Archive of all news articles – Page 485
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Central England Co-op invested over £8m into estate during 2021
Society opened three new food stores, a new coffee shop at its flagship Boley Park site in Lichfield, and a new florist under its funeralcare business
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Waitrose and Mindful Chef partner in co-branded recipe box kit
Mindful Chef will give customers 20 new recipes to choose from every week
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Food inflation spikes in December with price rises set to pick up speed in 2022
Food inflation hit its highest level since March 2019 in December, with fresh food seeing the largest rate of inflation in almost a decade.
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Media Bites 4 January: Veganuary, Müller, Boots
All of the news from this morning and the past few days as the new year gets underway.
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Babybel launches new vegan cheese in time for Veganuary
The NPD will go on sale in Sainsbury’s on 1 January, and follows the launch of a plant-based Boursin in October
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Somerdale posts record US cheese sales and strong global growth
The sales growth came despite several months of US restrictions on dairy goods sent from Britain
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Waitrose strikes wholesale deal with Jersey convenience chain Alliance
The upscale retailer will supply over 1,000 products to Alliance’s four stores on the island from 2022
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Sainsbury’s trims down Aldi price match list ahead of Christmas
Some of the items dropped from the campaign have seen a significant price hike
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Ginking claims first with wine and gin hard seltzer
The drink (5% abv) is billed as a “harmonious” blend of rosé wine, gently carbonated water and London Gin
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Brixton Brewery targets big-shop trend with multipack debut
The Heineken-owned brand has launched its Atlantic American Pale Ale and Reliance Pale Ale into the format
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City Snapshot: CBD brand Love Hemp launches Deliveroo trial for on-demand delivery
A Love Hemp virtual store, with the company’s full range of CBD oils, capsules and edibles, is now live on delivery app service.
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Media Bites 23 December: food shortages, Omicron, BrewDog, Parsley Box, Pret A Manger
Britons are many times more likely to have experienced shortages of food and fuel than people in half a dozen EU member states, according to a poll.
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Morrisons to combat food waste by giving out free ‘wonky’ carrots for Christmas
The bags will be labelled ‘Carrots for Rudolph’, a play on the festive tradition
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Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I names Nicola Pegg R&D director
Pegg has worked for the fmcg giant for more than 20 years
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TrueStart Coffee certified as B Corp with ‘outstanding’ eco credentials
It had ‘met the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance’, said TrueStart
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Media Bites 22 December: Omicron, THG, Aldi, McDonald’s
Omicron continued to dominate the headlines this morning as Rishi Sunak succumbed to pressure from business leaders and announced more than £1bn in support for companies across the UK hit hardest by the pre-Christmas surge.
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City Snapshot: Parsley Box hires former John Lewis exec as managing director
DTC meal delivery firm Parsley Box has created a managing director role to free up CEO Kevin Dorren to focus on strategic growth opportunities. Plus, General Mills warns of significant input cost inflation and elevated costs related to supply chain disruptions in Q2.
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Wholesalers welcome suppliers’ inclusion in new government Omicron support
The government is providing a £102m boost to the Additional Restrictions Grant fund, which local authorities can allocate to wholesalers at their discretion
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UK and Norway agree fishing deal for next year
Fleets can net up to 30,000 tonnes of fish in each other’s waters according to the agreement
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Aldi ramps up M&S trolling after latest legal action over ‘copying’ allegations
The discounter has erected a ‘Kiss and make up?’ sign outside an M&S Foodhall