Archive of all supplier articles – Page 123
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      NewsVibrant Foods acquires Fudco as South Asian food portfolio grows
The family run London business complements Vibrant’s existing portfolio of ethnic brands, expanding its plant-based offering and strengthening its consumer reach.
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      NewsRitter Sport launches DTC ‘Choco Shop’
It will offer exclusive NPD and SKUs previously not sold in the UK
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      Comment & OpinionWhy have suppliers overtaken retailers on animal welfare?
The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare report scores the world’s top 150 food companies on their welfare practices, processes and performance based on publicly available information, along with a survey
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      NewsHilton sees revenues surge to £2.8bn amid Covid-19 home cooking boom
Hilton said it had seen progress in Europe across all its red meat, fish, vegetarian & vegan and fresh food lines
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      NewsFry’s ditches plastic wrappers across range in packaging revamp
The vegan brand’s move will ensure 96% of its products are fully recyclable by the end of 2021
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      Comment & OpinionThree ways to navigate retailer pressure as hospitality opens back up
Suppliers need to handle the potential crash of hefty demands from both mults and hospitality businesses, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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      NewsLaughing Cow expands spreadable cheese range with new blended variant
The Laughing Cow Blends is made using chickpeas and herbs and tapped into the healthy snack trend, said the brand
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      Analysis & FeaturesWeetabix Beanz and Pringles lip balm: how fmcg celebrated April Fools’ Day 2021
Here’s our pick of the best pranks from brands and retailers this April Fools’ Day
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      NewsWyke joins fight over ‘ruinous’ AD plants rates hike
AD plant operators were being treated ’unduly harshly’ by the hike, said Wyke Farms MD Rich Clothier
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      NewsWhite Peak Distillery drinks to £900k crowdfunding round
Derbyshire whisky producer White Peak Distillery has comfortably beaten its £500,000 crowdfunding target as it aims to build the premium brand in the UK and overseas.
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      NewsJohn West to bypass UK for Irish imports
The move had become the “least worst option” following the UK’s departure from the EU
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      NewsShoppers ‘misled’ by retailer egg ingredient sourcing, British Lion claims
Prepared foods like quiches were being made using ‘a significant number’ of imported eggs, BEIC said
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      NewsRetailers and suppliers to foot ‘sky-rocketing’ packaging waste bill, new documents reveal
Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is due to come into force from 2024 and the official estimate of the cost in its first full year has shot up
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      NewsWeezy secures fresh herb supply with vertical farmers Infarm
Infarm produce grown in Tottenham will be delivered multiple times a week to four Weezy distribution hubs
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      NewsBetter Nature raises £1.6m for mainstream push of tempeh range
Better Nature hit a £1.35m target on the Seedrs platform within three hours of a private launch
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      NewsGü Puds £150m auction nears end as suitors circle
The sale by owner Noble Foods has attracted strong interest, with the bidders taken through to the final round of the process expected to pay upwards of £150m for the premium dessert maker, The Grocer has learned.
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      NewsTetra Pak to convert 20 billion cartons to tethered caps in anti-litter move
The company expects to deploy them across more than 1,000 packaging lines that it supplies to customers in Europe
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      NewsEgg & poultry sector ‘concerned’ as new cases of bird flu confirmed
A fresh outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu in Staffordshire could lead to an extension of housing rules
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      NewsFood producers and manufacturers leading on animal welfare, report finds
The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare report is sponsored by Compassion in World Farming and World Animal Protection
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      NewsYoung’s and Karro owner Eight Fifty Food Group acquired by Sofina Foods
Eight Fifty had been tipped for an IPO in the coming months to give the PE house, which also owns Valeo, an exit, but The Grocer understand Sofina swooped in ahead of the planned flotation
 





