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NewsCity snapshot: Diageo points to margin recovery as hospitality sector reopens
Diageo has said it has made a ‘strong start’ to its financial year, forecasting an improvement in operating margins despite supply chain constraints. Plus, Parsley Box warns on sales and profits and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsCaterforce buying group to eliminate black plastic by end of 2021
The group has pledged that all of its packaging will be either recyclable or reusable by 2025
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NewsCastell Howell almost halves carbon footprint in three months
Castell Howell has partnered with the National Botanic Garden of Wales and West Wales River Trust to launch a nature stewardship plan
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NewsTesco rolling out InPost parcel collection lockers to hundreds of stores
The lockers have already been installed at 200 Tesco stores and up to 300 more are set to gain them by the end of November
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NewsM&S announces new carbon emission targets with Plan A revamp
The target would see M&S hit full net zero 10 years ahead of the government’s national strategy
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NewsBidfood sets sights on becoming carbon neutral
Bidfood said it would also work with its customers and suppliers to collaborate on strategies to reduce its carbon footprint
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NewsHundreds of jobs at risk as 2 Sisters explores Uttoxeter biscuit factory closure
2 Sisters Food Group is exploring the closure of its own-label biscuit factory in the Midlands as cost pressures facing the food industry intensify putting more than 500 jobs at risk.
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NewsJiffy exploring further own-label opportunities following fresh produce launch
The company this month revealed it had raised $28m to fund continued growth in the UK
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NewsOcado supplier reveals hybrid biomethane and electric tractor
The company’s patented technology allows for the tractor to accommodate larger biomethane cylinders meaning tractors can operate for longer.
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NewsKavanagh Group to honour plastic-free legacy through £1.5m Thornton’s Budgens refit
Kavanagh is meeting with A Plastic Planet next month to discuss more ideas and concepts for plastic-free zones
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NewsGousto appoints chief people officer to double headcount of tech team
Prior to holding senior HR roles at LinkedIn and Microsoft, Singapuri worked in talent acquisition for global food giant Cargill
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NewsWooden pallets are latest inflationary pressure to hit food companies
Pallet prices in Eastern Europe have risen from around €5 to €25 this year
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NewsWelsh milk to be bottled in Wales with launch of startup Pembrokeshire Creamery
The business, which is backed by the directors of veg supplier Puffin Produce, hopes to start bottling next year
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NewsMajor supermarkets and suppliers promote diversity and inclusion through ‘reverse mentoring’
Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Tesco, Morrisons, Mondelēz International and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners are among the 12 backing the initiative
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NewsSC Johnson teams up with Liverpool FC to collect plastic bottles for recycling
Closed loop model will see the 500,000 plastic bottles used at Anfield each season placed by fans into specially designed bins
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NewsCold chain ‘needs government support’ to phase out diesel refrigeration vehicles
Cold Chain Federation CEO Shane Brennan said he felt “let down” by government’s previous promises of support for trialling and adopting emission-free technology
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NewsGist launches in-house HGV training and testing centre to tackle driver shortage
Gist expects its new in-house training and testing programme to deliver up to 300 newly qualified HGV drivers a year
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NewsLil-Lets ditches single-use plastic applicator tampons in favour of reusables
Feminine hygeine brand Lil-Lets is to cease production of all single use plastic applicator tampons from November 2021
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NewsVegan brand Sheese makes moves into hot cheese segment
The brand, which was acquired by Cathedral City owner Saputo in May, will launch the product on 10 October
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NewsPilgrim’s drives Tulip back to black in pork turnaround
US meat giant Pilgrim’s Pride has completed a turnaround of Tulip, with the pork supplier bouncing back into the black for the first time in years, according to newly filed accounts