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NewsMedia Bites 17 Jan: ABF/Primark, Nestlé, Vegan products
A raft of store openings and a strong performance on the Continent drove up total sales at ABF’s Primark over Christmas.
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NewsHelloFresh’s first annual profit set to exceed expectations
The news sent shares of the German company soaring as investors welcomed the success of the recipe kit model
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NewsAldi adds ‘XXL’ bulk packs of meat to rolling weekly offers
The first “super-sized XXL” offers kick off this week with the arrival of 2kg packs of chicken breast fillets for £7.99 and four-packs of 21-day matured rump steaks for £7.49
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NewsAmazon boosts presence in north with new Manchester office
It is the e-commerce giant’s first corporate site in the north of England
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NewsClearly Drinks to relaunch Perfectly Clear flavoured water
Source: Clearly Drinks Orange & Mango and Peach & Apricot will join the range Clearly Drinks is to relaunch its Perfectly Clear flavoured water, making them “a fruitier product”. The supplier will add more natural fruit flavour and reduce the amount of sweetener, as well as give ...
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NewsDanone adds yoghurt range with only ‘simple’ ingredients
The ‘Simply’ range is the first to be sold in the UK under the Danone masterbrand
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NewsMorrisons promotes Andy Atkinson to group commercial director
David Lepley will replace Gary Mills, who was leaving the business to pursue other interests, said Morrisons
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NewsUnitas streamlines board to be ‘representative and nimble’
The new-look board has been designed to represent a cross-section of its members within retail, foodservice, on-trade and specialist sectors
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NewsGoogle acquires retailer online inventory startup Pointy
Pointy builds websites for small and medium-sized stores, optimised to top search rankings
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NewsUS hit Good Catch debuts plant-based tuna alternative in Tesco
The brand was developed by Wicked Kitchen founders Derek and Chad Sarno and plant-based food investor Chris Kerr
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NewsKarma unveils plan to introduce 50 surplus food smart fridges to UK
The smart fridges – of which there are more than 30 in operation across Sweden and one in Paris – are filled with surplus and unsold food from either the store they are situated within or from wholesalers when placed in public place
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NewsMüller hails cost-cutting success as it eyes return to profitability
The past 18 months had been ‘very difficult’ said CEO Patrick Müller, but it expected to move back to profitability over the next six months
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NewsSainsbury’s trials supply tie-up with SimplyFresh
Sainsbury’s will supply the convenience operator with own-label and branded products
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NewsGraze reveals plan to slash plastic packaging use by 80%
The snack maker intends to achieve its aim within the next two years
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NewsABF Christmas sales rise on Sugar recovery
Associated British Foods revenues rose 4% over the crucial Christmas period due to a recovery of Sugar prices and strong Primark trading
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NewsMedia Bites 16 Jan: Greggs/Just Eat, Tesco, Asda
Greggs picks Just Eat for UK-wide delivery service, Tesco’s Thai asset sale under threat from regulatory bodies and Asda prepared to roll-out a “sustainable” store.
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NewsGreggs struggles to meet demand for vegan steak bake
Greggs has launched a ‘Locate a bake’ website where customers can find the nearest store stocking the item
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NewsUnilever and Kellogg’s link with Asda for sustainability store trial
The move follows a call by Asda CEO Roger Burnley in October for suppliers to “take a step into the unknown” and speed up their reduction of plastic
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NewsLakes Distillery to fast-track growth plans after latest multimillion-pound backing
The Cumbria-based distiller issued £4.3m of new equity to investment firm Comhar Capital to support ‘ambitious’ stock build growth and capital expenditure
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NewsSimplyCook secures ‘top up’ £2m investment to drive growth
The fast-growing recipe kit supplier has raised £9m in funding since launching in 2014