Jimmy Nicholls
The Grocer
United Kingdom
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FSA set to validate thousands of CBD products
Groups responsible for half of the CBD public list confirm an update is imminent → Read More
Holland & Barrett delists CBD tea due to ‘faulty’ Trading Standards report
The retailer told Tea+ its CBD Tea had been pulled from sale and much of the stock quarantined in January → Read More
Why BrewDog’s Chinese adventure is good for British craft beer
Some may accuse the brand of selling out, but the move could put British beer on the map in a lucrative market → Read More
Cellular share prices plummet causes Cannaray deal to falls through
CBD supplier Cannaray has cancelled its £18.6m reverse takeover of Cellular Goods due to a drop in the target's share price → Read More
FSA strikes 300 products of CBD brand from tradeable list
More than 300 products by 1 Step were removed from the agency's list of tradeable goods → Read More
Free-from 2022: Specialist diet brands hit by price squeeze
The success for private label comes as big-name brands register wildly divergent fortunes → Read More
Canned goods 2022: Baked beans fall victim to price spikes
Heinz Beanz became a poster child for inflation's effects this year → Read More
Household cleaning 2022: Pandemic cleaning boom ends
While the other six sectors in this report have registered little or no value gains, fabric cleaning products have raked in the cash → Read More
Household paper products 2022: Tissues grow by £33m as post-Covid sniffles surge
The sector's added £33.4m with volumes up 15.4% as a surge in sneezes and runny noses boosted demand → Read More
How sports brands are putting on muscle via direct-to-consumer sales
Given their niche appeal, sports nutrition brands have long had a strong presence in online direct-to-consumer sales → Read More
It’s Claudia Winkleman 1 David Beckham 0 in battle of the CBD brands
Even with David Beckham in its team, luck deserted Cellular Goods, leaving Cannaray with an open goal → Read More
Could Beavertown topple BrewDog as the king of craft beers?
Heineken ownership may give Beavertown the critical mass it craves → Read More
Could Monster’s The Beast Unleashed unleash the potential of alcoholic energy drinks?
Monster has applied to register the trademark of its new alcoholic drink in the UK → Read More
Richmond overtakes Cauldron into third in plant-based category
Richmond's retail sales grew 50.2% to £35.4m in the year to 18 June, according to NielsenIQ - putting it ahead of Cauldron, which sold £30.2m in that period → Read More
Edible insects will face novel foods process, says FSA
Agency proposes regulating the category along similar lines to CBD → Read More
FSA updates list of tradeable CBD products from 3,500 to 6,000
The additions included brands stocked by major retailers such as CBDfx, Leaf Life, Kiki, Pollen and Vita Coco → Read More
FSA confirms tradeable CBD list will be updated ‘very shortly’
The list is to get two updates before 30 June, following complaints from brands missing from it → Read More
The FSA’s half-baked ‘novel foods’ list has undermined the CBD market
A fortnight has passed since the list's introduction, and the FSA has made no amendments to it → Read More
David Beckham-backed CBD brand among over 120 the FSA wants removed from sale
Other well-known affected brands include Vita Coco, which launched a CBD-infused cola into Sainsbury's only last month, and CBDfx gum, which is sold in Boots → Read More
Soda eye for the cider guy: category report 2022
Strongbow's latest cider has taken inspiration from seltzers. Could this signal a wider makeover for the category? → Read More