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NewsExtended seafood support ‘fails to cover’ key sectors, claim fishing businesses
The £23m Seafood Disruption Support Scheme has had its eligibility criteria broadened
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NewsCru8 taps into ketogenic diet trend with launch of Keto8 sub-brand
The new brand is aimed at tapping into demand for keto foods
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NewsMorrisons launches major pork price promotion amid flooded European market
The move follows a collapse in demand for pork and tumbling farmgate prices
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NewsDiageo rolls out zero-alcohol Tanqueray
It rolls into Sainsbury’s this week ahead of a wider retail rollout from April onwards
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NewsMedia Bites 22 Feb: Caffè Nero, John Lewis Partnership, Business rates
The billionaire owners of Asda are trying to launch an audacious raid on Caffè Nero by buying part of its £350m debt pile
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NewsP&G launches Microban range of 24-hour disinfectant
The new cleaning brand is P&G’s ‘most significant launch in the UK for over a decade’
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NewsCity snapshot: Finsbury Food suffers further decline as lockdown drags on
Finsbury Food Group has suffered further declines in sales and profits as the return of lockdown towards the end of 2020 halted the recovery of its foodservice business.
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NewsNestlé posts strongest growth numbers in five years
Petcare was the group’s standout performer, with its premium brands Purina Pro Plan, Purina One and Felix driving the category to organic growth
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NewsBooker to close its retail division head office in June
The wholesale giant will not be renewing the lease which is up in September this year
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NewsCow & Gate launches baby formula made with A2 protein milk
The A2 protein milk comes from ‘carefully selected’ cows that naturally produce only A2 beta-casein protein
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NewsSnappy Shopper targets 500 Nisa store recruits by the end of 2021
The online grocery platform has so far signed up over 50 Nisa retailers
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NewsJohn Lewis signs up to Prince Charles’ Terra Carta sustainability pledge
Terra Carta, meaning Earth Charter, was launched in January and is designed to help businesses move towards a sustainable future
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NewsHolland & Barrett gives Taunton branch sustainability treatment
The health and wellness retailer has refurbished the branch using 100% recyclable material
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NewsBestway completes Costcutter takeover following FCA approval
Bestway COO Naser Khan has been charged with overseeing the Costcutter integration
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NewsBusiness rates review delayed until autumn
The latest delay to the outcome of a consultation announced in last year’s spring Budget has led to accusations of Chancellor Rishi Sunak ‘kicking the issue down the road’
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NewsHyperama to join foodservice-focused buying group Caterforce
The move comes despite outgoing Unitas implementing a new rule last June that prohibited multiple memberships
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NewsPlans unveiled to double UK’s surplus food redistribution
Following talks between supermarket bosses, suppliers and redistribution charities, IGD and Wrap have launched plans for a new strategy to build a more collaborative system of using food surplus to help vulnerable families
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NewsGuild of Fine Food fears for UK’s foodie reputation due to Brexit
“There’s a danger that because of Brexit, Europe won’t see our smaller, more artisan, more interesting foods.”
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NewsUK and EU in talks to reduce checks on animal exports
The UK is seeking a veterinary agreement which would recognise equivalence
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NewsWholesalers plan to quit Irish market over border checks
New checks down the Irish Sea have made sales to the region unviable for some specialist wholesalers