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Media Bites 21 January: Unilever, Premier Foods, Deliveroo, Associated British Foods
The fallout from Unilever’s disatrous buyout attempt of GSK Consumer Health continues to fill the column inches in this morning’s papers.
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Princes makes frozen debut with Street Food kebab brand
The frozen poultry market was “mainly dominated by breaded or battered coated products”, said Princes, with the supplier hoping to stand out by “offering variety and convenience”
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HMRC notifies European hauliers of ‘common issues’ with border changes
Freight operators are getting to grips with “complex” new requirements
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Thousands of Asda workers to be balloted on pay offer
Asda put a higher offer to workers at the end of last week
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Carte D’Or slashes plastic use with move to recyclable paper
Available from 29 January, the new packaging will see the brand use 93% less plastic per tub
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Lidl GB names Peter de Roos as new chief commercial officer
De Roos, who is replacing Ryan McDonnell as CCO, will join the Lidl GB team from 1 April this year
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Parfetts hires former Booker manager Richard Fleming as head of operations for the west
Fleming joins the business after spending almost 11 years with Booker, where he held roles as branch and area managers
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JJ Foodservice to switch to cloud computing in carbon-cutting move
JJ said the shift is expected to be completed within the next 24 months
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Walkers kicks off massive ad push as service recovers
The TV and digital push would ‘strengthen the nation’s love for the brand, whilst reminding crisp fans everywhere that simply no other brand compares’, said Walkers
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National Food Strategy: government has ‘no date’ for response
Sources have confirmed that the White Paper is not now expected until February at the earliest
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Iceland commits to price freeze on £1 value range as food costs rise
The supermarket’s price lock promise includes an array of essentials across store cupboard, fresh household and frozen
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AF Blakemore forecasts 20% uptick in sales by end of financial year
The wholesaler praised the effective planning and additional capacity generated from its new Bedford distribution centre for keeping up with demand
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Higgidy to invest £10m at Shoreham HQ with view to doubling sales
The investment followed increased demand for the brand’s products, fuelled by ’the rise in flexitarian and vegan diets’, said Higgidy
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Ex-Symington’s boss David Cox named CEO of dogfood maker Forthglade
Cox departed Symington’s following a takeover by Italian dairy and pasta group Newlat Food
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Mamamade raises £1.5m in oversubscribed funding round
The pre-seed round was made up of an oversubscribed crowdfunding campaign on the Seedrs platform, with almost £830k raised from more than 300 investors, more than doubling its £400k target.
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City snapshot: Premier Foods ups profits guidance on continued branded growth
Premier Foods saw sales edge back from elevated levels last year in its third quarter, but has upgraded its earnings expectations on continued strong trading so far in its financial year. Plus trading updates from ABF and Deliveroo and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 20 January: Unilever/GSK, inflation, WH Smith
Unilever dominates the headlines once more after saying it won’t pay any more than £50bn for the GSK consumer health arm.
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Unilever halts pursuit of GSK consumer health arm as it refuses to up £50bn offer
Unilever has drawn a line under the rollercoaster takeover attempt, following a chorus of negative feedback from shareholders and analysts
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FareShare to redistribute surplus food from Morocco to UK charities
The first donation, consisting of just over seven pallets of food, arrived at FareShare’s Southampton warehouse today
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Aldi ditches Deliveroo as more normal shopping patterns drive down demand
The Grocer approached Aldi for comment after spotting several of its stores had disappeared from the platform