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NewsCity snapshot: Grocery market records weak post-Christmas sales growth
The grocery sector experienced a sobering January as clean-living consumers cut back to constrain market growth to just 0.3% in the latest 12-week period.
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NewsMedia Bites 4 Feb: Tesco, Poundland, Imperial Brands
A non-compete agreement has forced Tesco to delay the arrival of its new chief executive Ken Murphy
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News‘Weak’ MSC urged to take further action to prevent shark finning
Source: Unsplash The Marine Stewardship Council is failing to tackle shark finning at certified fisheries around the world, according to a letter signed by industry representatives, academics and NGOs. The group of 51 stakeholders has written to the MSC board to express concern over the marine group’s ...
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NewsIceland to roll out to 19 more branches of The Range by April
The expansion will take the number of branches of The Range with an in-store Iceland to more than 50
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NewsAldi opens its biggest UK distribution centre yet
The discounter’s 11th UK DC will serve as a hub for 80 stores across the East Midlands and create 400 jobs
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NewsPlantifull seeks funding to support ‘major’ Holland & Barrett launch
The vegan meal pot startup is looking to raise £350k in exchange for an 18% stake to support in-store expansion and NPD
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NewsTesco trains 1,000 community cooks in Jamie Oliver partnership
The Tesco Community Cookery School was launched in January last year
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NewsBarry Callebaut creates dairy-free ‘milk’ chocolate
Dubbed ‘M_lk Chocolate’, the new product mimics ‘the typical milk chocolate flavour and texture’
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NewsKingsland Drinks trademark points to coming spirits play
The supplier has applied to register the tradmark ‘The Pioneering Spirits Company’ with the Intellectual Property Office
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NewsRobin Thomson joins Spar Scotland wholesaler and retailer CJ Lang as area manager
Thomson has spent 30 years in the convenience industry, most recently as a regional business manager with Scotmid
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NewsNew executive chef Martyn Lee to lead product development team at Waitrose
Lee has held senior product development roles with a number of major food manufacturers and retailers
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NewsEU parliament to hear proposals on meat tax this week
The ‘fair meat pricing’ proposals have been devised by campaign group the True Animal Protein Price Coalition
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NewsTime Wholesale Services reports sales boost after move to larger depot
Time is expecting to hit sales of £85m for the year to 31 January 2020
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NewsVeganuary 2020 smashes target with more than 400,000 sign-ups
The group’s original target was 350,000 pledges around the world
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NewsCharlie Bigham’s debuts in desserts with ready-to-bake range
Five ‘Proper Puds’ have been made with ‘the choice ingredients found in a discerning baker’s pantry’
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NewsCity snapshot: Former Bacardi and Cadbury exec named as Imperial Brands CEO
Imperial Brands has appointed former Bacardi and Cadbury executive Stefan Bomhard as its new CEO, replacing Alison Cooper.
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NewsMedia Bites 3 Feb: John Lewis, Unilever, Pasta Evangelists
John Lewis will turn over a new leaf this week when its new boss, Dame Sharon White, formally takes the throne at the troubled retail group
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NewsUnilever eyes ‘Lost the Pot Noodle’ NPD
It is seeking a class 29 and 30 trademark, covering prepared meals and snack foods