Archive of all news articles – Page 628
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Food producers and manufacturers leading on animal welfare, report finds
The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare report is sponsored by Compassion in World Farming and World Animal Protection
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JW Filshill embarks on twice-weekly workplace testing
Seventy per cent of its 200 employees have signed up in the first week of testing
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Unitas Wholesale rolls out Appy Shop partnership for fast delivery
The shopping app has been building its relationship with Unitas for several months
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Mars Petcare launches Lovebug dry catfood made from insects
It is the first 100% insect-based cat food to be launched by a major supplier in the UK
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MuscleFood moves into protein bars with trio of snacks
The supplier has created three High Protein Bar SKUs which have rolled into Morrisons
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One million breakfast boxes delivered by charity to pupils in need
School Food Matters supplied breakfast boxes throughout school closures and the holidays
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City snapshot: Grocery sales fall in March as industry laps 2020 lockdown
Grocery sales growth fell back in March as the industry lapped last year’s record-breaking spending during the first coronavirus lockdown,
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Media Bites 30 March: Deliveroo, Wetherspoon, High Street
Deliveroo has set the final price for its initial public offering at £3.90 a share, the bottom of its initial range and valuing the food delivery company at £1.3bn less than the top end of its original expectations.
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LloydsPharmacy launches nasal spray designed to fight coronavirus
It had ‘a number of unique advantages including its rapid onset and its ability to inactivate viruses either before or after exposure’
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Nomad expands frozen empire with Fortenova acquisition
Nomad Foods has agreed to acquire Fortenova’s Central and Eastern European-focused frozen food business for a total of €615m
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Quorn targets children for first time with ‘Roarsomes’ vegan nuggets
The dinosaur-themed NPD is set to roll into Iceland stores from next week
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Squeaky Bean launches ‘chunky’ vegan Cajun Mini Fillets
The NPD can be eaten straight from the pack, or used in salads, wraps, tacos or sandwiches
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Young’s and Karro owner Eight Fifty Food Group acquired by Sofina Foods
Eight Fifty had been tipped for an IPO in the coming months to give the PE house, which also owns Valeo, an exit, but The Grocer understand Sofina swooped in ahead of the planned flotation
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Livekindly raises $535m in its first year as it aims to be biggest in plant-based
With the latest funding round, Livekindly said it had become one of the top three highest-funded and fastest-growing plant-based food companies in the world.
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Obesity strategy facing major shake-up under replacement for PHE
Industry and campaign sources both suggested the new move left serious questions over the future of the industry’s voluntary reformulation programme
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Waitrose claims first with home compostable coffee capsules
Previous capsules were made from polypropylene with an aluminium lid, which were difficult to separate for recycling
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Trademark activity sees Beyond ponder NPD explosion
The plant-based giant has taken out four new trademarks with the UK Intellectual Property Office
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Wilko claims 1,500-tonne plastic saving after sustainable wipes move
The home and garden discounter replaced plastic with renewable plant fibre in all its own-label wipes a year ago
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Asda appoints chief information officer to oversee Walmart separation
Carl Dawson will join the retailer next month having held the same role at M&S for the past six years
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Warburtons backs Insane Grain in second Batch Ventures investment
Insane Grain will use the £250,000 Batch investment to scale growth, including supporting its first major supermarket listing into the Sainsbury’s Future Brands bay