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NewsMedia Bites 8 Sep: Nestlé, Unilever/Pukka, P&G, Tesco
Nestlé and Unilever have sought to respond to rapidly changing consumer tastes with separate purchases of two niche companies in voguish consumer goods sectors.
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NewsTyrrells makes TV ad debut with ‘absurd’ £2.5m crisp push
The brand is attempting to address a dramatic value sales slump across its portfolio of premium bagged snacks
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NewsGordon's gin brand gets pink variant
Competitor Pernod Ricard plans to launch a pink variant of its Beefeater gin in the coming months
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NewsRise in food and drink firms gunning for export growth in wake of Brexit
Food and drink producers are more optimistic about their growth prospects than they were a year ago as they plough more investment into expanding their businesses overseas in the aftermath of the UK’s decision to leave the EU, according to an annual industry report.
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NewsMeat, fish & poultry keeps inflation at four-year high
Rapidly rising protein prices are keeping supermarket inflation at four-year highs, according to the latest Grocer Price Index
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NewsScottish government slammed over bottle return scheme plans
Coca-Cola is supportive of the Scottish government’s move
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NewsBlockchain app trial for organic food widened
Shoppers at As Nature Intended Store can trace journey of organic bacon from farm to supermarket shelf as part of Soil Association project
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NewsBooker slams suppliers over 'poor' availability levels
Trading director Colm Johnson said availability issues were hitting its core range
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NewsNFRN boss warns wholesalers against supermarket-style range culls
Wholesale range and service ‘worse than ever’ says Paul Baxter
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NewsUnilever snaps up fast-growing tea brand Pukka Herbs
The deal for an undisclosed sum ’came down to scale and sustainability’ said Pukka
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NewsMüller adds grains to Rice as it targets 'hunger moments'
The new product contains white rice, barley, spelt, millet and wheat
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NewsPernod Ricard pulls Equal Love TV ad after Clearcast warning
The ad, Equal Love, featured numerous couples of different gender mixes ‘passing on’ a kiss
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NewsBrexit requires an extended role for the Adjudicator
Sir, Each week sees new stories of the strain that Brexit is placing on the food sector
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NewsThe Co-op rolls out Pioneer wine designed by members
It was created to “challenge the traditional approach to ranging”
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NewsAmazon and Whole Foods combined offer a holy grail
Amazon and Whole Foods bring to the table well-deserved reputations for, respectively, efficient and ethical business
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NewsFentimans gets set for move into craft beer
The Fearless Brewing Company is named after Fentimans founder Thomas Fentiman’s pet dog Fearless
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NewsGrowers defend pesticides in wake of school fruit claims
A report by Pesticides Action Network claimed children were being exposed to ’a cocktail of pesticide residues’
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NewsMedia Bites 7 September: Asda, Reckitt Benckiser, Brexit
Asda’s decision to axe almost 300 jobs at its head office as part of a cost-cutting drive makes the papers this morning.
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NewsCity snapshot: McBride sales slump in competitive markets
Revenues at McBride fell by £44.5m – or 5.9% – to £705.2m, with household sales lower by 5.8% and personal care & aerosols down 6.3%, as the household goods manufacturer completed the first stage of its ‘Repair, Prepare, Grow’ strategy. Plus, Imperial Brands raises £231m in sell-down of share in Logista.