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NewsIGD launches new guide to help suppliers tackle food surplus crisis
IGD has worked with Ben Elliot, the food surplus and waste champion for Defra, and Wrap on the new guide
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NewsIssa brothers to sell 27 forecourts and clinch Asda takeover deal
The CMA had raised concerns over possible fuel price hikes in areas where both Asda and EG operate
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NewsPure Pet Food receives further private equity cash injection
The latest funding round follows a £2m cash injection from NVM Private Equity in 2019
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NewsPlanet Organic CEO Peter Marsh to retire
Marsh has led the organic grocer for 13 years, in which time it has grown from five to 11 stores
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NewsWorldwide Fruit enjoys double-digit Covid-19 sales bounce
The supplier of apples, berries, avocados and stone fruits saw sales grow by more than a third
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NewsBerry Gardens snaps up Jessica Ennis-Hill for ‘category first’ push
The six-figure More Than Taste campaign will showcase the nutritional benefits of berries
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NewsSupermarkets threaten Brazilian boycott over Amazon destruction
Nearly 40 food companies have signed an open letter calling on Brazil’s legislature to reject a bill that may pave the way for further destruction
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NewsMedia Bites 5 May: Tesco, Co-op, Nestlé
Tesco has agreed to increase sales of healthier food following pressure from investors
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NewsCity snapshot: Online demand slows as shoppers return to supermarkets
Supermarket customers shopped less online and more in store in April following the latest easing of coronavirus restrictions, new figures showed this morning. Plus, Pepco values itself at up to €5.8bn in upcoming Warsaw IPO; shares in McBride collapse on warnings or soaring raw material costs; and Raisio sales and profits fall in Q1 as it laps 2020 panic buying.
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NewsCo-op own-label food and drink to be carbon neutral by 2025
The move is part of a new 10-point climate plan to hit net zero carbon emissions by 2040
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NewsCampaigners abandon AGM revolt after Tesco makes new obesity pledges
ShareAction was planning to stage a revolt at next month’s Tesco annual meeting
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NewsCity Harvest appoints David Carter as CEO
Founder and CEO Laura Winningham is moving to a new position as head of strategy
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NewsTaylor’s Port moves into RTDs with Chip Dry & Tonic launch
The launch follows a steep rise in port sales to the UK during lockdown
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NewsTributes paid to Finnebrogue founder Denis Lynn after death in accident
Over 30 years, the businessman turned Finnebrogue from a small supplier into a major force in the meat category
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NewsWoods Foodservice expands into fresh with new depot
The unit is on same Uxbridge industrial estate as its existing warehouse
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NewsArla to buy farmers’ green energy as it eyes net zero CO2 by 2050
The dairy co-op said the move could encourage more farms to invest in renewable energy sources
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NewsHospitality calls on government to make landlords write off half of lockdown rent debt
UKHospitality CEO Kate Nicholls has written to communities secretary Robert Jenrick calling for the government to mandate ‘the sharing of pain’
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NewsBritvic snaps up Plenish as it bets on plant power to fuel growth
Britvic has strengthened its presence in the fast-growing plant-based nutrition category with the acquisition of Plenish for an undisclosed sum
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NewsMüller kicks off Müllerlight’s ‘biggest ever’ TV push
The advertising will feature athletes Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Laura Muir and Hannah Cockroft
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NewsCecily’s launches vegan ice cream bites for snacking
The bites are made with coconut milk and contain 84 calories each