ManiLife raises over £250k to fund NPD and new listings
The peanut butter brand has smashed its crowdfunding target in two days
Superdrug and Savers plan 80 new stores in 2020
Meanwhile a further 20 Superdrug stores are set to convert to Savers
Tesco to restructure in-store bakeries putting 1,800 jobs at risk
Tesco bosses claimed they were responding to customer trends which had seen a big shift in customer tastes and preferences
Home Bargains warehouse staff given ‘inflation-busting’ pay rise
The raise puts the new basic rate at £10.10 an hour…
Supermarkets urged to pressure chocolate manufacturers over unsustainable cocoa
Many retailers have sustainability and traceability commitments on their own-brand products, but are failing to pressure other brands to end their unsustainable practices, according to a Lumina Intelligence report.
Gen Z shoppers ‘most ethically minded’ health & beauty consumers
Gen Z is more likely to consider buying a beauty product linked to a good cause than other generation, survey finds
Gordon’s adds Sicilian Lemon flavour to gin lineup
It hopes the “outstandingly zesty” innovation will follow in the footsteps of Gordon’s Pink Gin
High street failures blamed for soaring government redundancy payouts
The Insolvency Service last year paid out £346m to workers made redundant by the collapse of a company
Salt study leads to calls for mandatory reduction targets
Food companies have warned draconian new salt reduction targets will be “impossible” to hit
NFU president brands lower-standard post-Brexit food imports idea ‘insane’
Minette Batters called for the government to protect ‘high’ UK standards in future trade deals
Aduna targets £1bn baobab market via tree-planting partnership
It aims to build and preserve an 8,000km wall of trees across the African Sahel region
GS1 to expand ProductDNA database to smaller suppliers
The ProductDNA database has previously been limited to large suppliers
Extra 220 million eggs sold last year, according to British Lion
Retail sales enjoyed their 13th year of growth, with year on year volumes up 3.4%
City snapshot: Hotel Chocolat boosted by store openings and global growth
Hotel Chocolat has posted a double-digit rise in first half sales and 7% pre-tax profit growth driven by the opening of new stores, international expansion and growing sales of its Velvetiser hot chocolate system. Plus, Tesco sells its share of China joint venture and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
Media Bites 25 Feb: US trade deal, ABF/Primark, Tesco
Farmers have hit back at suggestions the government will allow imports of chlorinated chicken and other low-standard farm produce in trade talks with the US.
Range preview: Asda Easter eggs 2020
With a mix of vegan options, old classics and new flavour combinations, Asda has fussy eaters cracked this Easter. Here’s our pick of the new range
Cereals get dearer in the mults despite lower wheat and oat prices
The average shelf price of ready-to-eat and hot cereals is up 3% year on year
The 30 biggest wholesalers in the UK 2020
Find out how the UK’s biggest wholesalers like Booker, Brakes and Costco have performed this year
Five things the government needs to do to prevent chaos on 1 January
Negotiations must urgently address a raft of issues to avoid food shortages and price hikes
As Wowsomes is pulled does low-sugar chocolate have a future in the UK?
Did Wowsomes get it all wrong? Or is there just no appetite for it in the UK?
How Colombian coffee farmers are combatting climate change
Colombian coffee farmers have two major fights on their hands: downward price pressures and the effects of climate change
