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NewsRetail has some of the lowest gender pay gap numbers so far this year, report shows
Both Sainsbury’s and John Lewis published their annual gender pay gap reports earlier this year.
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NewsSaputo launches grated variant of Cathedral City Extra Mature cheddar
The new product has been launched in a bid to capitalise on growth in the grated cheese market
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NewsKepak promotes Adrian Lawlor to chief marketing officer role
Lawlor has worked for the Irish meat business since 2002 when he joined as a graduate
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NewsDefra to propose seasonal visa scheme to tackle labour crisis
Defra told an emergency meeting of the Food Resilience Industry Forum this week that it recognised the “very difficult” situation facing the industry
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NewsDaily Contract Tracing wins fewer than 150 food company sign-ups
Defra launched the scheme on Monday amid fears the thousands of staff being “pinged” by the NHS Test and Trace app could lead to serious food shortages
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NewsFyffes pledges to slash CO2 emissions after publishing first sustainability report
It said the reduction would align it to the Science-Based Target Initiative’s aim to limit emission increases to 1.5°C of pre-industrial levels
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NewsBooker faces strike action from HGV drivers over pay dispute
Unite claims Booker has refused to offer drivers at Thamesmead the same £5 an hour increase it gave to drivers in Hemel Hempstead
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NewsNisa caps frozen food delivery volumes due to driver shortage
Nisa has also brought forward the deadlines for retailers to order frozen products for next-day de-livery from noon to 11am
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NewsFormer Graze boss debuts hi-tech non-HFSS doughnuts brand Urban Legend
Anthony Fletcher said he wanted to solve the “clear problem” of high fat and sugar levels in sweet bakery
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NewsCity snapshot: Kerry Group sales and profits rise as foodservice rebounds
Kerry Group has reported a strong rise in revenues and profits in the first half of its financial year as it continues to shake-up its portfolio
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NewsMedia Bites 30 July: Morrisons, Arla, Diageo
M&G Investments has joined the growing list of big investors that have rallied against the sale of Morrisons to a Fortress-led consortium
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NewsSmall Giants closes £400k funding round to bring insect snacking to the mainstream
Insect-based snacks start-up Small Giants has closed an investment round of more than £400,000 to supports its growth across the UK and Europe.
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NewsFitbakes eyes retail expansion after hitting crowdfunding target
The business, founded by nutritionist Ella Rauen-Prestes in 2018, will use the money to help support a slated launch in 1,000 Tesco Express stores as part of its meal deal offering in the third quarter of 2021.
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NewsIceland adding recycling bins for soft plastic to Food Warehouse stores
The business plans to roll them out across The Food Warehouse’s estate of about 140 stores in the year ahead
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NewsWholesalers call for progress on access to £1.5bn business rates relief fund
Key legislation is awaiting its third reading in the House of Commons
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NewsLidl claims a billion pieces of plastic removed from stores
The one billion figure includes 24 million plastic trays and punnets removed from fruit & veg
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NewsGriffith Foods expands UK presence with acquisition of The Flavourworks
Ingredients supplier The Flavourworks has been acquired by US product development group Griffith Foods for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsHyperama profits double after new software systems installed
Hyperama has invested £350k in the last 12 months on the implementation of three key software systems
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NewsKitwave targeting next acquisition in early 2022
This week the wholesaler posted its inaugural results as a listed company.
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NewsAsda rolls out Deal Depot bulk buy concept to 10 more stores
Asda will also test a smaller selection of bulk buy items in a further five stores