Archive of all news articles – Page 477
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Lipton Ice Tea censured by ASA over ‘100% recycled’ bottle claim
A poster ad for the brand misleadingly implied the pack’s cap and label were made from rPET
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Mondelez rapped by ASA over ‘unsafe’ Dairylea advert
The advert, which appeared last August, received 14 complaints over concerns it would encourage children to eat food while upside down
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DrinkWell claims first with fully biodegradable plastic water bottle
The bottle is made from polylactic acid and would degrade via home composting in three to six months, claimed the retailer
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Nomadic expands range with new yoghurt and oat cluster lines
The brand said the new products were part of a rolling programme of limited-edition flavours planned for 2022
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Southern Co-op selling food beyond best before in 100 stores to cut waste
The society initially kicked off the anti-food waste initiative with two Hampshire stores in December 2019 and February 2020, and has now expanded it to more than 100 stores
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Oatly unveils major marketing push with ‘plant-based is new normal’ tagline
The campaign features oat drink-based cartoon puppets ’navigating the shift to plant-based eating’ said Oatly
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Dairy exporters to EU report EHC-related delays over weekend
New certificates were made available only a day before coming into use
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Australian brewer Lion to sell Fourpure and Magic Rock after “difficult” two years
The business had encountered “difficult trading conditions over the past two years” in the UK, said Lion
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Bakkavor offers factory workers ‘exceptional’ pay increase of up to 14.8%
The majority of its 14,000 factory workers’ earnings will increase by between 1% to 14.8% depending on level of skill and shifts worked
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ACS launches campaign to boost Challenge25 scheme
The campaign will encourage retailers to adopt the long-running policy on all age-restricted products
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Rodda’s secures nationwide listing with Tesco for clotted cream
MD Nicholas Rodda described the national listing with Tesco as a “watershed moment for the brand”
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City snapshot: THG margins fail to meet expectations as revenues surge past £2bn
THG has said its 2021 profit margins will be below market expectations, but has pointed to a recovery in 2022 amid continued strong revenue growth. Plus, Hotel Chocolat raises expectations following strong festive sales growth.
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Media Bites 18 January: Unilever/GSK, Morrisons, Amazon
The fall-out from Unilever’s pursuit of GSK’s consumer health arm continues to dominate coverage in the papers this morning.
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Aldi launches ‘just walk out’ checkout-free store in Greenwich
To use the store, customers must download the Aldi Shop & Go app
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Food price inflation could top out in early 2022, say commodity experts
Mintec sees metals and energy steadying first after prolonged surges
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Serious Sweets picks up honeycomb maker Mighty Fine
Serious Sweets supplies the major retailers and the foodservice industry with a range of private label fudge, toffee, marshmallows, brittles and butterscotch
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Lamb sales strong over Christmas but sales slow down in other meat categories
Lamb managed to outperform both 2020 and 2019 volumes, but most other meat categories saw sales fall against last year’s record volumes
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FareShare launches new employment scheme in warehouses across the UK
Candidates need no prior professional experience, and those successful will learn different skills in food, warehousing and logistics
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Tesco opens new UFCs as online expansion steps up a gear
The Grocer can reveal the latest site will be the Horwich Extra store, in Bolton
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Andrew Cracknell leaves Pilgrim’s UK after three years at helm
The meat industry veteran has been replaced by Brazilian Ivan Siqueira, who previously worked for Pilgrim’s JBS stablemate Seara Foods