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Blue Dragon relaunches sweet chilli cooking sauce as condiment
A reformulated version of the sauce, which is ‘slightly thicker’ than the original, will hit shelves later this month
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City snapshot: Glanbia acquires ingredients firm Flavor Producers in $355m deal
Irish nutrition group Glanbia has acquired US ingredients business Flavor Producers in a deal worth up to $355m (£284.7m). Plus, tonic maker East Imperial suspends shares ahead of collapse
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Media Bites 14 April: Supermarket property, Getir, Applied Nutrition
Supermarkets, including Asda and Morrisons, are selling their stores to raise quick cash
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City News: Tesco impresses City with jump in profits and share
The City gave a thumbs-up to Tesco this week in the wake of a double-digit jump in profits, driven by easing price inflation and continued market share gains
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Tropicana rolls out rebrand and NPD in bid to arrest volume declines
New packaging designs would create ‘a cohesive identity across the portfolio’, Tropicana said
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Midcounties Co-op adds Retail Insight markdown tech in bid to cut food waste
The cognitive-driven technology, named WasteInsight, focuses on expiration management, more efficient donations to charities, and forecasting accuracy
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Poundland owner Pepco appoints Stephan Borchert as CEO
It comes as Andy Bond prepares to switch from executive chair to a non-executive chair role
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Divine Chocolate sees 10% sales drop amid category decline
Ethical chocolate maker Divine saw a near 10% sales decline last year as consumers shunned premium chocolate amid HFSS regulations and cost of living challenges
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Wholegood launches organic wonky veg range into Ocado
It is the first organic wonky range to be featured in one of the major retailers
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Pukka Herbs loses B Corp accreditation after Lipton integration
The brand was last recertified in 2019
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Fiddes Payne to cut 20 jobs after losing Jamie Oliver contract
The Grocer understands that more than 20 roles are being lost out of a total workforce of about 50 staff
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Gut punch for nutrition app Zoe staff as headcount slashed
The redundancies are part of an urgent economy drive at the company, which CEO and co-founder Jonathan Wolf said needs to reduce costs by 20%
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City snapshot: Economy grows in February as UK emerges from recession
The UK economy grew in February despite high levels of rainfall, suggesting the country is emerging from the recession in the final two quarters of 2023
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Media Bites 12 April: Jus-Rol, Amazon, Farming
A French pastry maker has been ordered to sell Jus-Rol after losing a second legal challenge against the competition watchdog’s decision
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Ella’s Kitchen loses share as cost-conscious families turn to own label
Ella’s Kitchen has seen its market share eroded as parents switched to cheaper own-label babyfood amid price sensitivity in the category
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SimplyCook defies category woes to make first-ever profit
The company called 2023 a “watershed” year and said in its newly filed accounts that it moved into the black thanks to a “right-sized” plan, with lower marketing investment and disciplined cost management
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The Salad Project launches ‘Spaces’ for customers on the go
The new concept targets customers ‘living the fast life’, giving them the option to order their salad or bowl online and collect in store
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Over half of government seafood catch limits unsustainable, data shows
For 2024, of the 79 baseline total allowable catches negotiated, only 36 are in line with ICES advice
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Convictions under Scotland’s Protection of Workers Act ‘not high enough’ says SGF
The figures mark the first time that information on conviction rates under the act have been released, following SGF’s calls for more transparency
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Costcutter founder Colin Graves joins Ascona Group board as non-exec director
He started the role on 1 April, bringing his “convenience retail sector and visionary leadership” to help Ascona Group execute its “strategic ambitions”