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NewsSerious Pig smashes crowdfunding target as it eyes further growth
Premium snacks brand Serious Pig, which is backed by BrewDog’s James Watt, has smashed a £350,000 crowdfunding target to help accelerate growth, expand the product range and bolster its sustainability credentials.
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NewsKind plans lobbying push ahead of HFSS clampdown
Kind has begun ‘initial conversations’ with PHE in a bid to change its bars’ classification
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NewsC-stores almost double meals saved with Too Good To Go in just two months
Too Good To Go has a target of saving over 1.5 million meals from the convenience sector by the end of the year
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NewsIndia to import UK apples and pears in new trade link-up
The agreement is not as comprehensive as a free trade deal but will reduce non-tariff barriers on fruit
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NewsLyre’s worth more than £100m as it raises extra funding for growth
The business plans to use the new funds to boost its presence overseas from 43 countries currently to 60 by the end of the year, as well as investing in its manufacturing capabilities in the UK, Europe and the US, and helping to prepare for the reopening of the global hospitality sector as restrictions ease.
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NewsMorrisons widens meat-free offer with Vegetarian Butcher and This listings
Both brands have added NPD, including a vegan burger and meat-free bacon
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NewsHooch makes move into spirits with gins and rum
The flamboyant RTD brand has unveiled a trio of 37.5% abv drinks
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NewsIGD launches new guide to help suppliers tackle food surplus crisis
IGD has worked with Ben Elliot, the food surplus and waste champion for Defra, and Wrap on the new guide
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NewsIssa brothers to sell 27 forecourts and clinch Asda takeover deal
The CMA had raised concerns over possible fuel price hikes in areas where both Asda and EG operate
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NewsPure Pet Food receives further private equity cash injection
The latest funding round follows a £2m cash injection from NVM Private Equity in 2019
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NewsPlanet Organic CEO Peter Marsh to retire
Marsh has led the organic grocer for 13 years, in which time it has grown from five to 11 stores
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NewsWorldwide Fruit enjoys double-digit Covid-19 sales bounce
The supplier of apples, berries, avocados and stone fruits saw sales grow by more than a third
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NewsBerry Gardens snaps up Jessica Ennis-Hill for ‘category first’ push
The six-figure More Than Taste campaign will showcase the nutritional benefits of berries
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NewsSupermarkets threaten Brazilian boycott over Amazon destruction
Nearly 40 food companies have signed an open letter calling on Brazil’s legislature to reject a bill that may pave the way for further destruction
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NewsMedia Bites 5 May: Tesco, Co-op, Nestlé
Tesco has agreed to increase sales of healthier food following pressure from investors
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NewsCity snapshot: Online demand slows as shoppers return to supermarkets
Supermarket customers shopped less online and more in store in April following the latest easing of coronavirus restrictions, new figures showed this morning. Plus, Pepco values itself at up to €5.8bn in upcoming Warsaw IPO; shares in McBride collapse on warnings or soaring raw material costs; and Raisio sales and profits fall in Q1 as it laps 2020 panic buying.
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NewsCo-op own-label food and drink to be carbon neutral by 2025
The move is part of a new 10-point climate plan to hit net zero carbon emissions by 2040
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NewsCampaigners abandon AGM revolt after Tesco makes new obesity pledges
ShareAction was planning to stage a revolt at next month’s Tesco annual meeting
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NewsCity Harvest appoints David Carter as CEO
Founder and CEO Laura Winningham is moving to a new position as head of strategy