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Media Bites 24 September: Uncle Ben’s, Tesco, Asda, Ocado
Uncle Ben’s is to change its name following criticism that its branding involved racial stereotyping
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City snapshot: Pets At Home upgrades profit expectations
Consumers flocked to its shops and veterinary operations over the summer
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New report suggest food-to-go market will return to 88% of 2019 value by 2022
While a degree of bounce-back is anticipated in 2021, with high levels of year-on-year growth, the market is only expected to fully recover until after 2022
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Supermarkets and suppliers still failing on food waste transparency, warns report
A progress report by the IGD and Wrap shows two-thirds of food businesses signed up to the Food Waste Roadmap are still not publishing their figures
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Tesco calls for mandatory clampdown on food waste as suppliers step up efforts
The supermarket today said a three-year partnership across 71 of its biggest suppliers had seen food waste slashed by 200,000 tonnes
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Landlords ‘exploiting loophole’ to recover rent arrears from retailers
Landlords have been using county court judgements to ’undermine the will of parliament’, the BRC’s CEO has claimed
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Strong Roots doubles US presence with listing in 2,000 Walmart stores
Strong Roots expects its wholesale revenues to exceed £78m globally by 2023
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PZ Cussons profits dive but Carex is star performer in the UK
Carex drove growth in the first quarter and has increased UK market share to about 40%
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General Mills profits soar as consumers continue to eat more meals at home
Old El Paso recorded double-digit growth in Europe & Australia in the first quarter US food group General Mills has continued to benefit from increased in-home consumption despite consumers returning to restaurants as coronavirus lockdown restrictions eased. Revenues in its first quarter jumped 9% to $4.4bn, with ...
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Drinks giants reveal major packaging advances to mark Recycle Week
Recyling was also increasing and becoming more consistent in the year prior to lockdown, said Wrap
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Free-range egg producers to benefit from new price comparison tool
BFREPA said the pricing portal would improve transparency following concerns producers were being ‘short-changed’ for their eggs
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Asda tightens Covid security as it says all staff will wear masks
The moves include the creation of a new army of Asda safety marshals stationed at the front of every store and in the aisles of larger stores
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Aldi launches click & collect service at Loughborough store
Customers can place their orders at groceries.aldi.co.uk, the discounter’s first UK grocery e-commerce site
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Drynks Unlimited secures £1m investment to boost production growth
The investment will support Drynks Unlimited in scaling up production and accelerating growth
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Wholesalers issue urgent plea to government following latest hospitality restrictions
In response to the “body blow” of new restrictions imposed on the hospitality sector last night, the Federation of Wholesale Distributors has written to MPs once again urging them to help lobby the Treasury for an extension to business rate relief
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Riverford becomes B Corp thanks to employee and environmental policies
The organic veg box company has become the second-highest ranked UK food & drink company on the certification
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Aldi chief appeals directly to customers not to stockpile
In an email to customers, Aldi UK & Ireland CEO Giles Hurley has assured them there is no need for them to buy more than they need
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Sainsbury’s installs ‘Argos hub’ at second store
The hub – effectively a full Argos branch within a supermarket – is a relocation of a high street branch
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Confusion over Covid masks ruling as retailers fear new fines threat
The Grocer understands supermarket and convenience store chiefs met with BEIS bosses yesterday to call for greater clarity over Boris Johnson’s plans
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City snapshot: Trading improves at SSP as concessions reopen
Trading at travel concession group SSP has improved as sites across Europe continued to reopen