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NewsHain Daniels hopes to tempt meat eaters with plant-based NPD
The new brand, called The Unbelievable Alt, is rolling out into Tesco
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NewsGareth Cooke made Wessanen UK commercial director
Cooke has over 14 years’ experience in the food and drink sector
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NewsJamie Oliver-backed food standards petition nears one million signatures
The petition was launched after amendments to enshrine UK food standards in law were voted down in the government’s Agriculture Bill
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NewsUpfield invests €50m into ‘pioneering’ Dutch plant-based facility
The Flora owner will open the new Food Science Centre in Wageningen before the end of 2021
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NewsDairy farmers to miss out on recovery funds as criteria is changed
The fund will now pay out to those who saw their milk price fall by 25% rather than lost 25% of their income
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NewsPoundstretcher to ‘close a quarter of stores’ following review
The high street discounter has already closed around 30 stores during lockdown, in some cases permanently
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NewsAldi launches own-label take on hard seltzer White Claw for half the price
The own-label Aldi product is set to roll out in four flavours
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NewsThe Tofoo Co looks to boost capacity with new soy milk cooker
The cooker will expand the supplier’s production capacity by 70%
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NewsBol adds Super Soup and Veg Pot to fresh range
Creamy Courgette, Pea & Chilli Immune Boosting Super Soup is made with veg grown on Bol’s farm
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NewsHeinz gets personal with customisable labels on new DTC channel
Heinz is offering personalised versions of six products through its direct-to-consumer channel Heinz to Home
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NewsCambridgeshire Nisa defies pandemic to open fully refurbished store
The store has undergone a major extension and refurbishment throughout the coronavirus pandemic
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NewsIndependent inquiry announced for Post Office Horizon IT scandal
The review will consider whether the Post Office has learned lessons from the Horizon dispute and court case
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NewsMedical journal links food industry to ‘devastating’ coronavirus death toll
Campaign groups have stepped up their calls for a new war on obesity in the past few weeks
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NewsCity snapshot: Just Eat Takeaway to acquire Grubhub to create global delivery giant
The online delivery company will buy the US-based business for $7.3bn, in a move that will create the largest online food delivery company outside of China
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NewsMedia Bites 11 June: Ocado, Just Eat/Grubhub, Morrisons
The surge in online food shopping has prompted Ocado to tap investors for £1bn to build more of its robotic warehouses
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NewsOcado launches £1bn funding drive to capitalise on online shopping boom
Ocado is seeking to raise more than £1bn to capitalise on the boom in online grocery shopping brought about by coronavirus.
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NewsBeyond Meat promises NPD and cheaper products as Dutch factory opens
The US plant-based giant has also acquired a second Dutch site dedicated to innovation
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NewsIndustry leaders urge extension to emergency retailer delivery hours
FTA said the relaxation of hours had been a key part of the industry’s battle to continue feeding the nation
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NewsFood and drink trade groups urge government to rethink food strategy
The proposals claim successive governments have overseen a gradual decline in the UK’s self-sufficiency
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NewsCoronavirus: Government approves only one in 10 Future Fund applications
The British Business Bank revealed £55.9m worth of convertible loans had been approved since the fund opened on 20 May, despite receiving applications worth £515m on the first day of opening