Archive of all news articles – Page 562
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M&S logistics partner Gist offers HGV drivers £2,000 sign-on bonus to tackle shortage
Gist is also offering to cover the costs of training for new drivers
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Actiph launches vitamin sparkling water drinks brand Acti-Vit
It comes after Actiph saw its revenues double and exports soar by 300% during the pandemic
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Morrisons faces break-up risk in private equity takeover, analysts warn
Bernstein said it “struggled to see the returns [for a buyout group] of the current offer without significant asset sales”
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Angus Soft Fruits claims ‘UK first’ with 100% rPET punnets
The Scottish company has made the innovation with its packaging supplier Waddington Europe
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Apple grower Bardsley England acquired by listed agriculture group Camellia
Bardsley England is the UK’s second largest apple grower and also has operations focusing on pears, cherries, plums and grapes
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Waitrose sees rise in Japanese food sales as Olympics take front stage
Source: Waitrose Online views of the category ‘Easy Japanese Recipes’ on Waitrose.com were up 72% Waitrose said it registered a spike in popularity of Japanese-inspired cuisine as interest in the Olympic Games had customers turning to popular ingredients such as soy sauce and Roku gin. Just days ...
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Chapel Down hires new CEO as Frazer Thompson steps down
Andrew Carter will succeed Frazer Thompson, who is retiring from the business after 20 years at its helm
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City Snapshot: Heineken recovers from Covid crisis but warns of rising costs
Profits have more than doubled at Heineken as sales at the Dutch brewer recovered as pubs and bars reopened following extended global lockdowns. Plus, global agriculture group Camellia has acquired an 80% stake in apple grower Bardsley England, and Domino’s Pizza Group non-exec steps down.
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Media Bites 2 August: Morrisons, Deliveroo, Milk
Private equity giant Clayton, Dubilier & Rice is poised to kick off a bidding war for Morrisons
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City News: Reckitt Benckiser shares tumble as it warns of mounting cost pressures
Reckitt Benckiser was the latest consumer goods giant to warn of the pressures of mounting costs this week as its share price tumbled on inflationary concerns
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Food and drink M&A declines after rush of pre-Budget activity
According to Grant Thornton’s quarterly review of the UK food and drink M&A market, deal volumes slumped by 47% from the first quarter
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Zero-based budgeting helps LRS deliver improved profits
The soft drinks supplier’s sales fell 9.5% in the year to 31 December 2020
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Retail has some of the lowest gender pay gap numbers so far this year, report shows
Both Sainsbury’s and John Lewis published their annual gender pay gap reports earlier this year.
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Saputo launches grated variant of Cathedral City Extra Mature cheddar
The new product has been launched in a bid to capitalise on growth in the grated cheese market
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Kepak promotes Adrian Lawlor to chief marketing officer role
Lawlor has worked for the Irish meat business since 2002 when he joined as a graduate
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Defra to propose seasonal visa scheme to tackle labour crisis
Defra told an emergency meeting of the Food Resilience Industry Forum this week that it recognised the “very difficult” situation facing the industry
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Daily Contract Tracing wins fewer than 150 food company sign-ups
Defra launched the scheme on Monday amid fears the thousands of staff being “pinged” by the NHS Test and Trace app could lead to serious food shortages
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Fyffes pledges to slash CO2 emissions after publishing first sustainability report
It said the reduction would align it to the Science-Based Target Initiative’s aim to limit emission increases to 1.5°C of pre-industrial levels
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Booker faces strike action from HGV drivers over pay dispute
Unite claims Booker has refused to offer drivers at Thamesmead the same £5 an hour increase it gave to drivers in Hemel Hempstead
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Nisa caps frozen food delivery volumes due to driver shortage
Nisa has also brought forward the deadlines for retailers to order frozen products for next-day de-livery from noon to 11am