Archive of all news articles – Page 660
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Jack & Bry secures £1.3m investment as demand for plant-based meats soar
The start-up plans to use the cash to invest further in artificial intelligence technology to help it develop more jackfruit products and ingredients that closely mimic the texture of meat using a proprietary manufacturing process.
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Lateral flow testing helps James Hall identify 13 asymptomatic Covid-19 cases
James Hall began weekly tests from 4 January at its Preston distribution centre
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ACS encouraging convenience stores to seek out local authority testing sites
The ACS has advised that members check local authority websites for information on what testing provisions are available
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Cheap food is driving destruction of the natural world, says Chatham House report
Food production is the main driver of biodiversity loss with the ‘cheaper food paradigm’ playing a key role.
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Hard seltzer sales hit £12m in 2020 - but has it lived up to the hype?
The US trend, which broke into mainstream UK retail last year, is gathering pace
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Knorr claims first with range of salt-free stock cubes
The stock cubes offer a ‘rich flavour of herbs and spices’ with no salt
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Waitrose adds £1.50 to value of Healthy Start vouchers
Healthy Start vouchers are issued to pregnant women and families on low income with children under the age of four
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City snapshot: Unilever restores growth targets after end of year sales acceleration
Unilever’s sales growth accelerated at the end of its financial year, enabling it to restore its long term growth targets. Plus, trading updates from Compass Group, Cranswick and Stock Spirits, PayPoint completes acquisition and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 4 Feb: Asda/EG Group, Amazon, carbon tax
The finance structure of the £6.8bn takeover of Asda by the Issa brothers and TDR is under the media spotlight this morning.
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Little Dish reports surge in sales during third lockdown
The rise in sales comes as parents across the country juggle home schooling with work
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Ocado to rebrand own-label packaging and driver uniforms
The first rebranded product was quietly listed on the Ocado site this week
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Supermarkets and suppliers back ‘huge’ week of action on food waste
Asda, Co-op, KFC, M&S, Premier Foods, Sodexo, Unilever and Waitrose are backing the event
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UK government demands extension of NI grace periods until 2023
Gove also said the arrangements should be extended to all ‘relevant local businesses’
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Quarter of Holland & Barrett staff utilise scheme giving instant access to wages
The technology gives employees instant access to their earned wages whenever they need them
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IGD plays up purpose as part of rebranding
As well as adopting a new blue and red ‘IGD’ logo, the organisation has renamed its two halves Commercial Insight and Social Impact
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Scottish seafood sector secures £7.75m funding amid Brexit export woes
Seafood Scotland said the Scottish government’s support would have a ’tangible impact’ for those hardest hit
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James Hall saves 8,150 meals with Too Good To Go
The partnership allows Too Good To Go app users to purchase bags of surplus stock, at a cheap price, that is still within its best-before date
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Matt Hancock tells people not to shop for food in new Covid variant areas
Sources expressed fears government language over the safety of supermarkets could lead to panic buying
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Tesco hails ‘biggest-ever Veganuary’ alongside Dry January low & no boost
Demand for plant-based foods soared by more than 35% last moth, Tesco said
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Higgidy names ex-Charlie Bigham’s commercial boss Rachel Kelley CEO
Kelley will replace current CEO Mark Campbell, who is stepping up to chair the Higgidy board