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NewsGlebe Farm adds two new oat drinks to PureOaty range
The Cambridgeshire-based supplier has launched Barista and Creamy & Enriched NPD into Morrisons this week
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NewsPetcare startup The Pack pushes plant-based diets for dogs with London ad campaign
Splashed across phone boxes in London’s ’dog-friendly neighbourhoods’, the campaign featured ‘split messaging’ targeted at dogs and their owners, it said
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NewsSainsbury’s initiative lets shoppers donate Nectar points to charity
Each donated Nectar point will be converted into funding that goes directly to the customer’s chosen charitable organisation
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NewsDefra to ‘cut red tape’ in crop gene editing
The move could further complicate food trade and environmental challenges between the UK and EU
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NewsRapid grocer Jiffy launches ‘quick commerce as a service’ with BrewDog
The first partner for the offering is BrewDog, which is working with Jiffy to launch an ultra-fast beer delivery service
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NewsGroceries Code Adjudicator reads supermarkets the riot act over inflation
The Adjudicator today published a new set of ’golden rules’ for retailers
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NewsDanone’s specialised nutrition business achieves B Corp status
The fmcg giant, whose brands include Nutricia, Aptamil and Cow & Gate, was certified with a score of 90.2
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NewsMedia Bites 24 Jan: Unilever, Morrisons, Retail sales
Nelson Peltz’s activist hedge fund Trian Partners has built a stake in Unilever, ratcheting up the pressure on the FTSE 100 company
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NewsCity Snapshot: Pressure intensifies at Unilever as Nelson Peltz’s activist fund buys stake
Unilever’s embattled management team is under more pressure this week as it emerged that Nelson Peltz’s activist hedge fund Trian Partners has built a position in the consumer goods group.
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NewsUnilever’s failed bid for GSK arm leaves management in a precarious position
Unilever announced on Wednesday it would not up its bid for GSK’s consumer arm
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NewsWilliam Reed wins 2021 GroceryAid Gold Award
The 2021 awards saw a record number of 305 organisations be officially recognised for their support towards the charity group in the past year
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NewsMy Fabulosa reports doubling of sales as it shakes up household
Founder and MD James Sharpe told The Grocer the company was on track to continue its meteoric growth in 2022.
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NewsIndependent grocer Gladwell’s to open in Camberwell with London suppliers
The high-end store will feature a deli offering coffee, pastries and sandwiches such as salt beef bagels and spiced aubergine focaccia
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NewsFestive turkey sales down but indies and DTC sellers benefit
Sales of turkey through butchers and DTC channels boomed over Christmas 2021 as shoppers looked to buy early
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NewsPremier joins battle for smaller convenience stores with new format
The Booker-owned fascia showcased its latest small store format this week in Wheatley Hill, near Durham
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NewsRising costs push Nisa into charging retailers for fuel
The Grocer has seen a communication from the retail group sent to its retailers this month
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NewsFormer Aldi director Tim Conder made MD at Bells of Lazonby
Conder will step into the role of Michael Bell, who is moving into new role leading the company’s supervisory board
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NewsCity snapshot: Omicron hits Christmas retail sales
UK retail sales fell back over the crucial Christmas period as Omicron kept shoppers away from stores.
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NewsOmni raises £1.1m to accelerate growth of vegan dog food brand
Vet Guy Sandelowsky and former investment banker Shiv Sivakumar founded the business in 2020 in an attempt to make pet food more sustainable.
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NewsJamaica Rum Vibes wins backing from AB InBev VC fund
It follows the business completing an accelerator programme at Add Psalt, which focuses on growing black-owned brands in UK grocery.