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Packaging: the bad, the ugly and the good

Packaging: the bad, the ugly and the good

SPECIAL FEATURE – Consumer Research: How attitudes to packaging, including that for food, and its functionality have changed over the past seven years, based on a survey of 1,000 UK consumers, is the subject of a new White Paper from packaging tapes provider Essentra...

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Amazon Fresh store opens in London

Amazon Fresh store opens in London

A ‘till-less’ Amazon grocery outlet, the first of its kind outside of the USA, has been opened in Ealing in London. Consumers visiting the Amazon Fresh store must first scan a smartphone app on entry and on exiting the shop are billed automatically. It is being...

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Past Premier Foods boss joins Orchard House

Past Premier Foods boss joins Orchard House

Gavin Darby, the former CEO at Premier Foods is to join fresh prepared fruit and veg business Orchard House as its chairman. Darby is a former FDF president and spent six years at Premier Foods. Commenting on his new position he said: “Orchard House boasts an...

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KFC owner Yum! Brands reports rise in digital sales

KFC owner Yum! Brands reports rise in digital sales

According to research data analysed and published by Stock Apps, a financial educational resource, KFC owner, Yum! Brands', full year digital sales rose by 45% to $17 billion. Despite pandemic restrictions in 2020, the company's Q4 2020 revenue grew by 3%...

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Food sector reaction to Chancellor’s Budget

Food sector reaction to Chancellor’s Budget

Responding to the Budget delivered by the Chancellor this week, much of the food industry has welcomed continued Government support. Joint director general at the PTF, Angela Coleshill, told Food Management Today: “Food businesses up and down the country will broadly...

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New figures show take-home grocery sales have risen

New figures show take-home grocery sales have risen

The latest figures from Kantar show take-home grocery sales rose by 12.5% during the 12 weeks to 21st February 2021, with sales even stronger over the past month, increasing by 15.1% - the fastest rate of growth since June 2020. Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and...

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