Archive of all supplier articles – Page 109
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NewsSupermarkets agree to change own label rules to send more to food banks
Supermarkets and suppliers are hoping to stop huge amounts of surplus own-label food being sent to animal feed rather than food banks
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s gives Mark White his first big test as Groceries Code Adjudicator
White is clearly aware of the gap that exists between the picture of serenity painted by today’s league table and the brutal backdrop suppliers are facing
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NewsGroceries Code Adjudicator to probe Sainsbury’s range reset
White’s intervention comes despite Sainsbury’s coming top of the GCA’s YouGov poll for retailer behaviour
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Comment & OpinionPrice promotions still have a place in fmcg – but they need to be personal to shoppers
The future is a tailored experience, rather than legacy price promotions like BOGOF, says Matt Lee, MD at Capture
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NewsAdjudicator report accuses supermarkets of passing Brexit costs onto suppliers
The poll received claims from 400 suppliers that they had been hit with demands from supermarkets
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NewsLivekindly Continues acquisition drive after snapping up Dutch Weed Burger brand
The deal will allow the Amsterdam-based seaweed burger brand to expand into the UK and other countries
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NewsWelsh cheese startup Mona Island Dairy to open £20m factory
Source: Mona Island Dairy The factory will open in September and will offer a range of premium own-label cheeses to retailers and restaurant chains Welsh startup Mona Island Dairy is investing £20m to build what it is claiming will be Europe’s most sustainable cheese factory. The ...
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Comment & OpinionWould carbon taxes help growers and suppliers stop deforestation?
A carbon tax is widely seen in the environmental sector as an elegant solution to carbon emissions through a regulatory-based approach. However, have governments considered the impact on smallholder farmers, large growers, and suppliers? Alan Kroeger, head of supply chains at Satelligence, explains what economy-wide carbon taxes will mean for growers vs suppliers
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NewsBirds Eye launches vegan ‘fishless’ version of its fish fingers
The frozen giant’s Green Cuisine fishless fingers will go on sale in Sainsbury’s later this month
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NewsMcCain announces raft of sustainability targets for the 2020s
The frozen giant made the commitments after the launch of its second global sustainability report
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NewsNisa stores hit by shortages following logistics IT failure
A leaked communication from Nisa to retailers suggested the problem had been resolved but availability was still being impacted
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Analysis & FeaturesCan the Flexible Plastic Fund make a genuine impact?
Although the fund has support from some big hitters in the industry, serious work is needed to create a circular UK market for soft plastic
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NewsFood exporters set to permanently cut ties with EU due to Brexit
The second half of 2021 will see a permanent loss of EU markets, businesses claim.
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Comment & OpinionWhy consumer health is attracting big investment
Nestlé and Unilever are capitalising on consistently growing interest in the category, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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NewsAlf Turner’s chilli Dragon’s Egg launches into One Stop
The product is already supplied into convenience by Spar wholesalers AF Blakemore, CJ Lang and Appleby Westward
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NewsDairyDrop to launch on-demand convenience delivery service
The milk delivery service is to expand following soaring demand from its customers
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NewsYoplait unveils ‘Moments of Gold’ Olympic marketing push
The £2.4m campaign follows Yoplait’s deal to sponsor the British Olympmic team earlier this year.
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Comment & OpinionSuppliers need to master the new ‘remote’ buyer-seller interface
Buyers may well get into the office a couple days a week post-Covid, but they still won’t be meeting suppliers, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsFerrero swoops to acquire Burton’s Biscuits to add to growing biscuit empire
The acquisition – for an undisclosed price – adds to the Italian confectionery giant’s growing biscuits empire following the takeover of Fox’s in 2020
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NewsKraft Heinz to splash £140m on bringing ketchup and mayo production to the UK
The move is being billed by the supplier as a “strong vote of confidence in post-Brexit Britain”