Latest Headlines – Page 717
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NewsFormer Tesco CFO Laurie McIlwee becomes chairman of Red Rickshaw
McIlwee has been named a special adviser for the investor behind Red Rickshaw, Court Cavendish
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NewsMorrisons ramps up support for food banks with £5m commitment
Last year Morrisons delivered £10m of stock to food banks across the UK
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NewsFuel10k partners with FareShare for half a million porridge pots donation
The tie-up will see the brand donate one porridge pot for every one sold in retail and online
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NewsBidfood launches new vegan range V Kitchen
The new line of plant-based products will be available via Bidfood Direct and its new consumer platform Bidfood at Home
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NewsConfex launches 300-strong catering own-label range Core
Confex has also announced plans to downsize its head office from its current location in Moreton-in-Marsh
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NewsCo-op and Morrisons hit by card payment outages after ‘IT issues’ at provider
The issues are understood to have begun on Sunday at several Co-op stores and on Monday at Morrisons
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NewsWaitrose delays online relaunch of meat and fish counter ranges
The upmarket grocer has largely kept its in-store counters open over the course of the coronavirus pandemic
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NewsAnti-GM campaigner urges organics to back ‘inevitable’ gene editing launch
The chair of the FDF Organic Committee said outright opposition to GE could leave the sector ‘ridiculed and marginalised’
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NewsHippeas closes $50m funding round
The money from The Craftory will be used to increase production capacity, boost distribution and continue with product innovation, as well as bolstering the business’ sustainability credentials.
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NewsMedia Bites 27 Jan: PespiCo/Beyond Meat, Greencore, PZ Cussons
Pepsico is to take a step beyond fizzy drinks and snacks into the plant-based meat sector after signing a joint venture with Beyond Meat
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NewsCity snapshot: Shop prices tumble as lockdown drags on
Shop prices have fallen by 2.2% this month as retailers desperately tried to entice consumers to spend money online as lockdown restrictions continued, according to the latest shop price index by the British Retail Consortium and Nielsen.
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NewsPepsiCo creates plant-based joint venture with beyond Meat
PepsiCo has teamed with Beyond Meat to take advantage of the booming meat alternatives market and develop a host of new plant-based snacks and drinks.
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NewsSainsbury’s promotes Darren Sinclair to director of stores
Sinclair has worked at the retailer for almost 20 years and is currently a zone managing director
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NewsPoundland introduces ‘greeter’ role to encourage mask wearing
The greeters are tasked with asking shoppers to wear a face covering and providing a free mask if they don’t have one
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NewsScottish salmon producers call for taskforce to solve Brexit export issues
The UK and Scottish governments have been urged to work with experts to find ways to ease border chaos
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NewsVirtue Drinks scores investment from Chris Smalling
It’s the sixth investment Smalling has made in the past year, with four in the food and drink space and a focus on sustainable and ethical brands, such as Allplants, This, Livia’s and plant-based dog food start-up The Pack.
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NewsNestlé to put all Smarties products into paper packaging
The move will see all Smarties products switched to packaging made from coated paper, paper labels or cartonboard
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NewsDove makes hand sanitiser debut with moisturising formula
They contain an alcohol-based sanitising formula and Dove’s caring moisturising formulation
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NewsIncreased labour costs could make UK fruit & veg crops ‘unviable’, NFU warns
The NFU was reflecting on a new report that showed labour costs had risen by up to 50% since 2016 for some growers
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NewsWhole Earth adds smooth honey peanut butter to range
The NPD combines Whole Earth’s smooth peanut butter with real honey