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Food inflation used as excuse to “hike prices” says Tesco Chairman
During a BBC interview, the Chairman of Tesco said that “some food firms may be using inflation as an excuse to hike prices further than necessary”.
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Aldi secures record sales while food inflation breaks records
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Aldi UK claims it has achieved record sales during December, reportedly exceeding £1.4 billion in a month where food inflation reached 13.3 percent.
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Sustainability: Is it now or never?
With companies across the UK making sustainable changes, is now really the best time to put sustainability in the spotlight? Find out what CEO of Reewild Freddie Lintell told New Food’s Grace Galler here…
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Recall roundup: Foreign objects and incorrect labelling
Get the latest recall news from the UK, US and Ireland including undeclared allergens, plastic found in cheese and incorrect use-by dates on chicken.
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Aberdeen-Angus beef proves popular in UK supermarkets
Mystery shopper research has revealed that British Aberdeen-Angus beef is a prominent brand across premium supermarket meat ranges.
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More Brits than ever are eating expired food
A consumer research report has revealed a rise in the number of Britons eating food past its expiration date.
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Recall Roundup: Listeria monocytogenes and undeclared allergens
Read our latest roundup of recalls impacting the UK and US, including several allergens and sulphites not being included on labels and a case of Listeria monocytogenes.
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Research finds most baby foods in the UK claim unregulated benefits
An average of nine promotional claims can be found on the packaging of individual UK baby foods, finds research - and not all of them are clear.
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60 Second News – 4 February 2022
The New Food editorial team give you your rapid food and beverage update in just 60 seconds.
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Colin v Cuthbert settled as supermarkets avoid caterpillar court case
Aldi says Cuthbert will be back on its shelves this spring after the discount retailer settled the copyright case lodged against it by Marks and Spencer.
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Some sliced meats saltier than seawater, claims new research
New research claims most sliced meats are "dangerously high" in salt, with one in three products failing to meet the national salt reduction targets, and one in four saltier than Atlantic seawater.
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Supermarket giant Aldi opens its first checkout-free store
Aldi - Britain's fifth biggest grocery retailer by market share - opens its first checkout-free store in Greenwich, South East London.
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Yum! makes cage-free eggs commitment
Yum! Brands, which is one of the world’s biggest restaurant companies, joins several other large names who have committed to abandoning caged eggs in recent years.
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Recall roundup: Salmonella, aflatoxins, and undeclared allergens
This week's recall roundup includes a Salmonella alert in the US and a possible risk of aflatoxin contamination in Germany.
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Is the UK reaching copycat product fever pitch?
A ruling by a judge in Scotland has seen Lidl pull every bottle of its ‘Hampstead’ gin from Scottish stores after a trademark battle with rival distiller, Hendrick’s. Following soon after the Colin v Cuthbert the Caterpillar case, could the UK see a crackdown on copycat products in the near…
