Archive of all news articles – Page 329
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Neighbourly redistributes record number of surplus meals amid cost of living crisis
The group, which works with supermarkets including M&S, Lidl, Aldi and Sainsbury’s, has surpassed 100 million meals donated to local community charities
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Feel aims to become household name following £10m investment round
DTC supplements challenger Feel has secured a £10m investment to maintain its rapid growth in the health and wellness category and boost brand awareness.
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Drinks industry dismayed as Hunt scraps alcohol duty freeze
The freeze on alcohol duty was announced last month by the recently sacked Kwasi Kwarteng, and was meant to come into force from February 2023
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Wilko appoints David Hennessy as IT director
Hennessy has previously served as chief information officer at clothing brand Superdry and group IT director at Dixons Carphone
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Defra introduces bird flu prevention zone – but no national housing order
The UK’s chief vets have warned returning migratory birds could bring more disease
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Wicked Kitchen lands Woody Harrelson backing in $20m investment round
The brand will use the money to increase global brand awareness and expand retail distribution
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Salmon farmer provides cost of living support for 678-strong workforce
Each employee will receive £750 over three months
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Montezuma’s installs branded bays in Waitrose ahead of Christmas
The ‘exciting and colourful’ in-store fixtures would ‘bring the world of Montezuma’s to many new shoppers’, said the brand
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City Harvest appoints Sarah Calcutt as CEO
Calcutt replaces outgoing CEO David Carter, who took over from co-founder Laura Winningham last year
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One Below boosts sales by 23% as estate grows and rebrand continues
Accounts at Companies House set out how the chain is rebranding to One Beyond, reflecting a new pricing strategy
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Hovis hires former Müller boss Jon Jenkins as CEO
Jenkins said he was “proud and excited to lead the brand and be part of its future”
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Waitrose to bring back popular free hot drink offer for loyalty card members
The move is part of a larger partnership between Waitrose and Caffè Nero
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Food banks warn government they are ‘overstretched and exhausted’
Donations from supermarket customers and the levels of surplus going to redistribution charities have also been hit by the economic situation
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Recycling confusion hindering war on plastic, survey finds
Recycle Now’s insights found that 80% of UK households were missing out on recycling everyday items
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Media Bites 17 October: Pound/Chancellor, Tesco, Kroger, Beyond Meat
The pound and UK government bond yields have recovered in anticipation of a key statement from the new chancellor
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City snapshot: Tesco chairman warns of increasing pressure on households
Tesco chairman John Allan has sounded the alarm over the increasing pressure on households as interest rates rise higher.
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Samworth Bros commits £100m investment following Covid rebound
Samworth has pledged to invest more than £100m in growth over the next two years after bouncing back from Covid
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Burton’s Biscuits sees category share increase as its sales rise
Revenues climbed 7.4% to £295.2m in the 53 weeks to 31 December 2021 – compared with 11.5% in 2020 – thanks to the expansion of its private label business and successful branded NPD, as well as some price increases.
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Itsu’s Julian Metcalfe forecasts £100m in supermarket sales ‘very easily’
Founder Julian Metcalfe told The Grocer he expected the “extremely rapid” growth of the group’s grocery arm to continue in 2022 and beyond despite soaring costs and a squeezed consumer.
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Tim Chalk steps down as SimplyFresh CEO
Chalk joined SimplyFresh in November 2018 to focus on the strategic direction of the business and drive its future growth plans