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NewsMedia Bites 23 February: Fruit & veg shortages, inflation, Danone
Environment secretary Therese Coffey was booed by farmers after saying UK egg shortages had not been caused by “market failure”, as the country’s biggest supermarket became the latest to ration purchases of some fruit and vegetables.
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NewsCentral Co-op to open a record number of new stores in 2023
CEO Debbie Robinson said it is looking to open 17 new stores this year
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NewsAldi brings global sourcing division into talks with UK suppliers
The aim is to drive efficiencies of scale for products sold in more than one country
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NewsPlant-based meal kit brand Grubby partners with vegan cooking duo Bosh
The Bosh brand is made up of vegan cooks Henry Firth and Ian Theasby, who rose to fame on the back of their hugely popular YouTube channel
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NewsWater brand founder in record-breaking Antarctic row just five months after heart surgery
Actiph water founder Jamie Douglas-Hamilton was left with two months to train for the row
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NewsFood waste would provide enough protein to tackle world hunger, claim scientists
Researchers believe new technologies able to turn organic waste into protein could solve malnutrition, reduce the pressure on food supply chains, and fight climate change
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NewsHygiene poverty: Tesco and Unilever unite to donate personal care products
The companies have joined forces with In Kind Direct, a charity founded in 1996 by King Charles
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NewsShandy Shack sells stake Jeremy Clarkson’s partner
Shandy Shack has sold a minority stake to Jeremy Clarkson’s partner Lisa Bentinck as the craft brewer seeks to deepen commercial ties with Diddly Squat Farm
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NewsCawston Press teases launch of ‘Lilt replacement’ tropical drink
The brand revealed it was working on a Caribbean-style pop after Lilt’s axing met public backlash
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NewsJamie Laing, Huel, Meta and M&S among featured presenters at Gen Z conference
The Grocer’s action-packed Gen Z conference features exclusive research, well-known influencers, fascinating case studies and panel discussions on themes from recruitment to marketing
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NewsBritish food & drink competitiveness with EU ‘falls’ post-Brexit
When asked about competitiveness with EU markets in the past year, 47% of respondents said it had declined, compared to just 5% who said it had improved
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NewsSainsbury’s confirms limit on Prime energy drink to three per customer
The retailer clarified confusion over the limit placed on sales of the drink
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NewsTap wall tech self-serves Guinness in seconds at Twickenham
Diageo has partnered with self-serve tech company Drink Command
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NewsCoca-Cola to tap ChatGPT and DALL-E for AI-powered marketing
The drinks giant’s work with OpenAI’s tools will be done as a client of Bain & Company, which announced a global services alliance with OpenAI this week
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NewsElfBar insists withdrawal of disposable vapes ‘not on safety grounds’
In a rare communication with media, the Chinese-owned brand emphasised to The Grocer that the withdrawal was not the same as a recall
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NewsSainsbury’s ditches plastic trays for vacuum packaging beef mince
In a first for UK retailers, Sainsbury’s has swapped to vacuum packaging across its beef mince range, saving 450 tonnes of plastic annually, it claims
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NewsAveeno rolls out ‘lift and learn’ skincare displays at Tesco
The unit debuted at Tesco Extra Watford earlier this month, and will appear at Extra stores in Sandhurst, Wembley and Slough until early March
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NewsMedia Bites 22 Feb: Fruit & veg, Walmart, Finsbury Food Group
Asda and Morrisons are rationing fresh produce including tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers amid shortages caused by poor weather in Europe and north Africa
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NewsCity snapshot: Price rises lift sales at Danone but margins fall on higher costs
Danone has boosted annual revenues on the back of higher prices but soaring costs squeezed the French food group’s profit margins. Plus, a pre-close trading update from Science in Sport.
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NewsWilko appoints new leadership team amid hundreds of job cuts
The changes include Karen Mackay stepping down as chief finance officer