Archive of all news articles – Page 560
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Milk processors ‘struggling’ to maintain deliveries amid driver shortage
Yorkshire-based supplier Paynes Dairies said shortages would continue until more drivers entered the sector
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Fancy owner Gopuff secures $1bn in new funding
The funding injection values the business at $15bn
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Veetee looks to ‘unleash’ rice with swathe of new packs and ranges
“Walk down the rice aisle and all you see is the opportunity to do something better,” said the brand’s marketing director James Brett
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Shoppers face more frozen and less fresh Christmas turkey due to labour shortages
Avara Foods CEO Andy Dawkins said the labour crisis would inevitably lead to a reshaping of the turkey sector
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City snapshot: Beiersdorf bounces back to pre-Covid levels and skincare demand returns
Nivea owner Beiersdorf has bounced back to pre-Covid levels of sales and skincare demand rebounded in the first half of the year
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Media Bites 5 August: John Lewis, National Lottery, Philip Morris
John Lewis was included on a list of employers “named and shamed” by the UK government for paying staff below the legal minimum on Thursday, as ministers seek to show they are clamping down on abuses of workers’ rights.
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John Lewis Partnership to offer drivers £5,000 pay rise to tackle labour shortage
John Lewis and Waitrose drivers will receive a pay increase of around £2 an hour in their base pay from 8 August
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B&M staging its own jobs fair in push to fill posts from stores to head office
The variety discounter is appealing for candidates to come along without an appointment to the event at its head office
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Italian food group Newlat acquires branded supplier Symington’s
Family-owned Italian dairy and pasta group Newlat Food has agreed a deal to buy Ragu and Chicken Tonight manufacturer Symington’s
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Uber Eats launches calorie count feature for in-app menus
The platform said it had a “large and growing range of healthy options
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Infarm to launch ‘one of Europe’s biggest’ vertical farms in Bedford
The site will feature more than 5,500 sq m of growing space within Infarm’s cloud-connected farming units
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Hotel Chocolat creates 140 new manufacturing jobs in Huntingdon
The confectionery retailer is recruiting personnel to help upscale the current 45,000 sq ft site to a 195,000 sq ft state-of-the-art factory
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Morrisons launches back-to-school packs for shoppers to donate to struggling families
The supermarket has launched ‘back to school pick up packs’ containing essential school stationery such as pens, pencils, rubbers and rulers
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UK ‘not ready’ for post-Brexit import checks system, fruit & veg suppliers warn
The Fresh Produce Consortium said there was a lack of infrastructure and information ahead of the start of the new regime
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John Lewis and Waitrose to donate four million healthy snacks to families across the UK
Source: Waitrose JLP will be working with charity network FareShare and Waitrose farmers and suppliers The John Lewis Partnership is donating four million healthy meals to children and families in need over the summer. The group will be working with charity network FareShare and two key fruit ...
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Supermarkets delay complying with CMA call on restrictive land agreements
The Competition & Markets Authority wrote to Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, Co-op, Waitrose and M&S asking them to demonstrate their compliance
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David Milner steps down as Lily’s Kitchen CEO
Milner left the business at the end of June after deciding to step down from the business to focus on new opportunities
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Bestway Wholesale gives symbols access to cash & carry depots
Move includes Costcutter and Best-one retailers and the wholesaler is also promising to honour rebate rewards
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Calbee launches veg & pulse snacks under Harvest Snaps brand
It’s the latest in a flurry of activity from crisps brands attempting to make their offers healthier as the government’s HFSS clampdown looms
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PepsiCo sells Tropicana and Naked juice brands to PAI Partner for $3.3bn
PAI will take a 61% holding in the likes of Tropicana and Naked, as well as other brands, with PepsiCo retaining a 39% stake