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NewsJustin King backs Snappy Shopper app with ‘significant’ investment
King is set to join the board as a non-exec when the fundraising is complete
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NewsWeezy partners with What3Words to enable rapid delivery ‘to the picnic blanket’
It narrows delivery location down to an area of three square metres
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NewsMeat giant JBS makes major plant-based move with Vivera deal
The globe’s largest protein producer agreed to acquire Dutch based-Vivera for an enterprise value of €341m (£296m)
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NewsM&S rolling out AI supply chain tech to all food stores
The business is partnering with retail software specialist Relex, which has also worked with Morrisons, Waitrose, WH Smith and One Stop
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NewsParson’s Nose considers national meat delivery service
The retailer, which runs shops in Fulham, Putney and South Kensington, currently offers same-day delivery to postcodes in south west and west London
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NewsNapolina launches premium Selezione Speciale sauces and canned tomatoes range
The Princes-owned brand plans to expand the range into pasta and oils further down the line.
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NewsMorrisons targeted by Animal Equality over ‘misleading’ chicken range
The NGO said it would flood Morrisons’ communications channels in a bid to get it to sign the Better Chicken Commitment
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NewsKopparberg makes move into flavoured vodka with new trio
Kopparberg has branched out in recent years into gin, flavoured rum, RTDs and hard seltzers
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NewsFinnebrogue adds NPD trio to plant-based Naked lineup
The Northern Irish supplier suggested further significant NPD was in the pipeline ‘in the coming months’
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NewsIssa brothers ‘willing to sell forecourts’ to seal Asda takeover deal
This week the CMA gave the EG Group owners and private equity firm TDR Capital five days to offer “binding proposals” to tackle its concerns
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NewsBrands outgrowing own label for first time in six years
While private label grew in value 7% during the pandemic, branded goods outpaced them at 12%
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NewsAsda launches new recycle-ready packaging across its poultry range
The move, which will see it ditch plastic trays for new pouches, will save 450 tonnes of plastic a year
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NewsCo-op extends product placement deal on Coronation Street with ITV
Co-op has agreed a three-year extension to the partnership with ITV
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NewsBread prices must increase to cover inflation, warns Irwin’s
Food prices were down in March, according to the ONS this week
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NewsJonathan James’ estate sees a 12% sales surge as non-essential retail boosts footfall
The reopening of non-essential retail has driven footfall to James’ town centre and transient stores
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NewsCentral England Co-op trading profits soar as sales rise 3% to £869m
Total food sales increased by 7.7% to £691.2m
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NewsBerry Gardens boosts recycled and Prevented Ocean Plastic content of punnets
The fruit supplier said the move would prevent plastic equivalent to 8.2 million water bottles from polluting the sea annually
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NewsCity snapshot: Retail sales rebound ahead of reopening
Retail sales volumes continued to recover in March ahead of the reopening of non-essential shops, according to date from the Office of National Statistics
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NewsMedia Bites 23 April: Co-op, Nestlé, Deliveroo
The Co-op retail chain has announced a shake-up of its store management structure which is expected to affect 2,000 staff
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NewsBeau’s secures £400k to bring vegan ice cream to wider audience
Plant-based ice cream start-up Beau’s has netted a £400k investment to open a manufacturing facility and launch a subscription service.