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Pladis adds Strawberry Cheesecake flavour to Flipz pretzels range
Strawberry Cheesecake will join the lineup from the beginning of June
Meadow Foods to open £4m plant-based dairy alternatives site
Production of a range of oat, rice and coconut-based products and ingredients is expected to start by the end of the year.
City snapshot: ABF to reopen all Primark stores by late June
Associated British Foods has announced it will reopen the last of its Primark stores by late June after it was forced to close its 378 retail locations across the world due to the coronavirus pandemic
Media Bites 1 June: Pret a Manger, Supermarket exec pay, Sainsbury’s
Pret A Manger has called in consultants to help overhaul its fast food business model as its core customer base of commuters remains working from home
Thatchers sales top £106m as it bucks downward cider trend
Cidermaker Thatchers “outperformed” the wider market last year as its annual sales continued past £100m and profits grew.
PLMA president Brian Sharoff dies aged 77
Sharoff took on the role of PLMA president in 1981, shortly after the association was founded in the US
Trio of convenience experts unite to form the C-Store Collective
John Heagney, Mike Igoe and Jonathan Rons have formed the C-Store Collective
McColl’s names Giles David as new CFO
McColl’s has quickly replaced Robbie Bell, who announced he was leaving to take up the equivalent role at Holland & Barrett
Baxters Food Group appoints Maik Blumentritt as head of finance
German accountant Blumentritt became caught up in the lockdown earlier this year while visiting family in Aberdeenshire
Redwigwam rolls out in-store troubleshooting app for supermarket suppliers
Redwigwam matches suppliers with one of its 130,000 workers, with the relevant skills and in a nearby location
Coronavirus: rent code of practice to be introduced for landlords and retailers
The new code is being developed with industry bodies on either side of the talks and would give “clarity and reassurance t…
Drynks Unlimited adds dealcoholised ale and cider to ‘Smashed’ range
The NPD is the first since Drynks Unlimited appeared on the BBC’s Dragons’ Den
Over half the UK’s wholesalers may not last the year, Defra is warned
More than £200m of key public sector food contracts are at risk, with social care and education contracts worst hit
Supermarkets mull overhaul of NI operations to reduce extra checks
Supermarkets fear new border checks on foods moving from Great Britain to NI will cause havoc
BP announces it is to pay real living wage to all UK retail staff
BP said the adoption of the RLW would represent, on average, a pay increase approaching 5% for its retail workers
Campaigners urge unhealthy food tax as part of new obesity measures
Government plans including new targets on salt and calories have been put on hold during the crisis
Suppliers report fall in fines for ‘drop and drive’ deliveries
Findings from a group of 20 suppliers show a 90% fall in the sums being deducted for delivery errors
Inflation up to 3.1% on fewer deals and change in channels
Take-home sales through promotions fell to 25%
Nim’s Fruit Crisps targets drinks market with Infusions range of air-dried fruit
The fruit infusions had been designed to garnish and infuse water, tea and alcoholic drinks
Princes: UK-only PRN move represents £5m recycling investment
Princes has committed to sourcing all of its packaging recovery notes from UK reprocessors this year…
How brands are setting up DTC operations in a jiffy
Since the lockdown, brands have been establishing DTC sites in double-quick time. How are they getting off the ground so quickly?
What has happened to consumer confidence since lockdown began?
Having prompted unprecedented lockdowns across the world, the coronavirus crisis has inflicted some serious economic damage. So as we look towards a further easing of restrictions in the UK, what has happened to consumer confidence? And what could that mean for future spending?
How Iceland has fought to reduce food waste in the coronavirus crisis
MD Richard Walker on cutting waste – and plastic – in the crisis
How coronavirus will herald a new era of automation in grocery
In theory, the pandemic should be pushing the industry towards greater automation. Yet in the short term, grocery has gone the opposite way. Why?
How would turnover-based leases work for retailers and landlords?
Years of pressure, now magnified by the pandemic, have reshaped retail forever, and leasing structure needs to catch up
Nutritional needs, taste perceptions and natural protein: 10 charts explaining UK attitudes to healthy snacking
The coronavirus has driven interest in healthy snacking. But what are the deeper trends?
