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NewsSupermarkets should facilitate children’s vaccination services, says health expert
Helen Bedford suggested the system be NHS-led and said it could work in the same way as mobile breast screening units
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NewsValeo Foods buys 2 Sisters’ Matthew Walker Christmas pudding business
Valeo Foods has continued its string of acquisitions by agreeing to buy 2 Sisters’ Matthew Walker Christmas puddings business in a deal valued £67m
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NewsBestway marketing head departs following closure of three depots
Salih Shiehk is leaving to become chief marketing officer at a food start-up
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NewsFareShare opens new warehouse after Asda investment
The site will help FraeShare and the Trussell Trust reach 5,200 people at risk of hunger
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NewsI Heart Wines moves into spirits market with launch of gin duo
The Freixenet Copestick brand will launch a dry gin (40% abv) and a pink gin (37.5% abv) over coming months
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NewsCity snapshot: Flora owner Upfield in €500m talks to buy Violife Foods
The owner of Unilever’s former spreads business Upfield is reportedly in talks to purchase vegan cheesemaker Violife Foods.
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NewsMedia Bites 10 Oct: Supply chains, Upfield/Violife, Greene King
Poor pay and punitive working conditions are common on farms and plantations that supply fresh fruit or tea to major UK supermarkets, according to Oxfam.
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NewsPepco annual sales jump on Poundland acquisition and store estate growth
Pepco’s sales were boosted by the addition of Poundland’s 775 stores to its estate
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NewsGovernment report recommends plain packaging for unhealthy foods
CMO Sally Davies said the voluntary reformulation programme has failed to tackle the obesity crisis
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NewsLindt UK sales continue to rise on Lindor craze
Soaring sales of Lindor chocolates have boosted Lindt UK’s performance in 2018
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NewsChris Silcock promoted to lead resurgent Kellogg’s UK business
It comes as latest results show Kellogg’s UK arm grew sales for the first time in four years in 2018
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NewsMichelle Norman promoted to lead sustainability at Suntory Beverage & Food Europe
In Spetember SBFE set out its plan to use fully recycled or plant-based materials across its entire portfolio
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NewsBirds Eye and Sainsbury’s team up for frozen veg in-store ‘takeover’
The takeover will see a Sainsbury’s frozen veg aisle re-merchandised according to colour
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NewsPoundland spoofs erotic ad to launch Twin Peaks chocolate bar
The ad, posted to Poundland’s Twitter, imitates a 1990s Häagen-Dazs ad
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NewsTesco to trial checkout-free Amazon Go-style store at Welwyn HQ
Tesco has also made an equity investment in Trigo, the provider of the technology
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NewsKingfisher sales soar but profits hit by hiring drive
CEO Damon Swarbrick said profits were “in line with expectactions as we absored a number of one-time costs and recruiting for 18 new roles”
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NewsFuntime milkshake bottles revamped to play up health messaging
The brand has given its bottles a redesign, with 500ml bottles now carrying claims including ‘virtually fat free’
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NewsMeadow Foods buys Valeo-owned Nimbus Foods
Exponent-backed dairy company Meadow Foods has continued its acquisitive growth push with a deal to buy Welsh decorations and toppings firm Nimbus Foods.
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NewsMedia Bites 9 October: Pound, M&S, Brexit tariffs
The pound has slumped to its lowest level in more than a month, as hopes fade that a Brexit deal will be struck
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NewsKombucha brand Holos turns to the crowd to scale up and tap teetotal trend
Kombucha startup Holos has launched a crowdfunding campaign looking to raise £100k to support its next stage of growth and tap the growing teetotal trend