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NewsKabuto Noodles rebrands and gives core noodle pots non-HFSS reformulation
The brand said it planned ‘to change perceptions of the instant noodle category’ with its new-look range
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NewsHuel appoints Emma Woods as independent non-executive director
Woods’ appointment was ‘another step in building a business with the experience and capabilities to support Huel in reaching its potential’, said Huel
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NewsTurbulence hits edible oils markets after Indonesia’s latest palm oil u-turn
The South-East Asian archipelago supplies over half the world’s exports of palm oil
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NewsCity snapshot: AB InBev posts volume growth despite price hikes
The world’s largest brewer AB InBev has posted first quarter growth of 11.1% driven by price increases and volume recovery
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NewsMedia Bites 5 May: Just Eat Takeaway.com, Cost of living, Ocado
Shares in Just Eat Takeaway.com fell 7% on Wednesday after the company revealed it was investigating a complaint against one of its top executives and that its chair was stepping down
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NewsFareShare opens new south west centre to help meet surplus food demand
The warehouse has been operating in trial mode since November 2021
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NewsDRS will throw online deliveries into chaos, finds report
The decision to include online will mean supermarkets who have online services as well as stores will also have to take back empty containers
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NewsSouthern Co-op prepares new layouts for franchisees for upcoming HFSS laws
The society has so far supplied all those affected with copies of their store layouts for them to review
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NewsOcado executive pay policy survives investor revolt at AGM
Ocado today saw almost 30% of shareholders vote against an executive pay policy which could reward CEO Tim Steiner with £100m over the next five years
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NewsFisherman’s Friend owner pins hopes on NPD after sliding to £5.1m loss
The business said it was “fully committed to the future”
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NewsBeavertown makes gluten-free beer debut with launch of Critical Mass
The 4.7% brew, called Critical Mass, is a dry-hopped IPA
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership to relaunch Rewards credit card programme
The financial service rewards customers with 1.25% back on every pound spent at John Lewis and Waitrose
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NewsThe Vegetarian Butcher adds Mexican-inspired plant-based chicken pieces
The NPD would ‘cater to the nation’s love for chicken-based meals’ and help retailers meet the ’increased consumer demand for plant-based experimentation’, it said
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NewsM&S greenlights new Northern Ireland food hall despite Brexit concerns
The grocer is opening a new food hall at the Bridgewater Retail Park in Banbridge on 10 May, creating 60 new jobs
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NewsNature’s Heart launches non-HFSS Crunch snacking range
Sea Salt & Pepper Crunch, Chilli & Lemon Crunch, and Smoky BBQ Crunch flavours have rolled out
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NewsRadstock Co-op capitalises on ‘big night in’ with Chicago Town Pizza To Go offer
The society first introduced the pizza-to-go service last April across two stores, before starting a wider rollout four weeks later across its 14-strong estate
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NewsCathedral City gets major revamp with new packaging
The rebranded packaging will feature a redesigned city scene with the cathedral in the centre along with new SKU-specific colourways
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NewsBoughey Distribution appoints Alex Hall as new finance director
Hall joins the company having previously held senior positions at Wincanton and XPO logistics
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NewsCity snapshot: April supermarket sales continue to slow as shoppers rebalance basket spend
UK supermarket sales fell 1.8% over the four weeks to 23 April, according to NielsenIQ, albeit spending during the Easter period helped lift sales from the 4.1% slump seen in March
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NewsMedia Bites 4 May: Morrisons, BrewDog, Business rates
The UK’s competition regulator is set to approve the acquisition of supermarket group Morrisons by Clayton, Dubilier and Rice in early June after the private equity group offered to sell 87 petrol stations