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NewsMedia Bites 28 September: food price inflation, Morrisons, AG Barr
Food inflation has hit its highest rate on record with shoppers now paying 10.6% more than they were a year ago
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NewsCity snapshot: Food prices soar to highest rate on record
Food inflation has rocketed to its highest rate on record as soaring input costs continue to mount for suppliers, according to new figures this morning.
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NewsBrewDog marketing chief Dan Jones leaves to join Small Beer Co
Small Beer Co co-founder Felix James said the business was “beyond excited to welcome Dan as the latest addition to our executive team here at the brewery”.
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NewsNestlé appoints three executives to senior team
Nicholas Wahli has been made MD for Cereal Partners Worldwide, while Alex Gonnella has been promoted to group marketing director
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NewsCountry Range Group appoints Martin Ward as new chief executive
Ward is the direct replacement for former MD Coral Rose, who left in April to join Fairway Foodservice after 12 years at the buying group
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NewsTesco on TikTok: shoppers invited to be new voice of the checkout
Tesco has announced a competition to find the new voice on its self service checkouts – via TikTok
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NewsM&S adds new vegetarian range to food offering
The new products, such as roasted butternut risotto and roasted mushroom ravioli, feature a green ‘Veggie’ label with the “freshly prepared” strapline
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NewsTesco trials removal of cardboard packaging from toothpaste brands
Tesco has already removed packaging from its own brand toothpaste products, since November last year, which it said saved 55 tonnes of cardboard a year.
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NewsCo-op partners with Your Local Pantry to support communities through cost of living crisis
The partnership will see Co-op members fund an expansion programme of Your Local Pantry, tripling its network from 75 to 225 pantries across the UK
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NewsTrevor Strain quits as management upheavals continue at Morrisons
His departure is the latest in a series since Morrisons was taken over by private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice last October
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NewsOrnua seeks ‘next generation of leaders’ with latest graduate programme
The initiative is inviting applications from graduates in Ireland, the UK, Nigeria, North America, Germany and Spain
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NewsLabour backs Tory plans for HFSS u-turn amid cost of living concerns
Labour’s position comes amid growing speculation the government will announce as early as tomorrow it is ditching plans for a ban on multibuy promotions
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NewsNisa invests £5m into Co-op own-label pricing
The move marks the first major strategy initiative be be announced by new MD Peter Batt
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NewsAunt Bessie’s teams up with RNIB to create accessible packs for visually impaired people
The brand has launched new packs with Navilens technology, which helps visually impaired and blind shoppers find products in store and allows on-pack information to be heard instead of read
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NewsBelazu and Miso Tasty team up for limited-edition cooking paste
Source: Belazu/Miso Tasty The NPD is said to be a “magical” combination of the brand’s hero products Upmarket ingredients company Belazu has teamed up with Miso Tasty to launch a Miso Harissa Cooking Paste. The limited-edition NPD is billed as the first of its kind and a ...
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NewsYeo Valley completes solar energy project at Newton Abbot manufacturing facility
The project will reduce the yoghurt supplier’s emissions by 400 tonnes a year
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NewsWomen in Wholesale survey reveals 82% rise in women at board level since 2016
The survey found that 20% of roles at board level were now occupied by women, up from just 11% six years ago
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NewsBooming sparkling and off-trade sales boost UK’s biggest winemaker
The UK’s largest wine producer Chapel Down returned to growth in the first half of the year as strong demand for English sparkling wine, the reopening of the on-trade and strong off-trade sales boosted performance
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NewsCity snapshot: Hot summer and off-trade reopening boost AG Barr
AG Barr has posted strong first half growth as out-of-home consumption rebounded and the soft drinks maker benefited from the warm summer weather. Plus SSP Group sees travel rebound, new interim CEO at Domino’s and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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NewsMedia Bites 27 September: Unilever, Aldi, Sainsbury’s
The papers focus on the retirement of Unilever boss Alan Jope and plummeting profits at Aldi.