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Investment crisis threatens recovery of food and drink companies
The FDF’s State of Industry survey for the first quarter of 2024 found half of food and drink businesses planned to maintain low levels of investment in the coming year
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Morrisons becomes first UK supermarket to offer Podback coffee pod recycling
It follows a successful trial launched last year
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London Pilsner and SoSweet join Sugro group
The member-owned buying group has added two new businesses to its portfolio
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TikTok trend sees Tesco create new salad bays
Produce aisles will be divided into three sections to offer a base, a builder and a topper for salads
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FSA ‘aiming for first CBD authorisations’ by spring 2025
The timeline is contigent on the legal status of CBD products containing traces of THC being confirmed by the government
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Morrisons lowers prices on 400 ‘everyday staples’
Prices for products including breaded frozen cod fillets, fries, mushy peas, red kidney beans, fajita kits and long grain rice are reduced by up to a third
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Trewithen Dairy launches barista dairy milk
The new product was created in partnership with baristas and industry experts to formulate the milk to optimise micro-foaming
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Media Bites 20 May: Morrisons, Fairtrade, M&S
The French conglomerate Bouygues is seeking to block Morrisons’ £2.5bn deal to sell its petrol forecourts
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City snapshot: Volumes rise at Hilton thanks to good Easter trading
Meat and fish processor Hilton Food Group has benefitted from a “strong” Easter in the UK and Ireland, pushing volumes and revenues higher in 2024
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City News: Britvic enjoys double-digit share boost as volumes increase
Robinsons supplier Britvic enjoyed a double-digit boost to its share prices this week
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Sugro e-rewards launches on WhatsApp to reach more members
The programme rewarding members for completing tasks will now be available to access on mobile phones
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Major weaknesses and loopholes in new antibiotic law, campaign group finds
The legislation bans the routine use of antibiotics and their use ‘to compensate for poor hygiene, inadequate animal husbandry or poor farm management practices’
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Free-from brand Crave launches sugar ring doughnuts into freezers
Called Dodoughs, the treats can be microwaved or prepared in an air fryer
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Fortnum & Mason upgrades supply chain tech with Relex
The new technology would help improve availability of stock across Fortnum’s supply chain
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Premier Foods hails volume growth return
Premier Foods has returned to volume growth and pricing stability, and is now mooting M&A to further boost its branded portfolio
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Asda finance chief insists Aldi and Lidl price matching is working despite market share losses
Michael Gleeson defended the price matching initiative as Asda made a quarter one trading update
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ABP completes £24.5m refurb of Perth beef processing facility
The site has been given a 2,800 sq m extension, along with significant refurbishment and upgrades to meat production and maturation areas, storage areas and staff facilities
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Three ways to arrest the retail crime epidemic
Exclusive, free webinar answers the big questions around rising retail crime and violence
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Ritz shrinks cracker packs by up to 30%, but prices remain the same
‘As a food producer, we are continuing to experience significantly higher input costs,’ said a spokeswoman
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Diageo to invest €100m to decarbonise Guinness brewery in Ireland
The brewery will look to phase out the use of fossil fuels entirely