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MSC sales hit £1.3bn in 2020 as retailers expand certified seafood ranges
Lidl had the highest proportion (82%) of MSC-certified products in its wild-caught seafood range in 2020
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Iceland contacts 150,000 vulnerable customers offering priority delivery
The vulnerable shoppers were contacted within an hour of Boris Johnson’s lockdown announcement on Monday last week, according to Iceland MD Richard Walker
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Plant-based brand This on course for bumper Veganuary
The brand says it sold more than £300k-worth of product in the first week of January and was on track to sell £1m by the end of the month
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Sainsbury’s brings in new limit on shopper numbers as supermarkets tighten Covid measures
The supermarket will also put trained security guards on its doors to challenge customers without masks and prevent customers shopping in groups
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Deliveroo plans expansion to reach two-thirds of UK population
Deliveroo will also be extending the reach of its services in all 150 of the towns already served
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Valeo Foods adds to snacking empire with Schluckwerder acquisition
Valeo Foods has bolstered its confectionery business with the acquisition of German marzipan and chocolate producer Schluckwerder
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Nestlé rolls out pudding-inspired vegan Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles
The flavours are claimed to evoke the taste of some of Britain’s favourite puds
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City snapshot: Nichols annual sales drop 19% as out of home revenues slump
Vimto producer Nichols has reported a 19.3% drop in 2020 revenues as the coronavirus outbreak decimated out of home sales. Plus trading updates from The Hut Group, British Honey Co and Carr’s, while B&M founders sell £218m of shares and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 12 January: Morrisons/Sainsbury’s, Brexit, M&S
Sainsbury’s has joined Morrisons in saying it will enforce the wearing of masks in its supermarkets.
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Retail charity expecting record numbers of workers to need financial help this month
Retailtrust provides non-repayable grants to workers in the sector struggling to pay bills or buy enough food
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Nush takes on Gü and The Coconut Collaborative with dairy-free choc pots
The launch will see Nush take on the likes of Gü and The Coconut Collaborative in the chilled chocolate pots category
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Seafood sector latest to report concerns over NI border chaos
Scampi brand Whitby Seafoods has said the NI protocol is harming seafood business reliant on fresh goods moving across the Irish Sea
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Ocado blames increase in substitutions on coronavirus, not Brexit
The impact of coronavirus on Ocado’s suppliers has meant many have rationalised ranges
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Nomad Foods confirms talks with Fortenova Group to buy frozen foods business
Birds Eye owner Nomad Foods is looking to extend the reach of its frozen empire in Europe after entering exclusive talks with Fortenova Group to buy the Croatian company’s frozen foods brands.
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Groceries Code Adjudicator White moves to tackle ‘climate of fear’ over delistings
Suppliers will now have a written commitment from CCOs that information they pass on will be protected
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Somerdale snaps up Abergavenny Fine Foods’ blended cheese business
The deal would allow Somerdale to boost its international portfolio, the exporter said
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Supermarkets facing tougher restrictions on shopper numbers and mask wearing
Boris Johnson is reported to have met with ministers yesterday to discuss ways the lockdown can be toughened
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Cadbury Dairy Milk revamped with ‘progressive’ new look
The UK’s biggest chocolate brand has been reimagined with a new logo and a redrawn Cadbury wordmark
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Sheese invests over £500k in new cheese alternatives and brand overhaul
The brand – whose products are made with coconut oil in place of dairy – has completely overhauled its packaging
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M&S extends Sparks Book & Shop reserved shopping scheme
The service allows Sparks loyalty cardholders to reserve a 30-minute arrival time, via the M&S website