Archive of all news articles – Page 402
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Jones Food Company launches innovation centre to end reliance on fruit & veg imports
The facility, opening 6 June, will act as the testbed for produce to be grown at JFC’s newest vertical farm
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Media Bites 6 June: MFG, Grubhub/Just Eat Takeaway, Unilever
One of the world’s biggest oil producers is contemplating a multibillion pound takeover bid for Motor Fuel Group
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City Snapshot: Gusbourne reveals sparkling growth on Covid recovery
Revenues have almost doubled at Gusbourne as the English wine maker emerged from the pandemic with a growing online presence.
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United Biscuits sales drop amid ‘unprecedented’ year
The UK’s biggest biscuit maker United Biscuits suffered a drop in sales and profits last year due to “unprecedented challenges” in the category
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BrewDog narrows losses thanks to efficiencies and jump in sales
Punk craft beer brand BrewDog has narrowed its losses as NPD and growing supermarket distribution helped revenues jumped 21% last year.
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City News: B&M shares plummet on sales and profits downturn
B&M was a clear winner from the pandemic as its stores stayed open through lockdowns, but the City sent its shares down by double digits on Tuesday amid concerns over changing leadership and a downturn in sale and profits
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Oxo reformulates wet stock range and adds White Wine variant
NPD aimed to lure home cooks who were shoppers were ‘keen to experiment with new dishes’
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FWD calls on government to provide support for wholesalers servicing public sector
The FWD pressed the government to commit to ongoing inflationary increases for public sector catering suppliers
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William Reed’s World Steak Challenge 2022 opens for entries
The prestigious global competition is run by The Grocer’s publisher and now in its eighth year
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MPs propose controversial tax on industry to fix lorry driver shortage
A Transport Committee report published today urges the government to give industry two years to deliver enough drivers, workers and facilities to avoid the labour shortages that crippled supply chains last year
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Müller follows Arla with another hike to its farmgate milk price
The processor’s price hike to 46ppl means Müller has increased its milk price by 31.4%, or 11ppl since 1 March
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Brexit border chaos: government turns to food companies for digital solution
Ministers have reportedly sent out a request for ideas to allow a “digitised, simplified and proportionate” system
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Waitrose to permanently ditch coloured milk bottle caps to boost recyclability
The supermarket is replacing the hard-to-recycle blue, green and red milk bottle caps on all Essential Waitrose milk
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Popular disposable vapes falling short on compliance, analysis finds
Some of the devices failed to display the ‘nicotine dose per puff’, which is mandatory for devices sold in the UK
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Mars vegan chocolate bars delisted by Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons
The confectionery giant’s Galaxy Vegan, Bounty Vegan and Topic Vegan have disappeared from all three retailers over recent weeks.
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Media Bites 1 June: Unilever, B&M, Brewdog
The appointment of the Trian Fund Management founder has heightened expectations of a drastic overhaul at Unilever
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City Snapshot: Grocery price inflation accelerates at decade-high pace
Food prices accelerated at their fastest rate in more than decade as retail trade body the BRC warns inflation is set “to get worse before it gets better”.
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Retailers to face bigger fines if caught selling knives to children
The Sentencing Council proposed the new guidelines, including one for organisations and one for individual
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FDF reports record food and drink exports to non-EU nations
But return pre-pandemic levels undermined by falling trade with the EU
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Unitas trading director John Baines retires after 40 years in the wholesale industry
Baines received the Federation of Wholesale Distributors with an outstanding contribution gold medal last year