generation of the family business selling for an undisclosed sum
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City snapshot: Footfall stumbles ahead of Christmas
Total UK footfall decreased by 13.3% in November compared to pre-pandemic levels, according BRC-Sensormatic IQ Footfall Monitor, as the cost of living crisis put off some consumers from visiting the shops
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Media Bites 2 December: Christmas prices, John Lewis, Hotel Chocolat
Christmas dinner will be nearly 22% more expensive this year than in 2021, according to new research for the BBC
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Frozen ‘wild meat’ ready meal brand Girl Gone Wild makes debut
Girl Gone Wild founder Mel Phipps said it was her mission to ‘redress some widely held misconceptions’ about venison and pheasant
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Sugar reduction strategy stats underline failure, as campaigners call for new taxes
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities today released the final report on the programme, more than a year later than promised