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On the front line: our sector’s food charities fighting…
One of the perks of my job is meeting exceptional individuals who are driving real and lasting change in society. In 2020, in part thanks to our Role Models in Consumer Goods and Grocery report, I had the privilege of...

“Every child deserves a chance to change the world”:…
One of the more eye-opening pieces of work I have done in lockdown has been interviewing inspirational people in the food and grocery sector for an initiative championing role models. The conversations I’ve had have...

Dream big, and dream early: in conversation with Wilfred…
Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones MBE is unlike most farmers. The self-proclaimed ‘Black Farmer’ came to farming after a thirty-five-year career spanning the military, television and marketing – and has now made it his...

The power of networking: celebrating Meat Business Women
This week, I had the privilege of attending the Meat Business Women conference. As with all events in the last few months, I imagined the conference looked a little different from previous years. Nevertheless, it was an...

Look but don’t touch: how Covid-19 has shaken up…
It is no secret that beauty is one of the consumer-facing sector’s most exciting industries. Over the past few years, we have seen dozens of high-value mergers and acquisitions, industry-defining innovation and the...

Tackling food poverty and waste: in conversation with Gavin…
It is no secret that retailers, manufacturers, and wholesalers have gone above and beyond to drive social good during the pandemic, rallying together to keep the nation fed in a time of crisis. Indeed, Covid-19 has...

Stories of hope: Sarah Collins and the Wonderbag
It was only two weeks ago, before we knew that the UK was about to go into lockdown, that I was gearing up to interview Sarah Collins, founder of the Wonderbag for our Weekend Edition. Sarah was in England, excited to...

Got milk? How the milk category is staying fresh
It’s been a quarter of a century since the phrase ‘got milk?’ entered the zeitgeist. I grew up with ‘Accrington Stanley, Who Are They?’, and others at MBS have boasted similarly nostalgic memories of iconic...

Roll-up roll-out: High on growth
As the world is rallying to promote greener initiatives, so too do we see the flowering of the cannabis industry. And on a scale we have seldom seen before. Cannabidiol, or CBD, is popping up everywhere, from skin...
Latest Consumer Products News
Lipari Foods buys US food importer Tut’s International Lipari Foods, a US-based distributor, manufacturer and importer of food products, has acquired the assets of Tut’s International Export & Import Co. Tut’s serves more than 3,000 grocery retail customers in the US. Read more.
Revenues at Bakkavor hit by Covid-19 Bakkavor, which supplies sandwiches to supermarkets, has reported a 4.9% dip in 2020 revenue after food-to-go sale volumes were hit by commuters working from home. A large fall in China sales during the pandemic saw revenues hit by 21.6% in the region. Read more.
Unilever predicts continued suppression in global consumption The FMCG giant has said that global consumption patterns will likely still be suppressed in the first half of this year, even as business returns to normal in some parts of the world. Read more.
AB InBev launches EverGrain to offer sustainable barley ingredients With the aim to transform the use of barley, AB InBev has announced the launch of sustainable ingredients company EverGrain. Backed by the drinks giant, EverGrain aims to introduce nutrient-dense protein and fibre barley ingredients to the market. Read more.
Plant-based brand This expects to reach £1m sales in January The vegan brand This has said it expects to make at least £1m in retail sales during Veganuary after selling more than £300,000-worth of its products in the first week of 2021. Read more.
Utz Brands to acquire Vitner’s In a deal worth $25m, Utz Brands has entered into a definitive agreement with Snak King Corp to acquire the Vitner’s snack brand. Chicago-based Vitner's will allow Utz to expand its domestic reach in the US. Read more.
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