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      <news:title><![CDATA[Job cuts loom at McCain’s largest UK factory ]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Yorkshire Speciality Foods acquires premium poultry specialist]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Premier Foods revenue grows despite fall in operating profit]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[FSA publishes export guidance for lab-grown meat manufacturers]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[How GLP-1s are changing beverage innovation]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[GLP-1s are changing what and how people consume - is the drinks sector ready?]]></image:caption>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Opinion: The cold chain is critical infrastructure – we need to start treating it that way]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Recent attacks on freezers and fridges underscore vulnerabilities in key food infrastructure - and while we can't predict the next crisis, we can be better prepared.]]></image:caption>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Private equity firm takes majority stake in Strathmore Foods ]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Nestlé offloads British meal-kit firm SimplyCook]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Food Manufacture unveils new start-up pitch contest with prize package worth £13K+]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Magnum sues Aldi over copycat products ]]></news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T09:39:12.164Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[Pret CFO to depart]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[L-R: Pret outgoing CFO, Gusatvo Peixoto, and incoming CFO, Lucas Lopes Muniz.]]></image:caption>
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