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NewsThe Ethical Butcher launches ‘carbon negative’ DTC butchery service
The new website offers a variety of meat products reared using ‘regenerative’ methods of production
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NewsCity snapshot: Sainsbury’s prices fall but supermarket inflation persists
Sainsbury’s was the only big four supermarket to cut its prices year on year in January as the overall grocery sector remains in mild inflation.
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NewsMedia Bites 14 Feb: Nestlé, CBD regulation, Domino’s UK
The world’s largest food company is looking to to meat-free products to lift sales after missing its organic growth target.
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NewsDeliveroo calls for freedom to pass on funds to address ‘chef shortage’
Source: HIT Training/Deliveroo Deliveroo has called on the government to let companies pass a bigger cut of their Apprenticeship Levy funds “down the supply chain” to tackle what it has called a “national chef shortage”. The food delivery company said it was lobbying government to “urgently ...
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NewsEustice replaces Villiers at Defra after cabinet reshuffle
The former farming minister’s promotion has been welvomed by food industry bodies
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NewsPepsiCo’s annual sales rise on strong European performance
For 2020 the business expects revenues to rise 4%
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NewsAldi CEO Giles Hurley heaps pressure on suppliers over plastic
In a frank letter, Hurley warns that future buying decisions will be based on suppliers’ ability to adapt on packaging
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NewsSpanish storms drive rocketing wholesale prices for lettuce
Storm Gloria buffeted coastal areas from Catalonia to Murcia over the weekend of 18-19 January
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NewsCadbury adds Crunchy Cocoa and Giant Buttons to Darkmilk brand
Cadbury Darkmilk with Crunchy Cocoa Pieces combines the chocolate with cocoa nibs “for added texture and an intense cocoa”
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NewsVegan brands struggling to keep up with soaring demand
More than 400,000 people signed up to follow vegan diets globally during this year’s Veganuary campaign
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NewsProcessors facing another shortage of UK potatoes following heavy rain
Following the wettest autumn since 2012, potatoes are hitting the market at lower grades with ‘higher than usual’ levels of wastage
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NewsWaitrose issues customers with first coupons for John Lewis stores
Waitrose has started issuing customers with coupons for money off products at John Lewis. It is the first time the supermarket has offered coupons at the till for its John Lewis Partnership stablemate and comes after the launch in October of a ‘Future Partnership’ plan, which merged ...
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NewsTesco to launch dedicated hard seltzer bays
In the US, hard seltzer volume sales have outgrown those of vodka, the country’s largest spirits category
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NewsFSA sets CBD suppliers 2021 deadline to attain novel foods status
After next March, only goods that have submitted a valid application will be allowed to remain on the market
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NewsBig Tom to take on Heinz and Stokes with move into ketchup
The NPD is being touted as a healthier alternative to leading brands, thanks to its lower sugar content
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NewsBen Stimson to retain Waitrose-focused digital role in JLP management shake-up
Stimson is the only remaining member of the old Waitrose food board who will report directly to JLP chairman Sharon White
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NewsMedia Bites 13 Feb: Greggs/Asda, Coronavirus, Business rates
Greggs partners with Asda for in-store concessions, the Coronavirus outbreak threatens economic growth and retailers come together to demand a reform of business rates
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NewsNestlé targets improved 2020 sales growth
Nestlé has forecast an improvement in sales growth over the coming years after posting a solid increase in revenues and profits in 2019.
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News50 retail bosses including Burnley and Coupe write to Sajid Javid demanding business rates reform
The open letter urges the Chancellor to urgently scrap rules limiting how quickly business rates can fall in line with dropping rents
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NewsBrighton-based sustainable supermarket Hisbe offers £450k bond to fund second site
Hisbe is looking to raise £450k to fund the opening of a second ‘ethical supermarket’ in Worthing