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NewsKraft Heinz shares jump as condiments and sauces drive European growth
Kraft Heinz shares jumped 8% after booming sales outside of North America helped it record second quarter top-line growth.
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NewsM&S names Katharine Haenelt in new top role for fresh food
Haenelt is set to join M&S on 6 September after seven years with red meat specialist ABP
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NewsHeineken drops 5% after Brazil expansion hits margins
Heineken’s expansion in Brazil took the fizz out of its growth in the first half of 2018, meanwhile AG Barr shrugged off a ‘volatile’ period by delivering 5% sales growth
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NewsMondelez unveils new Joyfills range of cream-filled biscuits
Four variants will be backed from the end of August by a £4m push
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NewsBrits pay more for fruit & veg as extreme weather impact hits
The combined impact of the cold spring and heatwave has driven up food price inflation
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NewsMelitta to become global coffee partner of Manchester United
The deal extends a UK partnership launched in November last year
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NewsAntibiotic use in agriculture sees continued decline
The game bird sector reduced antibiotic use by 36% in 2017 amid other drops in usage across poultry and pigs
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NewsKerrygold faces lawsuit over claims its cows are grass-fed
Californian Dyami Myers-Taylor has a filed a suit alleging its cows are also fed corn, soya and GM feeds
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NewsFood & drink M&A activity on the rise despite Brexit concerns
Recorded deals for the second quarter of 2018 were 28% higher than the first quarter
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NewsAldi to support British family farms alongside charity
It will support the charity’s flagship Farm Resilience Programme, set up in July 2016
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NewsSupers and c-stores grow share in food-to-go
The MCA UK Eating Out report showed supermarkets and c-stores now hold a 14% share of all out-of-home eating occasions
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NewsCity snapshot: Heineken agrees Chinese beer partnership with China Resources
Heineken has struck a partnership deal with China Resources that will see it acquire a 40% shareholding in the company controlling Chinese beer market leader CR Beer. Plus, global pharmacy giant Walgreens Boots Alliance kicks off sales process for its sports nutrition businesses PhD Nutrition and The Protein Works and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 3 Aug: Amazon, M&S, Starbucks
Amazon has revealed that its UK corporation tax bill almost halved to £4.5m last year, days after the US company posted a record profit of $2.5bn (£1.9bn) in its most recent quarter.
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NewsDemand for British barley could soar amid Europe price hikes
Latest forecasts from Mintec suggest the German winter barley crop will fall 18% year on year
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NewsWBA kicks off sales process for sports nutrition brands
The Grocer understands WBA has hired Spayne Lindsay to handle a sales process for its PhD Nutrition and The Protein Works.
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NewsQuaker slashes sugar levels in its hot cereal lineup
The brand has removed more than 175,000kg of sugar in a bid to provide healthier breakfast choices
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NewsMeadow Foods secures 'strategic investment' from PE firm Exponent
Private equity firm Exponent has acquired dairy group Meadow Foods from fellow PE firm Paine Schwartz Partners.
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NewsThe Collective accuses Aldi of copying its yoghurts
Gourmet yoghurt brand has joined Heck in challenging the discounter over copycat products
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NewsAsda VP of non-edible grocery Phil Briggs to leave role
Briggs has been replaced by VP of own brand at Asda Lizzy Massey
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NewsGuy Dodwell leaves Diageo for craft distiller consultant role
Dodwell left this week after 19 years, taking up a new role as consultant at craft distiller Bristol Distilling