Archive of all news articles – Page 655
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Tesco plans to roll out mass Covid testing for in-store workers
The UK’s biggest supermarket said it was considering “all options” for testing staff
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Glastonbury Festival and Wyke Farms team up for new Worthy Farm cheddar
The cheese will go on sale exclusively in Co-op stores from next week
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Soaring vegetable oil prices set to drive food inflation
Sunflower oil has almost doubled in price in the past year, while Italian extra virgin olive oil is up almost 70%
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Sainsbury’s Aldi Price Match is ‘really taking on Tesco’
The campaign has been widely interpreted as a defensive strategy
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Ports warn deadline for full EU import checks is too soon
The 11th hour EU deal, combined with delays to government funding, has left ports racing to build
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2020 sees record growth in new distillery openings
For the first time, more than 100 new distilleries were registered with HMRC last year
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City snapshot: Symington’s hires advisors as it eyes £100m sale
The private equity owners of Leeds-based food group Symington’s have hired bankers to explore sales options. Plus, Kraft Heinz sells nuts business to Hormel Foods for $3.4bn, PepsiCo boosted by at home snack consumption and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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Media Bites 12 Feb: Kraft Heinz/Planters, Asda, Marston’s
Kraft Heinz has agreed to sell its Planters peanuts and snacks business to Hormel Foods for $3.35bn as it seeks to shore up its balance sheet and boost growth
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Symington’s private equity owner explores sale options
Chicken Tonight owner Symington’s has hired advisors to explore sale options following a successful turnaround
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Kettle Chips adds Steakhouse Barbecue flavour to core crisps range
The brand claims it is the only premium crisps brand with a real meat barbecue SKU
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CMA gives Diageo the green light to complete Chase acquisition
UK regulators have cleared Diageo’s acquisition of Chase Distillery after concluding the deal will not result in a “substantial lessening of competition”.
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Mr Muscle bottles to be 100% PCR plastic
From this week, all its Mr Muscle trigger bottles will be made using 100% PCR plastic
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Arla shrugs off foodservice sales plunge as branded revenues soar
Many consumers turned to cooking and baking under lockdown, helping to boost sales of Arla’s global brands Lurpak, Arla and Puck
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Gurminder Athwal joins Parfetts in newly created role of trading director
Athwal has worked as trading controller at Hyperama for more than 20 years
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Co-op to extend Honest Value brand with 33 new lines
The new additions include protein, produce, dairy, frozen and impulse lines
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Relaxing high street planning rules is ‘one-way street’, industry leaders warn government
The chiefs of industry bodies including the ACS and BPF have warned against proposals to allow high street shops to be converted to housing without planning permission
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Meat and dairy ‘not ready for new rules on climate reporting’
A new report by acricultural consultancy Kite warned up to half of businesses were not prepared for tighter rules on emissions reporting
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Personal shopper app Beelivery planning TV advertising campaign
Beelivery has appointed Lindsay Ball to steer the push as marketing director
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Morrisons launches vegan street food delivery in Camden
The delivery concept is targeting students and young families at its new store in Camden
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Costcutter to trial customer loyalty app across 23 company-owned stores
The three-month trial will allow users to make instant payments and access exclusive promotions