Day: November 20, 2024
Media Bites 20 November: farming protests, FDF report, Wegovy
The newspapers are full of colourful accounts of yesterday’s protests in which 13,000 farmers took to the streets of Whitehall
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City snapshot: Lidl swings back to profit as shoppers switch from rivals
Lidl has bounced back into the black in the UK as shoppers switched more than £500m of spending to the disctounter from rival supermarkets. Plus, annual results from Britvic, UK inflation jumps by more than expected and Gusbourne partners with Enotri…
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Mionetto readies UK push for Aperitivo NPD
The NPD has landed DTC via Amazon and Slurp
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Supermarkets to sign Plastics Pact Mark II to ramp up reuse and refill
Retailers will be asked to agree to the mass rollout of standardised technology on a sector-by-sector basis across their stores
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Caterforce relaunches improved cleaning own brand Clene Guard
The new range will replace Caterforce’s own brand ProClean
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Morrisons to shutter bakery Rathbones with 400 jobs at risk
Morrisons is set to shutter Rathbones bakery after exploring all options for the manufacturing facility, with almost 400 workers facing redundancy as a result, The Grocer has learned
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Oatibix shortage caused by ‘scheduled maintenance’ at Weetabix factory
It comes after Weetabix Protein disappeared from shelves last month
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Marketing uplift of £20m drives revenue growth at Britvic
Advertising and promoting to drive awareness and trial had been a key factor in performance, said Britvic GB managing director Paul Graham
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Virtue Drinks lands investment from James Watt and Eberechi Eze
The business has now raised over £5m since launching in 2016
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WH Smith expands food offer with ‘first-ever’ Christmas range
The first festive range from WH Smith includes ‘Christmas classics’ alongside ‘new flavours’ such as Miso Chicken
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Defra secretary Reed vows no inheritance tax u-turn in testy Efra Committee hearing
The Defra secretary stressed farmers were mistaken over IHT changes on the day more than 10,000 turned up to protest in Westminster
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Lidl boss urges government to ‘see sense’ over £7bn in costs heaped on retail
Ryan McDonnell spoke as Lidl announced its latest full-year results
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One in seven green claims highly likely to mislead consumers, BRC finds
Almost three in four products now feature some form of green claim, new analysis found
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GrowUp Farms appoints Mike Hedges as new CEO
Hedges will take over the leading UK vertical farming business to drive ambitious growth over the coming years
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Just Eat claims petcare first with Just for Pets partnership
It now offers dry, wet and frozen raw food for dogs and cats, as well as treats, grooming products and toys for delivery within 30 minutes
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Three-Sixty Aquaculture raises £3.5m for UK’s first sushi prawn farm
The business has developed the UK’s only indoor prawn farm with sales to commence in 2025
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Freight crime levels rise as government is urged to crack down
A new report by the APPG on Freight and Logistics sheds light on the rising costs of freight crime across Britain
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Sales blitz helps grow Boost convenience distribution
More than 50,000 cases of Boost were sold over a 12-week period
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Bakers union BFAWU ‘furious’ at Morrisons proposal to close Rathbones
The Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union said the decision was ‘beyond disappointing’ and added even more jobs in the supply chain, as well as agency workers, would be impacted
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Waitrose promises to ‘always’ keep manned checkouts in stores
New signs have appeared in a number of Waitrose’s recently refitted stores, highlighting the retailer’s ‘promise’
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