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NewsInc Retail picks up major stake in Gut Instinct
The plant-based products maker has sold a 42% stake to Inc Retail
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NewsCheeky Panda lines up £300m IPO and eyes major player status
CEO Chris Forbes said he expected Cheeky Panda to grow large enough to compete with the biggest players in the household paper category
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NewsUnilever and Fever-Tree feel weight of mounting costs
Unilever on Thursday warned mounting costs would leave full-year margins flat even as it outstripped City expectations
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NewsCollapsed discounter JTF facing prospect of legal action by redundant staff
About 500 workers were made redundant with immediate effect on Tuesday this week, following the closure of all 12 of the chain’s shops
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News20% of Brits ditch brands over environmental concerns, says survey
Twenty-one per cent of respondents to a YouGov survey said they had stopped buying a brand because of concerns over its impact on the environment
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NewsPingdemic: Richard Walker and Steve Rowe accused of risking ‘spooking’ public
Iceland MD Richard Walker has made a series of TV appearances in recent days saying absence rates have forced him to close stores
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NewsBirds Eye seeks to change perceptions of frozen fish with new TV ad
The frozen giant’s new campaign showcases its range and is set to feature across digital and in-store
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News‘Poultry shortages inevitable’ despite new isolation exemptions
The president of 2 Sisters Food Group Ranjit Singh said the sector was facing a ’food crisis like we’ve never seen before’
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NewsXPO logistics workers threaten strike that could cause UK ‘beer drought’
Workers are being balleted for industrial action after what Unite called a “paltry” a 1.4% pay rise
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NewsPingdemic: up to 10,000 food supply chain workers to be exempt from self-isolation rules
However the government has stopped short of including shopworkers
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NewsC-store growth set for slowdown after surge during pandemic
The sector is set to grow by just 0.3% in 2021 - representing a slowdown on 2020, when it grew by 6.3%
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NewsSysco consolidates its five UK wholesalers under one group
Sysco Speciality Group will bring together Fresh Direct, M&J Seafood, Fresh Fayre, Wild Harvest and KFF
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NewsJing launches alcohol-free sparkling tea 'champagne alternative'
The NPD is calorie-free, vegan and contains four ingredients: filtered water, jasmine-infused green tea, tartaric acid and carbon dioxide
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NewsBerry growers fear empty shelves could end summer promotional activity
During the summer, retailers often run larger pack sizes and promotional activity when crops suddenly become available in large quantities
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NewsMaltesers adds ‘zesty’ Orange Buttons flavour in four formats
The NPD is the latest in a recent flurry of chocolate orange launches from snacking and confectionery brands
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NewsCity snapshot: Premier Foods forecasts profits at top end of expectations after ‘encouraging’ start to year
Premier Foods’ first quarter sales were at the ’top end of expectations’ despite falling back 13.2% year-on-year
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NewsMedia Bites 23 July: Pingdemic, Morrisons, Unilever
Supermarket depot workers and food manufacturers will be exempt from quarantine rules as the government tries to prevent food supply problems
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NewsAHDB announces £8m in cuts following vote to abolish horticulture and potato levies
The levy board is also in the process of reducing the number of senior managers it employs by 30%
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NewsEmber to ramp up campaign against factory farming as it hits £800k crowdfunding target
Founded three years ago by brothers Harry and Jack Mayhew, the business has currently raised £945,000 from 244 investors, including ASOS CEO Nick Beighton, with the Seedrs round closing next week.
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NewsAldi celebrates Tokyo Olympics with foot-long sushi roll
The ‘supermarket first’ sushi roll features two fillings