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Pooch & Mutt sells minority stake to Czech petfood producer VAFO
The fast-growing pet treats brand has sold a minority stake to Czech premium petfood player VAFO in a ’multimillion-pound’ transaction
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Aldi reports record Christmas as Covid restrictions drive demand for booze and premium ranges
The discounter has reported a 10.6% year-on-year rise in sales in the four weeks to 24 December
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Two postmasters to sit on Post Office board for first time
The applications opened today (4 January) for a four-week period with the new non-executives due to start in April this year
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Aldi extends immediate payment terms for small suppliers until the end of 2021
It means suppliers whose turnover with the discounter is under £1m will continue to have payments processed as soon as invoices are submitted
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Knighthood for Dave Lewis as New Year’s Honours List recognises food industry’s work in the pandemic
Lewis is one of a number of supermarket figures to be recognised in the New Year’s Honours List
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Asda trials vegan butcher concept at Watford store
The retailer has also unveiled a 22-strong line-up of plant-based products which will be available from 5 January
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The Coconut Collaborative makes TV bow with plant-based ‘myth busting’ ad
The plant-based brand said the campaign would seek to dispel scepticism over the taste credentials of plant-based foods
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Tesco confirms billion-piece plastic reduction target hit in 2020
Packaging removed during the year included plastic shrink wrap in branded and own-label tinned multipacks
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Mars launches vegan versions of Bounty and Topic chocolate bars
They have rolled into Morrisons in 100g “chunky” bars, with Asda to follow from the end of January
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Nisa pushes healthy living offers for January
The symbol group said it will provide retailers with “eye-catching” PoS and leaflets
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Chicago Town targets plant-based eaters with pair of new vegan pizzas
The duo were “aimed at plant-based eaters and those looking for a meaty feast”, said the brand
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Belvoir looks to shake off ‘old-fashioned’ image in pre-expansion overhaul
It has rolled out a new look designed to shake off its “classical and a bit old-fashioned” image
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City snapshot: Covid Primark closures cost ABF a further £220m
Associated British Foods has said the tightening of coronavirus restrictions will cost the group an extra £220m on top of the previously announced £430m. Plus, the FTSE starts the year strongly after Brexit deal and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 4 Jan: Retail jobs, Cafe Nero, Kirin
The high street shed 177,000 jobs in 2020 according to a study that predicts an even more devastating toll on retail jobs this year
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Heinz pours Beanz, egg and sausage into on-the-go protein pots
The pots contain a mixture of the brand’s beans, sausage and scrambled eggs
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The biggest retail tech advances of 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has demanded solutions to new problems, and ones that can be applied swiftly
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Food exporters welcome post-Brexit EU third country listing
It comes as the UK was poised to sign a trade deal with the EU on Christmas Eve
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Arla hits two million meal donation mark with FareShare in 2020
The dairy co-op provided the charity with milk, butter and cheese throughout 2020
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Tier 4 extension puts ‘light at the end of the tunnel further away’ warns BRC chief
Helen Dickinson was responding to an announcement from health secretary Matt Hancock this afternoon that tier 4 restrictions would apply to swathes more of England from Boxing Day
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24 trade groups demand government compensation over border chaos
In a letter to Defra Secretary George Eustice, the head of groups including the FDF, Scotland Food & Drink and the Provision Trade Federation described the situation as a ‘catastrophe’