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NewsRibena ditches plastic for recyclable paper straws
The paper straws were first trialled in Tesco stores in spring 2020, and have now rolled out fully across Ribena’s range
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Jammie Dodgers maker Burton’s Biscuits set to be put on sale
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, which bought Burton’s in 2013, has hired advisors at Stamford Partners to run the process.
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NewsPieminister outlines plan to win B Corp certification
The plans come after a slew of sustainability moves from the brand
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NewsKingsland Drinks bets on bag-in-box wine with ‘six figure’ investment
The new production line will be operational by May
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NewsBidfood and Brakes to deliver Covid test kits to schools for government
The wholesalers will deliver 15 million lateral flow kits a week to more than 30,000 senior schools
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NewsSainsbury’s to drop 'Live Well for Less' slogan
The supermarket will swap out its decade-old ‘Live Well for Less’ strapline in the coming months
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NewsGiles Brook backs eco cleaning challenger Neat with six-figure investment
Neat has eliminated single-use plastics by producing plant-based cleaning concentrates in small glass containers and refillable aluminium spray bottles
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NewsBiffa buys Company Shop in £82.5m food waste deal
The Grocer understands Biffa beat off rival bids from private equity investors to secure the deal
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NewsAsda to consult over 5,000 jobs as it switches focus to online
Asda today insisted the Issa brothers and TDR Capital had “no involvement” in the changes
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NewsTesco undertaking ‘massive’ process mapping project
Tesco has trained staff in its locations all over the world to understand and map processes from “thousands and thousands” of documents
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NewsBrewDog becomes ‘biggest beer business’ to be awarded B Corp status
BrewDog achieved a B Impact Score of 81.8 out of 200
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NewsAsda urges suppliers to publish emissions targets by end of next year
Asda also announced new targets for its own Scope 3 emissions, covering inherent CO2 emmisions
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NewsHarlech Foodservice set to make five new ‘key’ hires
The company plans to more than triple its turnover to £50m by 2023
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NewsCook to donate 300,000 meals through its Kindness Fund
The Grocer understands the donated meals are likely to be worth more than £2m
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NewsCity Snapshot: Primark drags back grocery and sugar progress at ABF
Associated British Foods said its grocery, sugar and agriculture businesses will be “materially ahead of expectations” for its first half, but Primark’s coronavirus-drive weakness will reduce overall sales and profits. Elsewhere, Biffa buys food waste retailer Company Shop, Virgin Wines reveals £110m listing details and AB InBev grows fourth quarter sales.
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NewsMedia Bites 25 Feb: Beer duty, Brexit, Reckitt Beckiser, EG Group
Beer duty could be cut in pubs and raised in supermarkets to encourage people to go out after the lockdown ends, Boris Johnson hinted yesterday.
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NewsLidl opening three London stores in one day as part of £500m expansion push
The new branches include one on Putney High Street with a sales area of just 6,000 sq ft
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NewsSeafish announces domestic catch marketing campaign
The activity forms the latest part of the public body’s 20-year Love Seafood campaign
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NewsWaitrose trials donating surplus food directly from suppliers to vulnerable families
The donated food will be produce that falls outside standard industry specifications
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NewsWaitrose to extend beef production at its Leckford Estate farm
The move means the retailer will be able to source some of its beef directly from its own farm