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      <news:title><![CDATA[Four arrested in Dudley illegal meat raid]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[UK CEOs sound the alarm over serious supply chain vulnerabilities ]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Campaign run by 5 major supermarkets raises £500K to fight UK hunger]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[British Poultry Council CEO: Water crisis at 2 Sisters plant exposes system gaps]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Richard Griffiths is the CEO of the UK's national trade group for the poultry industry.]]></image:caption>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Vimto manufacturer appoints new director]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Laura Padfield will join the Nichols board from 1 September.]]></image:caption>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Middledale Foods reveals £600K expansion plans]]></news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T13:47:08.296Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[Lay’s crisps pulled from Home Bargains stores over allergen fears]]></news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T13:48:32.621Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[ABP snaps up minority stake in Waitrose beef supplier]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[ABP has acquired a 25% stake in Dovecote Park.]]></image:caption>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Bold Bean founder: M&S jarred beans ‘damn scary’]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Article/2026/08/03/52-of-consumers-say-private-label-match-brands-on-quality/</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T12:15:03.641Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[52% of consumers say private label match brands on quality]]></news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T13:47:57.624Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[Major supplier ABN to exit UK monogastric compound feed market]]></news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T12:06:09.556Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[Compleat Foodservice invests £600K into cookie production]]></news:title>
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