Archive of all supplier articles – Page 24
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NewsSainsbury’s invests in living wages for banana workers
The price Sainsbury’s is paying for every box of bananas now covers the cost of the fruit, plus a premium that is invested into workers’ wages
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NewsRiverford profits drop due to tough year for fresh and cost-cutting
The organic veg box company’s operating profits fell by 51.9% from £5.2m to £2.5m in the 12 months to 29 April 2023
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NewsSerious Pig beats £200k crowd target to help DTC sales fly
The business beat its £200k target on the Crowdcube platform in just more than a week, with the campaign standing (at time of publication) at £215k from 445 investors
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NewsHain Celestial lowers 2024 forecasts as it struggles with turnaround
Hain Celestial has downgraded its sales and profits forecasts for 2024 as the owner of Ella’s Kitchen, Covent Garden and Sun-Pat continues with its turnaround strategy
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News‘Micron-sized’ salt tech company MicroSalt lists
The company is also in talks with suppliers of ready meals and a fast food burger company
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NewsHeura raises £34m in series B round to fund ‘new chapter’ in plant-based foods
European plant-based brand Heura has closed its long-running series B funding round, raising €40m (£34.2m) in total as it seeks to turn rapid growth into profitability
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NewsBabybel offers ‘giant’ heart-shaped cheese in Valentine’s competition
The cheese heart is serrated down the middle to share with ‘a fellow cheese lover in your life’
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NewsFairburn’s Eggs launches first national speciality range into Asda
The first product to launch in the new range is the four-pack British Blue with eggs laid by flower-fed, rare-breed hens, bred exclusively by Fairburn’s
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NewsThree men sentenced for defrauding 2 Sisters in £320k theft case
The men were convicted of stealing chicken from 2 Sisters on Anglesey and supplying it to Townsend Poultry in Wolverhampton
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NewsSustainable tuna claims ‘confusing’ British shoppers, finds MSC
Consumer research from the Marine Stewardship Council found that consumers wanted to buy products that helped the ocean
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NewsButlers’ Blacksticks Blue cheese back on shelves after fire
The return of Blacksticks also marks the start of a major revamp of the brand
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Comment & OpinionDiscontent over food inequality is set to boil over
We shouldn’t underestimate the sense of crisis many in the country are facing and the growing unease, says Dan Crossley, executive director of the Food Ethics Council
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Comment & OpinionOffer shoppers reliability and comfort in uncertain times
With squeezed incomes, consistency and familiarity have taken over an explorer mentality, says Ben Black, head of fmcg at Verlinvest
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NewsRecord £1.3bn spent on MSC certified fish last year
Volumes of MSC labelled product also increased by 1%, rising to 154,543 tonnes
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NewsEmmi Caffè Latte unveils new look and biggest-ever summer campaign
The RTD coffee brand aims to attract new consumers to the category and ‘ride the wave of the surging iced coffee trend’
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NewsYeo Valley launches TV ad as part of multimillion-pound push
The organic dairy’s new campaign is called ‘Delicious is at the heart of everything we do’ and presents the journey from farm to fridge
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NewsThe Summer Berry Company offers year-round supply of British strawberries
The shift from the typical April to October season to continuous production is possible thanks to investment in a produce heat and electricity energy solution
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NewsNFU review finds Red Tractor ‘relatively sound’, claims update
The review also revealed ’questions of trust and communication’ which needed to be addressed by the farm assurance scheme
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NewsActivia launches gut health-focused campaign with Rachel Stevens
The Good Gut Guide campaign has been launched to educate shoppers on easy steps to support wellbeing, starting with the gut
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NewsLidl invests in British veg suppliers amid weather challenges
The discounter has fortified its commitment to supporting British farmers by transitioning British root veg suppliers to long-term contracts