Latest Headlines – Page 767
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NewsTate & Lyle acquires Thai tapioca producer Chaodee Modified Starch
Ingredients supplier Tate & Lyle has snapped up a tapioca producer in Thailand to broaden the range of goods it can offer customers.
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NewsFSA issues egg advice over salmonella contamination link
A raft of eggs sold by Sainsbury’s, Asda and Aldi have been linked to a salmonella contamination at supplier LJ Fairburn
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NewsAmazon launches ‘Climate Pledge Friendly’ product badges
The e-commerce giant has also launched a new website section featuring the climate-friendly products
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NewsHoly Moly makes breakfast move with Overnight Oats launch
The NPD is billed as providing “an incredibly convenient and satiating breakfast solution”
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NewsEat 17 launches first store in partnership with Just Eat
Eat17 already uses Deliveroo as its main platform
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NewsJames Hall expands forecourt network with new Lancashire site
James Hall now has 146 company-owned sites, 36 of which are forecourts
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NewsCity Snapshot: Heineken to axe head office staff as profits plunge
Heineken is planning to slash jobs at its head office in a bid to cut costs and return to profitable growth as the Covid pandemic continues to slam the hospitality industry. Plus, Carlsberg revises profit expectations upwards after “strong” Q3; the latest inflation figures from the BRC-Nielsen shop prices index; and Tate & Lyle buys a tapioca starch manufacturer in Thailand.
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NewsMedia Bites 28 Oct: Retail sales, Unilever, Hut Group
Retail sales fell in October as the second wave shut down demand for clothes shops and department stores
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NewsCo-op extends 10% student discount until 2023
The offer is an extension of Co-op’s partnership with student discount platform Totum, formerly NUS Extra
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NewsBritish Honey Co launches ‘affordable luxury’ spirits brand 1606
It has rolled exclusively into Amazon
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NewsWaitrose launches children’s books on healthy eating
The upmarket grocer will debut the e-books through a partnership with online library service the Social Book Club
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NewsWelsh retailers report spike in home deliveries after entering ‘firebreak’ lockdown
Conrad Davies, owner of Spar Y Maes, said home delivery orders had risen by 50% over the weekend
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NewsWhitworths launches microwaveable range of beans, grains and pulses
The range is billed as ’a nutrient powerhouse’
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NewsRetailers call for compromise over Welsh non-essential products ban
The Welsh Retail Consortium, the CBI and ACS have joined forces to call for a rethink
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NewsDanone unveils plant-based and big-pot extensions to Oykos range
The NPD has been launched to capitalise on the Covid-19-related rise in in-home occasions, Danone said
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NewsSignificant Covid outbreak at Cranswick pork plant in Norfolk
The pork processing giant said it expected some disruption to production as a result of the outbreak
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NewsDimbleby says government must ‘act immediately’ on hunger issue
The National Food Strategy recommends that ministers extend the Holiday Activities and Food programme nationwide
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NewsCoca-Cola enters UK booze market with Topo Chico hard seltzer
There has been much speculation around a potential entry into the alcohol market for Coca-Cola this year
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NewsCo-op urges community groups to apply for share of £1.5m grant scheme
The society said it was particularly keen to back groups involved in fighting hunger
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NewsWoolworths ‘returning to high street’ claims met with scepticism
A newly-created Twitter account is trending after posting a series of tweets about plans to open stores