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NewsAsda extends blue cheese line for Christmas as stilton demand falls
Stilton, roquefort and gorgonzola are in decline as blue cheeses like montagnolo affine, cambozola and soft British regional varieties are on the rise
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NewsAsda serves millionth £1 meal in kids and OAPs offer
Asda also revealed 73% of the sales of the meals came from customers who were new visitors to the Asda Café, including a third who were completely new to Asda
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NewsSainsbury’s invests £50m to keep Christmas food prices down
The supermarket had set out a pledge earlier this year that would see it invest £500m in value by March 2023 to tackle inflation
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NewsHere We Flo secures almost £2m funding to expand eco female personal care brand
Founded in 2017 by friends Tara Chandra and Susan Allen, the brand sells period care and bladder care products made from bamboo and organic cotton, as well as condoms using natural rubber latex.
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NewsTech and dark store startup Bodo reveals ambitious international expansion plan
Bodo’s business involves both a plug-in for major e-commerce platforms like Shopify, Salesforce and Magento
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NewsEco-friendly babycare brand Pura appoints Marnie Millard as chair
‘Sustainable, disruptive and growth businesses are where I like to work, and Pura ticks all the boxes,’ said Millard
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NewsSupermarkets call on government to ramp up renewable energy investment
The leaders of Tesco, Morrisons, M&S and Co-op, among others, have asked PM Rishi Sunak to prioritise incentives to encourage greater investment in renewables
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NewsPilgrim’s UK expects surge in demand for ‘affordable’ pork products this Christmas
Pilgrim’s said consumers were looking for more affordable meat options for the festive season
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NewsGalaxy takes on McVitie’s with duo of chocolate digestive biscuits
’There has been very little challenge to the market leader in recent years, even though research would suggest that there is space for a market challenger brand to occupy’, said Mars
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NewsPepsiCo opens oat testing lab in Cambridge
The lab, which has opened at the National Institute of Agricultural Botany in Cambridge, contains ’state-of-the-art’ facilities
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NewsMedia Bites 5 Dec: Ocado, Morrisons, Associated British Foods
Ocado has told investors it will pause the construction of more automated distribution centres in the UK, the latest sign of a pullback in demand for online grocery delivery
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NewsCity News: Greencore shares plunge despite food to go recovery
Prepared food group Greencore posted a huge jump in sales and profits this week, but its shares fell on worries over its outlook
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NewsTroy Foods rescued by Fylde Fresh & Fabulous in pre-pack deal
Potato grower Fylde Fresh & Fabulous Group has rescued veg processor Troy Foods from administration.
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NewsCity snapshot: Irn-Bru owner AG Barr acquires energy drinks brand Boost
The group said the deal would boost profits and demonstrated its ongoing strategy to develop in high-growth and functional categories.
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NewsOne Stop opens 300th franchise store with Wilson Group
It is owned by the Wilson brothers, Daniel and Craig, marking their 18th franchise store with One Stop
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NewsSome farmers and producers making less than 1% in profit, new research claims
A study by food and farming charity Sustain reveals often ‘negligible’ profit in supplying the mults
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NewsTesco supermarket-convenience price gap wider than rival Sainsbury’s
The price gap between Tesco’s larger stores and its Express format was 10.4% in November
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NewsFilippo Berio victim of £5k olive oil theft from distribution lorry
The business has asked for anyone who is offered its Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil under suspicious circumstances to get in touch
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NewsDole Sunshine Company adds duo of Fruit & Cream pots
Dole said the launch marked ‘part of our transition from packaged foods to a nutrition and wellness brand’
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NewsFullers Foods undergoes buyout with current MD Smith as new CEO
Frozen specialist Fullers Foods International has undergone a management buyout, with the fourth generation of the family business selling for an undisclosed sum