Archive of all news articles – Page 665
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Waitrose delays online relaunch of meat and fish counter ranges
The upmarket grocer has largely kept its in-store counters open over the course of the coronavirus pandemic
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Anti-GM campaigner urges organics to back ‘inevitable’ gene editing launch
The chair of the FDF Organic Committee said outright opposition to GE could leave the sector ‘ridiculed and marginalised’
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Hippeas closes $50m funding round
The money from The Craftory will be used to increase production capacity, boost distribution and continue with product innovation, as well as bolstering the business’ sustainability credentials.
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Media Bites 27 Jan: PespiCo/Beyond Meat, Greencore, PZ Cussons
Pepsico is to take a step beyond fizzy drinks and snacks into the plant-based meat sector after signing a joint venture with Beyond Meat
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City snapshot: Shop prices tumble as lockdown drags on
Shop prices have fallen by 2.2% this month as retailers desperately tried to entice consumers to spend money online as lockdown restrictions continued, according to the latest shop price index by the British Retail Consortium and Nielsen.
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PepsiCo creates plant-based joint venture with beyond Meat
PepsiCo has teamed with Beyond Meat to take advantage of the booming meat alternatives market and develop a host of new plant-based snacks and drinks.
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Sainsbury’s promotes Darren Sinclair to director of stores
Sinclair has worked at the retailer for almost 20 years and is currently a zone managing director
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Poundland introduces ‘greeter’ role to encourage mask wearing
The greeters are tasked with asking shoppers to wear a face covering and providing a free mask if they don’t have one
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Scottish salmon producers call for taskforce to solve Brexit export issues
The UK and Scottish governments have been urged to work with experts to find ways to ease border chaos
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Virtue Drinks scores investment from Chris Smalling
It’s the sixth investment Smalling has made in the past year, with four in the food and drink space and a focus on sustainable and ethical brands, such as Allplants, This, Livia’s and plant-based dog food start-up The Pack.
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Nestlé to put all Smarties products into paper packaging
The move will see all Smarties products switched to packaging made from coated paper, paper labels or cartonboard
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Dove makes hand sanitiser debut with moisturising formula
They contain an alcohol-based sanitising formula and Dove’s caring moisturising formulation
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Increased labour costs could make UK fruit & veg crops ‘unviable’, NFU warns
The NFU was reflecting on a new report that showed labour costs had risen by up to 50% since 2016 for some growers
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Whole Earth adds smooth honey peanut butter to range
The NPD combines Whole Earth’s smooth peanut butter with real honey
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Suppliers encouraged to report supermarkets via new ‘Tell the GCA’ hotline
GCA Mark White aims to tackle long-standing supplier fears around delistings
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Lidl to give store and DC staff one-off £200 bonus
The payment recognises their ‘tireless efforts to keep the nation fed and provide a safe shopping experience for customers up and down the country’, Lidl said
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Morrisons undercuts Aldi with cheaper vegan Valentine’s Day dine-in deal
Morrisons’ deal will cost £15 and include a starter, main, two sides, dessert and a bottle of fizz for two
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Dhamecha Cash & Carry buys Leyton depot from TRS
The site in East London is set to become Dhamecha’s 10th cash & carry
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Hun beats £400k funding target as investors flock to canned wine brand
The business, which is backed by Waitrose CEO James Bailey, plans to overfund to £600,000 after raising more than £450,000 from 140 investors following the pitch going live on the Seedrs platform.
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City snapshot: New coronavirus lockdown measures send Greencore sales down 15%
Greencore has reported a 15% drop in first quarter sales due to the impact of new Covid restrictions. Plus, trading updates from PZ Cussons, AG Barr and more.