We're pleased to bring you just some of the major food & drink retail and supply stories recently covered by The Grocer.
Diddly Squat co-founder joins UK Food & Drink Shows line-up
Diddly Squat Farm Shop co-founder Lisa Hogan, who last year opened the store with partner Jeremy Clarkson, is to reveal what it’s like to sell milk and eggs alongside Britain’s most famous petrolhead. She has joined a line-up of expert speakers appearing at the UK Food & Drink Shows at the NEC, Birmingham, from 25 to 27 April
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Fentimans rolls out ‘Good & Fruity’ functional drinks
Fentimans is going functional with a trio of vitamin-enriched drinks that tout added benefits. The drinks, which are 35% fruit juice with no added sugar, are fortified with calcium, zinc and vitamin B6.
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Farm Shop & Deli Show launches products awards scheme
The organisers of the 2022 Farm Shop & Deli Show are highlighting the quality of UK food and drink products with a new awards scheme. The Farm Shop & Deli Product Awards will be judged by experts from across the industry including retailers, suppliers and food developers.
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Viva food delivery TV ad calls on shoppers to ditch meat
Vegan charity Viva has launched a new ad campaign encouraging consumers to switch to plant-based meat alternatives. The ad depicts a couple ordering pulled pork from a food delivery app. They are delivered a live piglet, and the delivery driver offers them a free butcher’s knife.
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Farmdrop suppliers and investors to lose millions
Farmdrop suppliers, lenders, staff and shareholders are set to lose out on millions of pounds as a result of the online grocer’s dramatic Christmas collapse, according to a new report lifting the lid on the administration.
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UK-Australia trade deal slammed again by meat sector
Britain’s meat producers have reiterated concerns about the potential impact the government’s new free trade agreement with “very effective” agriculture exporter Australia could have on their sector.
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Eco-friendly ready meal business seeks funding
Berkshire-based The Transformation Chef, which produces a range of over 30 premium ready meals, is setting up a seed investment round to scale up its operations.
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Vegetable oil prices surging amid tightening supply
Edible oil prices could face further turmoil after Indonesia imposed curbs on its world-leading palm oil exports and as concerns grew that war in eastern Europe could dent Ukraine’s huge sunflower oil output.
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Five million in food poverty as Tesco chairman warns of ‘worse to come’
Almost five million adults have experienced food insecurity in the past month, according to new data released by the Food Foundation. The data shows 8.8% of households fell into the category, compared with 7.3% in July 2021.
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Growers predict further shortfalls of labour during 2022
Growers are warning the fruit & veg sector’s labour woes will worsen this year, despite the extension of the Seasonal Agriculture Workers Scheme to cover the next three years.
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