Archive of all news articles – Page 573
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Cold Chain Federation urges scrapping of 10-day isolation for key workers
The trade body has warned the ongoing driver crisis will be compounded if there is a rise in the number of staff asked to isolate
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Morrisons’ For Farmers produce range hits £20m mark
Morrisons first launched its For Farmers range in 2015
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Aldi funds Kenyan vegetable packhouse to help smallholder farmers
The packhouse, in Cherangany, Trans Nzoia County, has been built in partnership with international NGO Farm Africa
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Scotland’s deposit return scheme webinar: meet the panellists
The Grocer is hosting a webinar on 21 July to ensure retailers and suppliers are up to speed on how the scheme will work
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City snapshot: Retail sales surge in June to create fastest quarterly growth on record
Retail sales strongly rebounded in June as shoppers returned to stores and grocery sales remained robust despite the reopening of pubs and restaurants
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Media Bites 13 July: Tate & Lyle, Uber, retail sales
Tate & Lyle has agreed to sell a controlling stake in its commercial sweeteners division in the Americas to KPS Capital Partners in a $1.3bn deal as the food group pivots towards healthier products.
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Alberto Balsam to challenge Garnier with trio of plastic-free shampoo bars
The bars are packaged in 100% recyclable FSC-certified cardboard packs
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Spanish chorizo industry hails 28% growth in UK Q1 exports
The Spanish Chorizo Consortium said it could exceed 2020’s export figures but warned of disruption from Brexit and Covid
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Lidl sets 2022 carbon neutral target, including new climate expectations for suppliers
Lidl will ’oblige suppliers’ to develop and work to their own targets, it said
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Former Brakes boss Ton Christiaanse appointed Country Range Group chairman
Christiaanse will be the first external chairman the group has had since it was created in 1992
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Amazon hires Tesco veteran Tony Hoggett to head up physical stores operation
Hoggett took on a new role as chief strategy & innovation officer at Tesco in April
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Weetabix kicks off £2.5m campaign for indulgent Melts brand
It launched the ‘indulgent’ but non-HFSS cereal in March
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M&S teams up with ITV for celebrity cooking show
Participants in ITV’s ‘Cooking with the Stars’ will use M&S ingredients
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Kellogg’s expands Crunchy Nut with nut butter snack bar duo
The move would help Kellogg’s tap the ever-growing popularity of nut butter within the snacking category, said Kellogg’s
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City snapshot: Tate & Lyle to split with £1.2bn sweeteners arm sale
Tate & Lyle is to divest its sweeteners division after this morning announcing it has agreed a £1.2bn deal with private equity player KPS Capital Partners to sell a controlling stake in the business
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Media Bites 12 July: Morrisons, Philip Morris, Ocado
Morrisons has written to farmers to calm fears that a planned takeover could undermine its agreements with suppliers
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Tesco Express and Co-op closing stores early on Sunday so staff can watch Euros final
Meanwhile Lidl has said stores will open an hour later on Monday morning if England wins
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Ethical Butcher surges past target to hit £1.1m in crowdfunding
The wholesaler launched a £400k crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube this week
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Warburtons boosted by Covid demand and push into non-bread
Warburtons’ sales and profits soared last year thanks to a spike in demand for core bakery products in the pandemic and an ongoing push into non-bread
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MFG profits improve despite £1.1bn pandemic sales decline
The pandemic cost forecourt giant Motor Fuel Group £1.1bn in sales last year, but profits nevertheless improved as its grocery convenience sales boomed