Archive of all supplier articles – Page 87
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Plant-based challenger This hires ex-Eat Real, Wahaca and Camden Town boss Mark Turner as MD
Turner led Eat Real for the last year, after heading up Wahaca from 2017 to 2020
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UK can be a big cheese in Asia, research suggests
Cheese imports have grown by 10% from 2015-19 in some of the world’s fastest-growing economies, Kite Consulting says
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Comment & Opinion
How fmcg players are managing the triangle of inflation, pricing and elasticity
With both Eurozone and UK inflation reaching more than 4% in October, the cost squeeze is really starting to bite, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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Comment & Opinion
Getting our hands dirty ahead of a non-wasteful Christmas
Last week, amid the array of meetings in Glasgow for COP26, the Rubies in the Rubble team hit the orchards
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City News: Premier Foods weathers mini sell-off as it faces tough comparatives
As consumers returned to out-of-home eating, the business came up against last year’s Covid-elevated figures.
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Unilever offloads global tea business to CVC in €4.5bn deal
The European private equity firm saw off competition from rival investment houses Advent and Carlyle in an auction that concluded yesterday afternoon. Unite called for urgent talks with Unilver about the sale.
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JBS to build lab-grown meat research centre after buying Spanish startup
The Brazilian meat giant is spending $100m on the venture, with the aim of products hitting the market by 2024
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Wall’s Pastry adds pair of vegan microwaveable slices to lineup
The duo would offer “a modern twist on the brand’s iconic product range of sausage rolls and other savoury pastries”, said the brand
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Higgidy hires Wahaca marketing boss and launches first ad campaign
Sarah Jackson has joined the upmarket pie maker as marketing director
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Analysis & Features
Aggressive but inexperienced: perils of the new breed of supermarket buyers
The new cohort of UK supermarket buyers are young, inexperienced and verging on confrontational, according to YouGov data from suppliers. So what’s really going on – and is youth always a bad thing?
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Fearne & Rosie kicks off £250,000 raise
It will deploy the money in raising brand awareness, in-store activation and bringing new talent to the startup.
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World of Private Label trade show in Amsterdam cancelled
Organisers PLMA have pulled the show, scheduled for 14-15 December, amid tightening Covid restrictions in The Netherlands
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Comment & Opinion
Retailers must stop demanding 12 weeks’ notice on cost price increases
While they may claim the lengthy notice period is necessary, retailers have no legal right to it, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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3D-printed plant-based meat alternatives launched in UK by Redefine Meat
The company’s products use plant-based ingredients to replicate the molecular make-up of standard meat
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Aquaculture report slams supermarkets over sustainability of supply chains
A study by the Changing Markets Foundation accused 49 supermarkets in the UK and Europe “failing to address” the “unsustainable nature” of the sector
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Tesco signs up with online platform RangeMe to source suppliers
The platform enables suppliers to showcase their ranges and link with retail buyers
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Meatless Farm to launch chicken fillet alternative in time for Veganuary
The new product will go on sale in Asda and Tesco in January
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City Snapshot: Premier Foods suffers declines as shoppers eat out once more
Revenues and profits have fallen at Premier Foods as the group lapped figures from a year ago when demand was elevated during the ongoing lockdown. Plus, the latest NielsenIQ grocery data, full-year results at Imperial Brands, new growth ambitions at Diageo and interim CFO appointment at Domino’s.
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Pilgrim’s UK snaps up lamb processor Randall Parker Foods
The pork giant said the acquisition would allow it to bring its exisitng lamb business together as one vertically integrated operation
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Oatly shares crash as supply chain challenges lead to revenue warning at plant-based brand
Oatly has warned its growth will not hit the heights expected this year as the group suffered from a number of issues, including the UK HGV driver shortage