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NewsNestlé adds limited-edition Kit Kat Chunky Caramel
Caramel is the latest in a string of limited-edition launches from Kit Kat, which has previously launched Lotus Biscoff, Salted Caramel Popcorn and Peanut Butter versions of Chunky
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NewsSouthern Co-op and Facewatch defend use of facial recognition tech following privacy complaint
Big Brother Watch has lodged a complaint with the Information Commissioner
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NewsDelamere relaunches goats milk line with new Combidome packaging
The supplier said the new format offered the best sustainability performance of a carton, while improving the functionality and pourability of a bottle
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NewsSupply chain crisis leads to 60% increase in food waste in just six months
According to a new study by Sodexo, more than a third of businesses admitted to deprioritising food waste due to the ongoing challenges in the supply chain
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NewsCooling costs for cereals growers on rise after heatwave makes grain too hot to store
The NFU has warned that cereal growers are having to spend more on cooling costs as temperatures rise adding to soaring input costs
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NewsBrakes installs new solar panel system in drive towards 100% renewable electricity
The Harlow project is the first in a renewable energy scheme that will see the company generate green power at a number of its other sites across the UK
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NewsParsley Box shares sink as sales slide continues
The DTC ready meals for the over-65s operator reported a 30% fall in revenues to £9.6m in the six months to the end of June.
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NewsTesco to launch second ‘checkout-free’ GetGo store – this time with checkouts
Tesco confirmed to The Grocer the second GetGo store was preparing to launch, but it was not able to share an opening date
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NewsTesco gives brands full access to planogram data with new tool
The launch marks the first time Tesco has made its full planogram data consistently available
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NewsGreenall’s to launch paper gin bottle into Sainsbury’s
The brand has partnered with climate action organisation Ecologi to plant one tree for every paper bottle sold
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NewsBoots trials drone delivery of prescription medicine
The retailer transported medicines from the British Army’s Baker Barracks on Thorney Island near Portsmouth to the helipad at St Mary’s Hospital on the Isle of Wight
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NewsJohn West recalls sardines duo as precautionary measure
Two of the fish brand’s sardine products have been recalled due to a possible microbiological contamination risk
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NewsFood price inflation accelerates to 13-year high
Food prices have hit a 13-year high as spiralling production costs piled more pressure on the grocery sector, according to the latest industry data.
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NewsRapid grocer Gorillas launches coffee shop at London dark store
The coffee shop will be operated by social enterprise Change Please and staffed by homeless people who are paid the London living wage and provided full barista training
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NewsCity Snapshot: Danone and Reckitt Benckiser beat expectations thanks to price rises
Reckitt Benckiser and Danone have continued the trend of stronger-than-expected sales growth from big consumer groups fuelled by hefty price rises. Plus, trading updates from Haleon and Parsely Box, Q2 numbers from Mondelez, first-half results from British American Tobacco and Nichols, Q1 figures from Rémy Cointreau, and the latest shop price index from BRC and Nielsen.
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NewsMedia Bites 27 July: Unilever, Coca-Cola, THG
Unilever has put up prices by 11.2% to cope with a €4.6bn bill for inflation as other consumer groups hike prices
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NewsLindt raises full-year outlook as sales soar in first half
Chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli has lifted its forecasts for the year after smashing expectations in the first half as the positive growth trend in the global chocolate market continued.
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NewsMcDonald’s sales boom but profits hit by Russia withdrawal
The fast food giant announced today its second quarter sales jumped by 9.7%, though earnings were hit by the divestment of its Russian business
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NewsOcado downgraded by Moody’s on ‘prolonged operating underperformance’
Ocado has had its debt ratings downgraded by ratings agency Moody’s on lower than expected profitability and pressures in its retail business
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NewsMondelez launches non-HFSS Juicies confectionery range
The range will comprise a trio of sweets from its Maynards Bassetts and Natural Confectionery Co brands