Archive of all news articles – Page 467
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Lotus Bakeries reports strong rebound of UK heathy snacking portfolio
Lotus Bakeries has reported a strong recovery in its Natural Foods division, with healthy snack brands Nakd, Trek and Bear bouncing back from Covid-driven sales falls last year
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Retailers narrow gender pay gap despite pandemic challenges
The mean pay gap in retail dropped from 13.1% in 2018/19 to 11.8% in 2020/21
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Iceland ‘supercharging’ range innovation in new tech partnership
The frozen food specialist has signed up to RangeMe, a global platform linking retailers with 200,000 suppliers showcasing their products
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Vegetable oil prices surging amid tightening supply and tensions in Ukraine
It comes as the UN FAO’s Vegetable Oil Index hit an all-time high last month
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‘Overnight Weetabix’ goes viral with 20.5 million TikTok views
A legion of TikTok users have taken to sharing videos of themselves making and eating an ‘overnight’ serving of the cereal
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Five million in food poverty as Tesco chairman warns of ‘worse to come’
Food Foundation data shows 8.8% of households are experiencing food insecurity
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Junk food ad ban: Sajid Javid given powers to delay HFSS proposals
The move comes amid continuing speculation over a possible backtrack in the government’s obesity strategy
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Heart of England Co-op reports 6.5% boost in Christmas sales
The protein category, including turkeys, beef joints and legs of lamb, saw sales increase by 3%
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City Snapshot: Pets at Home hires former Morrisons non-exec as new CEO
Pets at Home has appointed former Morrisons non-exec Lyssa McGowan as group CEO to replace the outgoing Peter Pritchard. Plus, THG shares continue to rise on PE takeover speculation.
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Media Bites 7 Feb: Tesco/inflation, THG, Unilever, Junk food legislation
The chairman of Britain’s biggest supermarket chain has warned that “the worst is yet to come” on food price inflation
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Fairy launches ‘upside-down’ Max Power washing-up liquids
The NPD also boasted an improved formula, which meant “four times less scrubbing” was required, Fairy claimed
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City News: Virgin Wines issues profits warning as it struggles with new customers and costs
Virgin Wines was the latest company to fall foul of soaring costs this week
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Riverford Organic sees 45% sales spike due to lockdown DTC demand
Soaring demand for home delivery during the pandemic saw sales at upmarket veg box provider Riverford Organic spike by 45%, taking revenues past £100m
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Food M&A activity in 2021 still down on pre-pandemic levels
UK food and drink M&A activity remained well below pre-pandemic levels last year despite a booming first quarter
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Poundland to open biggest-ever store at 15,000 sq ft
The new store is about three times the size of an average Poundland and will employ 75 full or part-time staff
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Low2NoBev: low & no-alcohol trade show moves to new venue for 2022
It will this year take place alongside The Big Hospitality Expo at London’s Olympia from 26-28 September.
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Ella’s Kitchen sales rise throughout and in wake of pandemic
Revenues at the brand rose 1.6% to £72.7m in the year ended 30 June 2021.
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Cheeky Panda seeks £3m from crowd ahead of IPO
The company, which makes toilet paper, kitchen roll, tissues and baby wipes from bamboo, will publicly launch its latest round on Seedrs on 14 February.
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Wholesaler Forrest pursues bigger global contracts thanks to £500k cash injection
Forest currently supplies to over 50 countries worldwide
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Aldi sees Veganuary plant-based sales soar 500%
The discounter has also reported a 250% increase in plant-based sales in 2021 compared with 2020