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- How dupe culture is reshaping beverage retail strategy
At the same time, food-at-home prices remain elevated, up more than 25% cumulatively since 2020, based What started on TikTok as a hunt for luxury lookalikes has evolved into something much more meaningful Traditional branded R&D pipelines, stretching twelve to eighteen months from concept to commercialisation and flexible production lines can move a retailer from trend identification to shelf-ready product up Where dupes meet differentiation Here is the paradox at the centre of this trend: dupe culture starts
- Standing Ovation and Tetra Pak partner to optimise alternative casein production
Tetra Pak will also support the start-up with the design and construction of pilot and industrial units The news follows another strategic partnership announcement from Standing Ovation earlier this month,
- Ferrero targets premium snacking demand with Kinder Bueno Dark launch
chocolate demand while driving incremental value for retailers. dark c The new variant, rolling out this month continues to skew towards young adult shoppers and carries stronger premium cues, offering scope for trade-up
- Iceland chairman defies UK laws on infant formula sales
Walker also spoke out encouraging the government to review the Healthy Start voucher scheme, which provides The vouchers, currently offering £8.50 per week for babies up to one year old, have not been increased UK retailer Boots had removed automated adverts promoting four brands of infant formula for babies up to six months old, after the Advertising Standards Authority said the company had broken UK advertising In the UK, it is against the law to advertise infant formula for babies up to six months old because
- Danone reports 8.4% LFL sales growth in first half
Danone has reported a “solid” first half of the year, recording €14.17 billion in net sales, up 8.4% Sales for the second quarter stood at €7.2 billion, up 6.4% on a LFL basis, with price up 8.7% and volume Recurring operating margin stood at 12.2%, up 14 basis points compared to last year. The French dairy giant announced that it would deconsolidate its EDP Russia operations this month, triggering “Importantly, the last 18 months’ efforts on restoring the fundamentals are starting to pay: our gross
- Campari funds Courvoisier acquisition with shares and bond sales
Campari Group has raised €1.2 billion to finance last month’s acquisition of French cognac brand Courvoisier Last month, Campari revealed its plans to acquire Courvoisier from Beam Holdings for up to $1.32 billion Campari’s new shares make up 5.6% of all the ordinary shares Campari has issued.
- Diageo headcount falls by nearly 2,000 amid $1bn cost savings drive
Earlier this month, the company said it is targeting $1 billion in savings over the next three years He headed up Tesco as group CEO from 2014-2020, leading a major financial turnaround amid an accounting
- Diageo reportedly in talks to offload trio of brands, including Pimm’s
The drinks giant acquired Pimm’s in 1997 as part of the tie-up between Grand Metropolitan and Guinness portfolio comes at a testing time for Diageo, as shares have fallen by over 17% in the last twelve months The following month, it was reported that Diageo was looking for a buyer for several of its beer brands That being said, Diageo has unveiled a cohort of innovations in the last month, including a new line The drinks giant has also made a number of investments in its business in recent months, including capital
- Solar Foods launches two new Solein products in Singapore
Solein expects to enter the US market with a US GRAS status (Generally Recognized As Safe) in the coming months , opening up new possibilities for the commercial use of Solein. It’s a major step for the commercial use of Solein as our new factory is now ramping up its production In January, the start-up partnered with Finnish food company Fazer to introduce a snack bar in Singapore The products are available for a limited time in Ajinomoto’s pop-up stores in two of Singapore's commercial
- McVitie’s blends two British classics with new Jaffa Cakes-flavoured Digestives
The limited-edition biscuits launched exclusively in Sainsbury's this month with a recommended retail trend across the sweet snacking category, where established brands are increasingly using flavour mash-ups
- Mr Kipling invests £2.1m in solar farm to power Carlton bakery
When fully operational next month, it will have the potential to supply nearly three-quarters of the move marks a major milestone for the site, which has been in operation for over 50 years and employs up bakery, while a further £500,000 project is underway in Ashford and due to be completed in the coming months
- Carrefour pulls PepsiCo products in four EU countries – Reuters
In a statement, PepsiCo said: "We've been in discussion with Carrefour for many months and we will continue The food giant said in October it planned "modest" price increases this year as demand held up despite not the first battle Carrefour has been involved in over prices, last year, the French multinational started French government has asked retailers and suppliers to finish annual price negotiations in January, two months







