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NewsBarry Callebaut unveils ‘next generation’ 100% cacoa fruit chocolate
The Cacaofruit Experience range of ingredients use cacoa fruit’s beans, peel, pulp and juice
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NewsThe Saucy Affair turns to the crowd for full brand relaunch
The fresh sauce startup is looking to raise £350k to fully relaunch the brand with a new name and look
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NewsPudology to vanish from chillers as brand prepares for liquidation
It follows months of struggling to recoup volume losses after Sainsbury’s delisted the free-from brand
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NewsCity snapshot: Farmdrop promotes CFO Herrin to CEO to deliver on ‘huge opportunities’
Local farm-to-consumer food delivery service Farmdrop has promoted CFO Eleanor Herrin to the role of chief executive officer. Plus, a look ahead to the rest of the week’s events and all the rest of latest news from the City
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NewsMedia Bites 30 Sep: Sainsbury’s, Poundland/Pepco, Tesco
Sainsbury’s has warned suppliers that they will be left to face the bill in the case of higher no-deal tariff costs.
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NewsBurton’s makes return to growth as sales of sweet biscuits rise
Burton’s returned to growth in 2018, with sales up 1% to £235m
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NewsBirds Eye UK sees second year of sales growth but profits tighten
The frozen food manufacturer posted revenues up 5.9% to £431m for the year ending 31 December 2018
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NewsHeather Mills and cheesemaker Applewood set up ‘Flexi-Friday’
‘Flexi-Friday’ is intended to accompany Sir Paul McCartney’s ‘Meat-Free Monday’ movement
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NewsEggs shortage threatens Christmas turkey supplies
Last week, frozen UK turkey prices were up 10.8% year on year to £1.86/kg
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NewsCoke focuses deals on front of store - and offers bigger savings
The brand’s total number of featured space promotions in the major supermarkets has fallen since this time last year
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NewsSainsbury’s drops own-label Basics range as part of new five-year plan
Sainsbury’s this week added 120 new products under 12 tertiary brands
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NewsConsumers confused over plastic recycling, research shows
67% claimed to recycle ‘all or almost all’ plastic – but only 38% said they knew what could and couldn’t be recycled
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NewsTrillion calories cut since 2015, claim food and drink companies
The figures also show the average amount of sugar in consumer baskets fell by 13% in the same period
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NewsDan Winn promoted to chief technology officer role at Deliveroo
Winn is being promoted from the role of VP of engineering, a position he has held since joining Deliveroo in October 2018
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NewsUpfield hits target for sustainable palm oil
The plant-based spreads maker said all of the palm oil it directly purchases is now physically certified by RSPO
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NewsMoy Park heralds ‘strong financial performance’ for 2018
Its latest accounts show growth in both operating profit and revenues
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NewsBudweiser, Beck’s and Carlsberg among major lager brands to see sales slump
It’s the first time Budweiser’s sales have taken a significant dive in five years
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NewsBooker claims first with fully recyclable takeaway cup
The cup is recyclable, compostable and biodegradable
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NewsCity snapshot: Müller posts further significant UK losses in face of ‘broken’ market
Müller’s UK & Ireland business has slumped to another significant annual operating loss, on the back of challenging conditions in the liquid milk category.
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NewsMedia Bites 27 Sep: Vaping crackdown, Kraft Heinz/Mondelez, Shop Closures
The US crackdown on vaping has wiped £7bn off the share price of The UK’s tobacco giants as panicked traders rushed to a sell-off the sector.