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Taylor’s Port moves into RTDs with Chip Dry & Tonic launch
The launch follows a steep rise in port sales to the UK during lockdown
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Tributes paid to Finnebrogue founder Denis Lynn after death in accident
Over 30 years, the businessman turned Finnebrogue from a small supplier into a major force in the meat category
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Woods Foodservice expands into fresh with new depot
The unit is on same Uxbridge industrial estate as its existing warehouse
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Arla to buy farmers’ green energy as it eyes net zero CO2 by 2050
The dairy co-op said the move could encourage more farms to invest in renewable energy sources
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Hospitality calls on government to make landlords write off half of lockdown rent debt
UKHospitality CEO Kate Nicholls has written to communities secretary Robert Jenrick calling for the government to mandate ‘the sharing of pain’
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Britvic snaps up Plenish as it bets on plant power to fuel growth
Britvic has strengthened its presence in the fast-growing plant-based nutrition category with the acquisition of Plenish for an undisclosed sum
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Müller kicks off Müllerlight’s ‘biggest ever’ TV push
The advertising will feature athletes Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Laura Muir and Hannah Cockroft
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Cecily’s launches vegan ice cream bites for snacking
The bites are made with coconut milk and contain 84 calories each
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Morrisons brings back refill container scheme as Covid cases fall
The initiative is available in all Morrisons stores and with the containers being given a sticky label that is then scanned at the tills
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City snapshot: HelloFresh sales more than double amid increased capacity
European delivery kit giant HelloFresh has posted another quarter of bumper growth as it increased capacity to meet surging demand during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Media Bites 4 May: Ocado, Starbucks, Asahi
Ocado faces a shareholder backlash over “excessive” pay, including boss Tim Steiner’s near-£7m windfall.
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Lidl app now tells shoppers quietest times to visit stores
Upon opening the Lidl Plus app, users are now shown a banner saying ‘Best time to shop’
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M&S sponsors new ITV celebrity contest ‘Cooking with the Stars’
The retailer jointly developed the show to boost its scratch cooking credentials
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58 years spent on post-Brexit paperwork so far this year
The UK has issued 89,000 certificates in 2021, a 110-fold increase on the same period last year
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British jobs under threat as UK-Norway fish access talks fail, company claims
The lack of a deal with the Scandinavian state for 2021 meant UK vessels would be unable to access their waters
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WEPA UK unveils Feel Good sustainable toilet tissue brand
The launch marks the own-label supplier’s first foray into branded goods
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Sainsbury’s reusing ‘rescued’ plastic in strawberry and fish packaging
Its fresh fish range will contain 34% of the recycled plastic in its packaging
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Pork producer ditched by processor and retailers over ‘disturbing’ welfare breaches
P&G Sleigh was implicated in a Times investigation and has been suspended by Tesco, Lidl, Pilgrim’s UK and QMS
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The Grocer’s New Own Label Awards relaunches with focus on innovation
New name, new criteria and new judging methodology puts focus on own-brand response to shoppers’s changing needs
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Fears grow over inflation as wheat, corn and soya prices hit eight-year highs
The crops are watched closely as they form the backbone of diets around the world