Archive of all news articles – Page 410
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Media Bites 20 May: THG, Iceland, online sales tax, Co-op
A shock offer by property mogul Nick Candy to take THG private makes headlines this morning.
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Co-op to offer ‘walking deliveries’ from 200 stores this year
The deliveries will be made to customers within a comfortable 15-minute walk from the stores
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Delivery Drop expecting 75% rise in retail partners after National Convenience Show
It is eyeing a full national rollout and is currently in talks with several major wholesalers
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Tesco to go ahead with HFSS multibuy ban despite government u-turn
Tesco recently pledged to ensure 65% of its sales came from healthy products by 2025
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Iceland claims UK supermarket first with 10% discount for over-60s
Every Tuesday from 24 May, customers aged 60 and over will be able to claim a 10% discount on their shopping in Iceland and The Food Warehouse stores
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Waitrose to revamp deli counter offering with array of new lines
As part of the new launch, the supermarket will be ‘modernising the look and feel’ of counters in 33 of its stores
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UK farms missing up to 75% of seasonal workers needed for harvest
The situation has been descibed as an ’ongoing challenge’ and ’pretty desperate’ by growers who face leaving crops in the ground
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Companies sign up to pilot ‘game-changing’ protocols on Scope 3 GHG emissions
Wrap revealed the new protocols after months of consultation following the COP26 summit in Glasgow last year
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Stanley Tucci appears poised to launch own food and drink brand
The actor has applied to register his name as a trademark in numerous categories including food and drink
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CBD gin brand launched on £1,000 budget sold in seven figure deal
Since the sale its founder has kicked off a new business advising entrepreneurs and SMEs on bootstrapping, growth strategy and fundraising.
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Boost launches new energy drink trio in 500ml cans
They are touted as being “jam-packed full of flavour, with real fruit juice refreshment”
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Farmfoods holds on to pandemic-fuelled sales boom in 2021
Turnover was down 2.2% in 2021 compared with the previous year but still 32% up on a two-year basis
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City snapshot: Fever-Tree makes ‘sold’ start to 2022 despite cost pressures
Fever-Tree has said it has made a “solid” start to its financial year, trading in-line with expectations despite logistics disruption and inflationary pressures.
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Media Bites 19 May: Premier Foods, inflation, Arla Foods, Ocado, Impossible Foods
The papers are filled with stories on the latest inflation figures and how it is affecting the likes of Premier Foods, Ocado and milk producer Arla.
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HFSS restrictions delay: challenger brands write to PM in protest
The letter claims the decision will lead to major food brands “swamping” the public with unhealthy food
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US cult hit Impossible Foods lands in UK with meat-free duo
The brand’s long-awaited UK launch will see its nuggets and sausage patties available in 300 UK restaurants, with retail listings to follow
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Steve Leach steps down as Nisa sales director
Leach said he was leaving to explore a new opportunity
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Reynolds to add 25 electric vehicles to fleet by 2025 in sustainability drive
The company launched its first 7.5t electric vehicle in February this year.
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Supermarkets make fresh pledges to increase fruit and veg sales
Sainsbury’s has done the most to ramp up its sales of fresh fruit and veg, according to a recognition from the Peas Please initiative
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Sainsbury’s ditches plastic packaging on bananas
The move will result in the removal of 25 million single-use plastic bags, the supermarket says