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NewsCity snapshot: Reckitt Benckiser disappoints amid falling volumes and a weak Q4
Consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser has performed below City expectations in 2023 as like-for-like revenues declined 1.2% in a “unsatisfactory” fourth quarter. Plus, Just Eat Takeaway and Glanbia report full-year results
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NewsUnilever launches regenerative agriculture programme for Colman’s
It will trial regenerative practices across mustard and mint farms in Norwich and Peterborough
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NewsThe Co-op completes switch to higher welfare fresh chicken
The retailer’s chicken will now carry the ’Space to to Thrive’ message, to signify its switch to lower stocking densities
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NewsPoundland gearing up to roll out loyalty app
Called Poundland Perks, the digital loyalty scheme rewards users with discounts on promotional products
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NewsKitwave records strong performance and pre-tax profit up 40% in 2023
Kitwave delivered a “strong set of results” in 2023, increasing revenue of £100m over the past 12 months
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NewsVegan Food Group acquires Germany’s TofuTown
TofuTown generates annual revenues of €60m (£51m) and makes all-natural, organic tofu, plant-based spreads and meat alternatives in one of Europe’s largest vegan factories
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NewsScottish companies face most draconian clampdown yet on HFSS
Under the proposals, revealed in a new consultation today, the Scottish government said it would ban all promotions of HFSS products
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NewsWild rolls refillable personal care range into branded bays at Tesco
The launch includes Wild’s new haircare lineup comprising Rich & Nourishing and Strengthen & Repair variants
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NewsCandy Kittens launches £1m digital campaign starring Jamie Laing
The social media campaign will span YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok
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NewsWaitrose becomes latest supermarket to sponsor The Great British Bake Off
Waitrose will succeed Sainsbury’s, which has sponsored the Channel 4 show since 2022
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NewsAldi loses appeal in battle with M&S over copycat light-up gin
The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision by the High Court that Aldi infringed M&S’s registered designs for a range of gin-based liqueurs
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NewsEat Real packs get second redesign in two years
The new-look packs were designed to appeal to ‘a wider, flavour-loving audience’, according to the brand
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NewsBP launches made-to-order breakfast and lunch offer
Jo Hayward, VP for convenience in Europe at BP, said it followed a trial at two company-owned sites in Holborough and Byron in 2023
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NewsM&S raises hourly shopworker rates in ‘biggest ever investment in retail pay’
M&S’s new rates will bring it into line with the Real Living Wage
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NewsIllva Saronno swallows up Engine gin
The Italian company first acquired a stake in Engine in 2021
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NewsBreal plots further acquisitions to hit £100m brewing revenue target
Last year saw Breal acquire four craft brewers out of administration
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NewsCity snapshot: Grocery price inflation falls to two-year low
Grocery price inflation has fallen to its lowest level since March 2022, according to new data from Kantar, as promotions accelerated supermarkets continue to focus on price
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NewsMedia Bites 27 February: Morrisons, budget, food inflation, Wincanton
Morrisons has hired advisers to explore the potential sale of its bakery business, as the supermarket considers offloading assets to pay down debts, according to reports in this morning’s papers
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NewsVegetarian Express to scale faster thanks to £15m NVM Private Equity investment
Plant-based ingredients supplier Vegetarian Express has secured a £15m investment in return for a controlling stake in the business from NVM Private Equity
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NewsDriscoll’s strikes deal to acquire Australia’s Costa Group
US berry giant Driscoll’s has expanded its presence in Australia with the acquisition of Costa Group, a leading grower, packer and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables in the country