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23 July 2021
Collectiv Food: The start-up disrupting the food supply industry
Collectiv Food revolutionises the food supply industry in its focus on sustainability, cost-effectiveness, traceability and transparency of products.
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10 May 2021
Yeo Valley’s new limited-edition yoghurt ties into healthy indulgence trends with top quality ingredients
British dairy company Yeo-Valley partnered up with The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) to launch a unique limited-edition blackcurrant-flavoured yoghurt in honour of celebrating Yeo Valley’s first organic garden for the...
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5 May 2021
Brexit latest: impact on consumer goods and the future of UK trade
In a globalised economy, viewable online in real-time, it is easy to think of trade as some ethereal structure that just happens.
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11 January 2021
What does the new Brexit red-tape mean for consumer goods?
The extremely late ratification of a new EU-UK trading relationship at the end of 2020 brings with it a string of intended, and unintended, consequences.
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21 December 2020
The importance of corporate social responsibility for FMCG in 2020 and beyond
Over the past decade, FMCG manufacturers and brands have increasingly attempted to position themselves as socially or ethically responsible by outwardly supporting social movements in marketing campaigns or partnerships. While...
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17 December 2020
DuPont’s new ingredients are keeping yoghurt innovation alive and healthy
DuPont has announced the launch of a new line of ingredients under the name ‘Virslik’, a processing aid that delivers a ‘desirable texture’ and ‘clean taste’.
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19 November 2020
Unilever targets growth in vegan food as a key strategy in the coming years
Unilever aims to boost annual sales of plant-based products to EUR1bn ($1.2bn) by 2027. The firm has declared the target, which represents a fivefold increase on current numbers as ‘scary’...
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2 November 2020
Coca-Cola launches canned dashi soup in Japan
Coca-Cola has recently collaborated with the Japanese food manufacturer Kikkoman to offer the traditional dashi soup in a can format, to cater to consumers seeking convenient and minimally human-handled, packaged...
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6 October 2020
PepsiCo registers strong financial performance, driven by increased demand amid pandemic
PepsiCo beat forecasts to achieve solid quarter three results, despite the ongoing pandemic. It’s Frito Lay division was a key driver of growth.
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24 August 2020
Unilever to use geo-technology to tackle the ‘first mile’
Unilever, one of the world’s largest buyers of palm oil, looks set to implement new geo-location technology to make its palm oil supply chains more transparent and sustainable as part...