Buying & Supplying news – Page 2
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NewsAlantra teams up with Brand Growth Heroes for challenger ‘Mini MBA’
Mid-market financial services firm Alantra has teamed up with the Brand Growth Heroes accelerator led by Fiona Fitzpatrick to launch a ‘Mini MBA’ for challenger brand founders
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NewsPukka Pies kicks off £100m potential sale process
Pukka Pies has kicked off an M&A process that could value the brand at upwards of £100m as supermarket sales of its savoury pastries continue to boom
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Comment and OpinionGastropod serves up delicious investigation into the history of chips
Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley take a deep dive into the mightiest of meal accompaniments
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Analysis and FeaturesSultana shortage won’t be easily resolved and ‘will hit prices’
Adverse weather conditions are pushing up global prices of raisins, sultanas and currants, with cost pressures hitting retailers
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NewsCharlie Bigham’s growth slows as straitened shoppers buy less
Volumes were flat in the year ended 31 August 2023, compared with double-digit gains in the prior 12 months
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Comment and OpinionSuppliers: survive the recession by mastering three trends
Retail media, artificial intelligence and sustainability: all demand a coherent strategy now, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsMilliways appoints Andrew Bradshaw as sales director
Bradshaw brings almost 20 years’ experience to the role
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NewsWho Gives a Crap calls for end to 20% VAT on toilet tissue
The DTC brand has demanded the end to the “roll tax” in a submission to the Treasury
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NewsMargiotta ‘doubles’ range of Waitrose products as founder targets growth
The Scottish grocer first started stocking a range of Waitrose own-labels in 2021
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NewsSugro welcomes new member Direct Traders to group
Sugro’s new member has been trading for over a decade, supplying food and non-food products to the hospitality sector
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NewsMoma Foods founder Tom Mercer stands as Tory candidate
Mercer has been selected as the Conservative candidate for Coventry North West
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NewsFreja raises £2m from fmcg heavyweights and sport stars Harry Kane and Alistair Brownlee
Former Unilever boss Paul Polman and serial investor Giles Brook have backed the business, alongside Childs Farm founder Joanna Jensen and Kiddylicious founder Sally Preston
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Comment and OpinionThe farming sector is hanging by a thread. Now is the time for change
There needs to be change in all parts of the sector, by farmers and growers as well as by retailers, says Ged Futter, founder of The Retail Mind
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NewsMore imported vegetables likely as flooding hits key growing areas
Carrots, parsnips and leeks are among crops affected by ‘a recent surge in flooding’
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NewsBart Ingredients appoints Adam Sims as CEO
Sims takes the reins from David Collard, who is retiring after 12 years at the helm of the business
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NewsSupermarkets partner to support suppliers in cutting emissions
The agreement with Manufacture 2030 will give suppliers acess to one-on-one support and additional resources
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Comment and OpinionIs the CMA’s 94-page profiteering report just smoke and mirrors?
The authority has found the vast majority of businesses have seen profit margins squeezed rather than inflated
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NewsProcter & Gamble rapped by the ASA for ‘misleading’ incontinence ad
The advertising watchdog upheld two complaints made by Tena owner Essity
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NewsQuality Street releases Christmas rap video starring John Barnes
The campaign aims to encourage shoppers to recycle their paper sweet wrappers
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Comment and OpinionJoint business plans are often meaningless – suppliers don’t need them
The customer agrees to JBPs whilst chuckling quietly about how much they are getting for a simple signature on a meaningless plan, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants