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Huge news! Albert Heijn - our very first Mission Ally - massively amped up its impact!💯🥳 The Dutch supermarket chain has committed to sourcing cocoa via Tony’s Open Chain for all (yes, all!) of its own brand products. Back in 2019, Albert Heijn was the first to join our fight to end exploitation in cocoa, committing to using Tony’s Open Chain cocoa for all of their Delicata chocolate bars. And now, they’re cranking up the volume.. 📈 Within the next 3 years, all cocoa in Albert Heijn’s products – will be sourced through Tony’s Open Chain 🎉 This means that all of their cocoa will be sourced responsibly, according to our 5 Sourcing Principles. ✅ They include paying farmers a higher price long-term and tracing every bean to drive down child labor + prevent deforestation. A big step that makes more impact and as a Dutchie I am personally super happy: finally chocolate sprinkles with Tony’s Open Chain sourced cocoa in them! Albert Heijn’s the first retailer to source all cocoa via Tony’s Open Chain – and we sure hope it inspires others to do the same. 🤝 Big shout out to Jeroen Hirdes and Sanne Van Zon - Arts for making even more out of a great partnership! #TonysOpenChain #AlbertHeijn #responsiblesourcing #fairtrade #cocoa #chocolate #endingexploitation

Another first for Tony’s Open Chain. Our first supermarket group to commit their entire cocoa sourcing for all their private label products to Tony’s Open Chain. Thank you to everyone at Albert Heijn for another first and your continued leadership and partnership in this space. At Tony's Chocolonely we believe we all need to ruthlessly collaborate in the supply chain to deliver a fairer and more sustainable future for farming families in West Africa and finally put a stop to the systemic child labour issues in the industry. That is why we opened up our ethical cocoa sourcing back in 2017 to any brand or private label retailer that wants to join our change movement. Since then, Tony’s Open Chain has gone from strength to strength and we now have 20 mission allies globally. If you source cocoa or chocolate for any of your products and want to know more, take a look here www.tonysopenchain.com. Together, we’ll end exploitation in cocoa.

⛓ When we talk about collaboration in the #retail #supplychain as part of the drive towards more sustainable business operations, look no further than this as an example of the positive direction of travel 🍫 cc. Charlotte Di Cello

Grocers with top-performing departments in meat, fresh produce, and dairy have an edge over competitors, according to our research. US shoppers who love a grocer’s private-label brand are seven times more loyal to the grocer than shoppers who are reluctant to recommend its own-label product range. Explore our latest rankings in US private-label brands in fresh and perishable food. https://bit.ly/3AsLkoe

Aldi UK continues to engage customers on #sustainability with an innovative method of addressing #foodwaste. They’re launching 2 new beers brewed from surplus food, proving that sustainability can be both creative and delicious. Read more here: https://hubs.li/Q02_D_Vm0" https://hubs.li/Q02_D_Vm0 #Aldi #grocers #surplusfood #foodretailers #carbonfootprint ALDI USA

Do you want more choice when it comes to where you buy quality Meat, Produce and Groceries? It’s a proud moment as we do just that via The Meat Box. Create your own box by choosing your favourite meat cuts, produce and groceries, or choose one of our preselected options. Delivery NZ wide. #supportsmallbusiness

Interesting episode, that refers to the opportunity's and challenges of food waste in food manufacturing, in this case banana's 🍌🍌🍌 Aldi's Next Big Thing winners RoniB's Kitchen hits shelves - Look forward to trying it 😋 🍟 👍

Edeka’s new distribution hub set to double fruit and veg volume | News | Fruitnet Germany’s largest food retailer Edeka says its brand new distribution hub in central Hamburg will enable it to double the volume of fruit and vegetables it distributes via the city’s port. The Fruchtkontor Nord facility, which is located in the city’s Kleinen Grasbrook quarter, will supply fresh fruit and vegetables to the company’s Edeka and Netto stores throughout the country. https://lnkd.in/dpkenkMW

Some interesting news we found in the food and drink industry recently: 1. Lidl GB is on track to invest a total of £21 billion in the British food industry by the end of FY24, exceeding its original five-year commitment of £15 billion by 40%. This equates to an additional £6 billion and underscores the retailer’s ongoing support for British agriculture and food production.  2.  UK start-up Nuisance Drinks has unveiled the latest addition to its range of botanical beverages, a damson and dandelion tonic. The new product pairs the light, bitter and slightly sweet flavours of dandelion with sharp notes of damson, tapping into the trend of ‘new-stalgia’. 3. Huel sales surged past £200m last year as demand for meal replacement options remained resilient. Revenue rose 16% to £214m in the year to 31 July 2024 while pre-tax profits tripled from £4.7m to £13.8m, as the company benefited from improved economies of scale and newfound efficiencies. 4. Keystone Brewing Group, the brewing arm of private investment group Breal Capital Group, showed an interest in acquiring ailing craft brewer Fourpure Brewing Co. in a joint deal with brand owner IN GOOD COMPANY (IGCO). Keystone, which owns beer brands including Black Sheep, Purity Brewing Co, Brew by Numbers and Brick Brewing, “engaged in substantial discussions with IGCO. 5. Tesco’s Finest champagne has triumphed over the prestigious French label Moët & Chandon in a festive quaff test. The Tesco Finest premier cru brut champagne received the top score of 82% in a blind taste test conducted by the consumer group Which? #acquistion #businessgrowth #startup

Edeka’s new distribution hub set to double fruit and veg volume | News | Fruitnet Germany’s largest food retailer Edeka says its brand new distribution hub in central Hamburg will enable it to double the volume of fruit and vegetables it distributes via the city’s port. The Fruchtkontor Nord facility, which is located in the city’s Kleinen Grasbrook quarter, will supply fresh fruit and vegetables to the company’s Edeka and Netto stores throughout the country. https://lnkd.in/dpkenkMW