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NewsRetailers greet Veganuary with increased number of fruit & veg promotions
Asda, Co-op, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose have all upped their number of fresh produce deals
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NewsCo-op stocks Yo Sushi lines in Moorgate On the Go store trial
The convenience retailer is stocking 10 Yo products at the new On the Go format store
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NewsUK retail food waste increases despite overall levels dropping
A progress report for the Courtauld Commitment 2025 showed retail waste went up between 2015-18
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NewsWelsh food and drink sector turns over record amount
Chair of the Food and Drink Wales Industry Board Andy Richardson said the sector had achieved ‘30% growth since 2014’
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NewsFounder of Storecheck Marketing Colin Harper passes away
Harper was known as a sage of the field marketing industry
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NewsTesco to remove plastic from branded and own-label tinned multipacks
The supermarket will replace tinned multipacks with plastic-free multibuys
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NewsJacksons rebrands Yorkshire’s Champion bread range
The range is under the new name of Jacksons of Yorkshire
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NewsEnterprise Brands to bring Pvre long-life ready meals to the UK
The brand is manufactured by Belgian supplier Tops Foods, which uses globally patented microwave technology to pasteurise the meals
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NewsLucozade Ribena Suntory names Alpesh Mistry sales director
Mistry joined the soft drinks giant this week, taking over from Scott Meredith
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NewsCity Snapshot: CMA threatens £6bn Just Eat merger
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has thrown a spanner into the merger of Just Eat and Takeaway.com by announcing it has opened an investigation into the deal just as it was poised to complete. Plus, trading updates from Marston’s, Carrefour and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 24 Jan: Morrisons, Just Eat, Tesco/Plastic
About 3,000 management jobs are being cut at Wm Morrison as part of a shake-up of its stores that will also involve the hiring of thousands of shopfloor workers
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NewsDrinks PR expert taps CBD fad with In Tune soda brand for adults
Hannah Glasson has quit her role at Story PR to launch a trio of ’grown-up’ soft drinks
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NewsCell-based meat company Memphis Meats banks $161m to bring range to consumers
Source: Memphis Meats Memphis Meats plans to use the cash raised to bring its products – including lab-grown duck – to the market US-based lab-grown meat company Memphis Meats has secured a “breakthrough” $161m investment as it looks to launch its products to consumers for the first ...
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NewsHullabaloo makes debut with healthier chocolate snack bars for kids
Oddberry and Nutty Munch provide no more than 15g of sugar per 100g
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NewsHames Chocolates adds range designed for the ‘British palate’
The confectionery supplier will roll out the four-strong British Chocolate range built with the ‘British palate in mind’ from February
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NewsKennelpak profit falls amid one-off costs and rebrand
Private equity-owned wholesale petfood supplier and retailer Kennelpak has reported a drop in profits amid an Environment Agency fine for failing to meet recycling obligations
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NewsNestlé launches trio of Smarties Buttons
Source: Nestlé The treats feature mini Smarties encased in chocolate Nestlé has unveiled a trio of Smarties Buttons. The fmcg giant has created milk, white and orange-flavoured buttons for the brand, which contain Mini Smarties encased in chocolate. Orange Smarties Buttons have rolled exclusively into Asda, but ...
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NewsDiageo’s Distill Ventures hires Gareth Bath as Europe MD
Bath, who stepped down from the helm of Curious Drinks in late December, will be based at Distill’s London office
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NewsClimate committee revives calls for meat tax to cut emissions
The independent committee is calling for a 20% reduction in meat and dairy consumption to help reach the government’s 2050 net-zero target
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NewsMorrisons to axe 3,000 manager roles in push for frontline staff
Morrisons said around six management positions per store would go, but on average 14 new frontline roles would be created