Archive of all news articles – Page 624
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Government seeking national supplier for £24m school breakfast contract
The contract is set to run for two academic years from September 2021 to July 2023
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Aldi ‘Specialbuys’ aisle hit by Suez blockage delays
Aldi has been warning customers of delays of up to a month or more on some of its middle aisle general merchandise
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CJ Lang adds four new stores to Snappy Shopper partnership
CJ Lang originally partnered with the shopping app in April last year
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No-alcohol Gordon’s racks up £1m sales in one month on the market
The 0% drink, which hit retail in late December ahead of ‘Dry January’, had added a cool £910k by the time the month drew to a close
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City snapshot: UK retail industry sees green shoots of recovery in March
The UK retail industry saw the green shoots of recovery in March as sales jumped by more than 40% year-on-year after a COVID-induced collapse a year ago. Plus, footfall begins to improve ahead of retail re-opening next week and all the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 9 April: The Co-op, Morrisons, M&S
The boss of the Co-operative Group has defended keeping £65m of taxpayer support despite its profits rising 429% last year and increasing bonuses for bosses
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Co-op won’t pay back business rates relief due to ‘disproportionate Covid costs’
It claimed it incurred a disproportionate increase in costs associated with coronavirus measures compared to larger supermarkets
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The Vegan Kind secures £3.5m investment amid plant-based boom
The company said the investment was the biggest ever funding round for a vegan retailer in the UK
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Cathedral City expands snacking cheese range
The product aimed to capitalise on the dynamic growth of in-home snacking behaviour during the pandemic
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Kendamil secures national Tesco listing for infant formula
Kendamil is the only major infant formula brand to both source its milk and manufacture in the UK
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Mini Cheddars launches flavours inspired by regions of Britain
The brand has also played with its logo for the new SKUs, swapping ‘Mini Cheddars’ for ‘Wee Cheddars’ and ‘Cheddars Bach’ respectively
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Vibrant Foods acquires Fudco as South Asian food portfolio grows
The family run London business complements Vibrant’s existing portfolio of ethnic brands, expanding its plant-based offering and strengthening its consumer reach.
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Ritter Sport launches DTC ‘Choco Shop’
It will offer exclusive NPD and SKUs previously not sold in the UK
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Morrisons to remove plastic bags for life from all stores
The retailer is claiming a supermarket first with its announcement of the plans
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Wholesalers face £30m bill as thousands of tonnes of food is wasted
The figure is three times higher than the Federation of Wholesale Distributors estimated for wasted goods in August 2020
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Mindful Snacker launches with non-HFSS crisps range
The crisps contain 0.58g salt per 100g and are said to contain 50% less fat than rival brands thanks to their production process
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Covid ‘war room’ closure ‘short-sighted’ warn food industry members
Discussions have shifted more towards problems arising from Brexit in recent months
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City snapshot: Norwegian grocery delivery business Oda raises €223m to drive European expansion
Norwegian e-grocery business Oda has raised €223M to fund territorial expansion in a funding round led by SoftBank and tech investor Prosus.
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Media Bites 8 April: Deliveroo, Co-op, Heineken
Deliveroo’s shares perked up on their first open day of trading, although the improvement was clouded by a strike by hundreds of its delivery riders.
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East of England Co-op beefs up value of Healthy Start vouchers to £5
Government increased base level for vouchers from £3.10 to £4.25 on 1 April