All news articles – Page 667
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NewsAF Blakemore sales soar 19% to £1.19bn
Key investments meant the group delivered a pre-tax loss of £3.3m, down from a pre-tax profit of £6m in the previous year
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NewsBetter Nature revamps marinated tempeh range for third time in two years
It has replaced its Curry Bites and BBQ Strips, which hit the market in January 2022, with a trio of tempeh pieces
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NewsCity snapshot: Losses widen at Real Good Food as volumes tumble
Falling volumes and a delay in passing through price increases has pushed Real Good Food further into the red. Plus, consumer confidence edges up but remains at historic lows, and retail sales fall unexpectedly.
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NewsMedia Bites 16 December: Unilever, interest rates, consumer confidence
Unilever has resolved a lawsuit brought by the board of Ben & Jerry’s over sales in the occupied Palestinian territories, ending an 18-month dispute.
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NewsCo-op strikes deal with Just Eat in 50-store trial
Just Eat will handle the delivery through its growing network of couriers across the UK
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NewsLidl becomes first sponsor of Spotify’s UK Christmas Number 1s playlist
The deal sees Lidl audio ads featured alongside tracks in the streaming service’s playlist of 45 number one Christmas hits from through the decades
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NewsOlive oil shortages likely in 2023 as bad harvest gets worse
The harvest in Spain – the world’s largest olive oil producer – is ’looking very bad’ and looks set to push up prices
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NewsHow to Win with Gen Z in Grocery is theme for The Grocer’s 2023 conference
The Grocer will ask how the industry can appeal to Generation Z shoppers
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NewsNurture Brands buys seaweed crisp maker Abakus Foods
Plant-based group Nurture Brands has continued to build its portfolio of brands with the acquisition of seaweed crisps producer Abakus Foods.
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NewsIceland giving away 10 vouchers worth £500 each for best Noddy Holder impressions
Competition entrants must post their impressions on TikTok or Instagram
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NewsNut butter brand ManiLife adds Cocoa Dusted snacking peanuts
The NPD comprises the brand’s ‘signature’ deep-roasted peanuts, coated in caramel and dusted with cocoa
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NewsPlant-based brand This unveils ‘game-changing’ streaky alt bacon line for Veganuary
The vegan bacon alternative will go on sale in Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose from the beginning of January
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NewsSainsbury’s leads supermarkets in promotions blitz in run up to Christmas
The retailer has increased promotions by 38% on average as it leans into the cost of living crisis
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NewsOne-third of Brits planning a teetotal Christmas, Schweppes survey finds
‘Attitudes and behaviours have shifted,’ said the brand
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NewsAsda bumps up range by 12% in reversal of 2021 cuts
The expansion of the range came following the appointment of Kris Comerford, chief commercial officer for food, who joined the retailer in July
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NewsMedia Bites 15 December: inflation, Aldi, Pepco, insolvencies
The main stories in today’s papers is the fall in the UK inflation rate.
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NewsCity snapshot: Carlsberg buys Canadian craft brewer Waterloo Brewing for £86m
Carslberg has announced it has agreed to buy Canadian craft brewer Waterloo Brewing for a total equity value of CAD144m (£86m)
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NewsJW Filshill appoints Arwel Carter as regional development manager for north of England
Carter joins the business having spent nine years at field and experiential marketing agency McCurrach
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NewsOcado Retail ‘small restructure’ results in 40 head office job losses
The company told The Grocer it had last month “completed a small restructure at its head office site” as part of an “ongoing drive for efficiency and cost effectiveness”
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NewsPoundland closes all Fultons Foods stores as frozen range rolls out across its own estate
A trading update also revealed a shake-up ahead for Poundland’s clothing and GM buying team