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      <news:title><![CDATA[Aldi vows to tackle ‘food affordability’ after posting record sales ]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Greggs to axe over 700 jobs amid factory closures]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[McVitie’s owner Pladis takes profit hit despite revenue rise ]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Chocolate giant sets up base near Magnum Ice Cream]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[North Yorkshire coffee manufacturer invests near six-figure into new HQ]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Dubai chocolate products recalled by major distributor due to salmonella]]></news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T15:12:45.563Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[Leicester man arrested in illegal meat crackdown]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The NFCU has removed 158kg of unidentified meat from the human food chain.]]></image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T09:21:27.344Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[Taxpayers ‘left to pick up’ £200M bird flu bill]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Poultry producers are under pressure as the huge taxpayer bill from bird flu control measures is revealed.]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Article/2026/09/29/podcast-interview-with-lost-sheep-coffee-founder-stuart-wilson/</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T06:00:51.178Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[Lost Sheep Coffee founder: ‘It took Covid to kill the old dream off’]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[This episode Food Manufacture's Bethan Grylls is joined by the founder of Lost Sheep Coffee.]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Article/2026/09/28/key-talking-points-impacting-sustainability-in-food-manufacturing-in-2026/</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T07:10:03.06Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[2026 Sustainability Report ]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Food Manufacture's 2026 Sustainability Report is out now.]]></image:caption>
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