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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco first quarter sales top record 2020 lockdown surge
Tesco has grown its first quarter sales despite the unprecedented surge in demand during the first coronavirus lockdown period in the corresponding quarter last year. Plus, ONS retail sales figures show surprise May slowdown and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 18 June: UK meat production, BrewDog, Exports
The UK faces shortages of British-produced meat as problems with recruitment continue
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NewsFood and drink exports crash as Brexit and Covid combine
Exports of food and drink to non-EU markets topped those to the EU for the first time since the FDF began collecting figures
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NewsLow & no drinks face price and availability hurdle in the UK
A new report shines a light on availability, consumer needs and motivations in low & no
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NewsMondelez to bring Cadbury Caramilk to the UK
The bars, which until now were only available in Australia, are made of a caramelised white chocolate sourced from sustainable cocoa
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NewsDaria Kuznetsova joins Budweiser Brewing Group in UK&I commercial role
Kuznetsova will focus on “delivering growth through digital transformation and premiumisation”
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NewsMaldon Salt unveils colourful new look
The use of colour would allow “for improved product segmentation”, it said
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NewsCJ Lang to roll food-to-go brand CJ’s to all company-owned stores by year end
The Scottish Spar wholesaler said sales in the food-to-go category were up 60% on last year
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NewsGrowers ‘concerned’ by government red list country Covid rules
Under the rules, seasonal agricultural workers arriving from red list countries have to book a 10-day quarantine hotel stay
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NewsPerkier challenges rivals to match it on dropping palm oil
It will launch an educational campaign to raise awareness about how harvesting palm oil has “damaging effects” on the planet, said the brand
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NewsSmirnoff and Fever-Tree launch spritz summer campaign
The campaign will encourage shoppers to ‘spritz up’ for summer
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NewsSupermarkets are ‘fuelling meat demand at expense of climate’
New research from environmental charity Feedback shows UK supermarkets score no higher than 45% on its Meat and Climate Scorecard
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NewsSortedfood discussing ‘auto-filling’ online shopping baskets with major supermarkets
‘We expect this sort of functionality to be in place within the next few months,’ Sortedfood told The Grocer
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NewsGlut of strawberries hits supermarket shelves as UK season comes online
Tesco has bought an extra 400 tonnes of the berry after delayed crops were brought on quickly by the mini heatwave
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NewsSupermarkets accused of overlooking low-carbon dairies ‘on grounds of logistics’
A Welsh farmer has claimed he is being ignored by supermarkets due to his farm’s distance from major processors
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NewsUK Food & Drink Shows postponed until April 2022
Birmingham travel restrictions have forced the organisers to delay the event
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NewsFiona Dawson to step down as Mars Food global president
Dawson, who has spent more than three decades at the fmcg giant, will retire in July
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NewsMinister accuses industry bosses of ‘crying wolf’ over driver shortage
The comments came as haulage, supermarket, supplier and trade association leaders met with government on 16 June to thrash out solutions to the shortage
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NewsMichael Flatley plans Castlehyde food, drink and homeware brand
The brand – named after his Co. Cork mansion – is not yet at launch stage, but Flatley is ‘exploring all possibilities and interviewing potential partners’
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NewsSurplus food discounter Oops sees surge in stock originally destined for EU
Food originally destined for Europe is making up 25% of Oops’ stock, as major manufacturers and suppliers struggle with Brexit red tape and tariffs