Latest Headlines – Page 689
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NewsYoung’s Seafood targets lunchtimes with fish fillet strips NPD
The trio of new products rolled into Tesco yesterday (14 March)
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NewsIceland launching new convenience format ‘Swift’
The new concept is ‘designed to provide a simple, easy-to-shop food store’
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NewsUlrick & Short snapped up by Swedish investment house Novax
Based in Yorkshire, Ulrick & Short supplies food manufacturers with a wide range of clean label and plant-based ingredients.
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NewsIan Wright to step down as CEO of the FDF
Wright, formerly Diageo’s corporate relations director, took the helm at the federation in 2015
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NewsFarmison profits from surge in online shopping in best-ever year
Revenues more than doubled to £12.1m in the nine months to 31 December 2020, compared to £5.4m in the whole of 2019.
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NewsNestlé to add recyclable bio-based lids and scoops to baby products
The new lids and scoops will be made from sugar cane and its byproduct
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NewsOver 5,000 sign-ups for M&S’s online network for former staff
The new platform was introduced for former M&S staff to share memories and images from their time working for the business
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NewsHomepride moves into butters & spreads in bid to become ‘biggest baking brand’
Made under licence by Kerry Foods, the baking spreads duo has rolled into Morrisons stores today (15 March)
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NewsTyrrells to return to TV screens with flavour-focused ad campaign
The TV ad will run from 15 March to 18 April
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NewsCity snapshot: Danone ousts Faber for clean break
Danone has ousted chairman and CEO Emmanuel Faber as it continues to shake up the board following pressure from activist investors. Plus, Deliveroo revealed it would raise approximately £1bn of new money in its upcoming flotation on the London Stock Exchange.
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NewsMedia Bites 15 March: Danone, Pret/Tesco, High Street closures
Danone’s board of directors has decided to replace Emmanuel Faber as both chief executive and chairman, blowing up a two-week-old compromise
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NewsWeetabix eyes 'indulgent cereal' market with Chocolate Melts duo
The cereal is aimed at ’indulgent yet nutritious’ breakfast occasions
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NewsJohn Lewis warns of further department store closures
JLP chairman Sharon White said she did ’not expect to reopen all John Lewis shops at the end of lockdown’
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NewsDeliveroo loss during favourable conditions raises City eyebrows
The UK-based online meal delivery giant said on Monday that surging demand for takeaways during 2020 had helped Deliveroo narrow losses
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NewsParsley Box kicks off IPO after pandemic boosts consumer take-up
The long-life ambient ready meals business for the over-60s has benefited from consumers turning to online meal providers
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NewsTesco CEO is net zero keynote speaker at The Grocer’s Sustainability conference
It is to be Murphy’s first speech since joining Tesco last autumn
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NewsFood and drink exports to EU fall 65% in post-Brexit slump
Food and drink is one of the sectors worst hit by the disruption
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NewsBorder Biscuits boosts senior team with five appointments
The new recruits have experience at brands such as Cadbury, Tesco and Genius Foods
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NewsSupermarket suppliers warn of shortages due to soaring shipping costs
Gaps could soon emerge on supermarket shelves unless retailers accept a greater share of soaring global shipping costs, suppliers have warned
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NewsBiotiful moves into iced coffee with Kefir + Coffee duo
The gut health-orientated brand said it hoped to communicate with a younger audience through the move