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Bakkavor completes £50m exit from China
The cash sale – for CN¥509m (£50m) – is expected to make Bakkavor a net profit of at least £18m
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Critical deforested soy moratorium under threat, food businesses warn
The voluntary moratorium aimed to eliminate deforestation from Amazon soybean supply chains after 2008
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Pladis ploughs £68m into McVitie’s and Jacob’s factory upgrades
The investment will primarily benefit its sites in the north west of England
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Compleat Food Group acquires sandwich filling maker Freshpak
The acquisition – for an undisclosed sum – gives The Compleat Food Group new capabilities in egg processing
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Iceland becomes latest retailer to pledge prawn welfare improvement plan
Iceland will eliminate the use of eyestalk ablation and integrate electrical stunning by 2027
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Castle Dairies and Halen Môn launch premium butter
Castle Dairies has teamed up with Halen Môn to create a premium range of salted butters
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Venus Wines & Spirits boosts regional presence with West Midlands depot
The 13,500 sq ft site forms part of Booker’s strategy to bolster its beverage portfolio and grow its presence
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Asda, Morrisons and Co-op retail media partner SMG names new CEO
Katie Streeter Hurle has been promoted from chief strategy officer to CEO, following the promotion of Sam Knights to CEO of SMG’s parent company Next 15
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The Original Factory Shop moves head office amid CVA
The variety discounter is relocating to a new head office in Bolton, with distribution to be handed over to a third party
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Morrisons More member pricing arrives on Deliveroo
The member pricing rollout follows the integration of the supermarket’s Morrisons More loyalty scheme on to the aggregator app earlier this year
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Nurture Brands teams up with FareShare to help with cost of living crisis
Nurture said its decision to focus on a domestic charity was fuelled by the ongoing cost of living crisis
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Xoxo Soda quells name change fears after EU trademark ruling
The brand has seen an attempt to register its trademark in the EU rejected
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M&S starts to get recruitment back online after cyberattack
For the first time in several weeks, the retailer’s careers page is listing jobs again
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Sexual harassment ‘endemic’ in food and drink sector, says Unite
A third of women in the food, drink and agriculture sectors said they had been sexually assaulted in the workplace, claims new research from trade union Unite
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Unilever installs Ben & Jerry’s CEO, escalating dispute with board
Ben & Jerry’s insiders told The Wall Street Journal Senf had been appointed CEO without proper consultation
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Marcus Coleman to step down as Seafish chief executive
He will move on in December 2025 and take up a CEO position in another organisation
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Aldi to donate more than a million meals during school summer holidays
The discounter is expecting to reach the figure through its partnership with community giving platform Neighbourly
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Deposit return scheme: Wales compromise ‘complex and costly’ warn drinks bosses
On Friday The Grocer revealed Wales had agreed to accelerate its plans for a DRS, keeping hopes alive of a UK-wide 2027 rollout
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Costa Coffee revamps RTD range to reverse sales freefall
Costa Coffee sales have suffered amid growing competition in the RTD coffee fixture
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Kraft Heinz weighs separation of groceries and condiments
One option on the table is a separation of the groceries part of its portfolio from the sauces and condiments operation