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NewsSquare Root wins Sainsbury’s listings for core soda trio
It was “exciting to be recognised” by Sainsbury’s as “a bold and authentic brand ready to make its supermarket debut”, said Square Root
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NewsFruittella gets new look and slashes amount of plastic in packs
Changes include swapping the fruit cube images to natural fruit images
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NewsSainsbury’s makes contingency plans to avoid stock shortages caused by strike action
More than 350 DHL staff at Sainsbury’s Kent distribution centre have voted for walkouts throughout March, April and May
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NewsFinnebrogue dodges GB-NI trade issues and posts strong growth in accounts
Parent Lynn’s Country Foods reported a 21% increase in sales in its latest accounts
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NewsTesco plans to roll out mass Covid testing for in-store workers
The UK’s biggest supermarket said it was considering “all options” for testing staff
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NewsGlastonbury Festival and Wyke Farms team up for new Worthy Farm cheddar
The cheese will go on sale exclusively in Co-op stores from next week
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NewsSoaring vegetable oil prices set to drive food inflation
Sunflower oil has almost doubled in price in the past year, while Italian extra virgin olive oil is up almost 70%
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NewsSainsbury’s Aldi Price Match is ‘really taking on Tesco’
The campaign has been widely interpreted as a defensive strategy
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NewsPorts warn deadline for full EU import checks is too soon
The 11th hour EU deal, combined with delays to government funding, has left ports racing to build
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News2020 sees record growth in new distillery openings
For the first time, more than 100 new distilleries were registered with HMRC last year
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NewsCity snapshot: Symington’s hires advisors as it eyes £100m sale
The private equity owners of Leeds-based food group Symington’s have hired bankers to explore sales options. Plus, Kraft Heinz sells nuts business to Hormel Foods for $3.4bn, PepsiCo boosted by at home snack consumption and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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NewsMedia Bites 12 Feb: Kraft Heinz/Planters, Asda, Marston’s
Kraft Heinz has agreed to sell its Planters peanuts and snacks business to Hormel Foods for $3.35bn as it seeks to shore up its balance sheet and boost growth
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NewsSymington’s private equity owner explores sale options
Chicken Tonight owner Symington’s has hired advisors to explore sale options following a successful turnaround
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NewsKettle Chips adds Steakhouse Barbecue flavour to core crisps range
The brand claims it is the only premium crisps brand with a real meat barbecue SKU
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NewsCMA gives Diageo the green light to complete Chase acquisition
UK regulators have cleared Diageo’s acquisition of Chase Distillery after concluding the deal will not result in a “substantial lessening of competition”.
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NewsMr Muscle bottles to be 100% PCR plastic
From this week, all its Mr Muscle trigger bottles will be made using 100% PCR plastic
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NewsArla shrugs off foodservice sales plunge as branded revenues soar
Many consumers turned to cooking and baking under lockdown, helping to boost sales of Arla’s global brands Lurpak, Arla and Puck
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NewsGurminder Athwal joins Parfetts in newly created role of trading director
Athwal has worked as trading controller at Hyperama for more than 20 years
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NewsCo-op to extend Honest Value brand with 33 new lines
The new additions include protein, produce, dairy, frozen and impulse lines
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NewsRelaxing high street planning rules is ‘one-way street’, industry leaders warn government
The chiefs of industry bodies including the ACS and BPF have warned against proposals to allow high street shops to be converted to housing without planning permission