All The Grocer articles in 30 April 2022 – Page 4
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Health groups step up calls for mandatory salt targets
250 medical experts have written to Boris Johnson urging the government to bring in mandatory salt reduction target
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Food poverty crisis warning as food banks face surge in demand
The Trussell Trust.provided more than 2.1 million parcels to people facing food poverty between 1 April 2021 and 31 March this year
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CapVest to build new global snacking player with Second Nature Brands acquisition
Private equity player CapVest has acquired US-based better-for-you snacks player Second Nature Brands as it seeks to establish a new platform for alternative snacking.
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Comment and Opinion
Bird housing relaxations are welcome, but egg producers remain at breaking point
BFREPA has warned the tentative end to the disruption caused by latest bird flu outbreak pales in significance to the financial difficulties faced by producers
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Poundstretcher responds to claims it raised prices before launching ‘50% off’ sales
More than 20 shoppers have taken to Trustpilot since 15 March complaining of price rises alongside the 50%-off promotion
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Shareholders pile pressure on food giants for transparent health reporting
Unilever became the first major manufacturer to bow to the ShareAction campaign last month
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Supermarket TV ads drive online sign-ups more than physical footfall, analysis finds
A breakdown of Asda new web customers found 55% had been converted from shopping in store at Tesco
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Waitrose rolls out parking payment app Flowbird to 14 stores
Waitrose customers can redeem their parking fee when their shopping exceeds the in-store spend
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Indonesia dials back ‘shock’ palm oil exports ban
Jakarta said the latest curbs, which kick in this week, would not include crude palm oil
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Rapid grocer Jiffy price-matching Tesco.com on 150 products
Price-matched items will be branded and sit across all categories. Matching will be done weekly
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Holland & Barrett appoints April Preston as new global product director
Preston, who has over 30 years of experience in retail, will be responsible for leading H&B’s product and services strategy
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Lidl offers finder’s fee to anyone who identifies a suitable site for a new store
It would mean a £22,500 fee for finding a location that leads to a £1.5m freehold purchase
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Comment and Opinion
Animal welfare must be a cornerstone of ethical food policy
Policy should integrate food, health, the environment, workers’ rights, trade, farming and animal welfare, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Inspired Pet Nutrition invests £6m into Kinmel site to ‘triple wet dogfood capacity’
The first stage of the investment will see a second processing and filling line installed at the North Wales site later this year
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Fresh fruit tea brand Tea Rex targets mults after major revamp
The brand, which debuted in 2018, now sells its tea in sustainable tubes
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Defra to lift mandatory housing measures for poultry as bird flu threat decreases
However, producers have warned they remain in a ‘bleak’ position due to low returns and soaring costs
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Comment and Opinion
Can the UK become the Silicon Valley of food and drink?
Want the latest in food and drink innovation? Come to the M4 corridor, says Barney Mauleverer, co-founder of Fuel10k and founder of Fresh Marketing
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Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards 2022 winners revealed
The prizes focused on sustainability efforts made by specialist food and drink retailers
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City snapshot: Grocery sales plunge as inflation hits 11-year high
Supermarket sales plunged by 5.9% in the 12 weeks to 17 April, according to the latest market share data from Kantar, as consumers prioritised value amid soaring inflation
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Media Bites: M&S, Asda/Morrisons price cuts, Just Eat, Coca-Cola
Marks & Spencer was hit with a downgrade as Deutsche Bank analysts warned the retailer would suffer from the cost of living crisis.