All Babycare articles
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News
Babease ceases trading as organic babyfood brand’s owner calls in liquidators
It is not the first time the business has been forced to call in insolvency practitioners, with Babease previously saved in a pre-pack administration deal in 2019
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Aldi freezes price of infant formula until the end of 2025
The move comes with the industry braced for a government response to a Competition and Markets Authority report on the infant formula market
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Rascals unveils giant music box in London as part of summer push
The Rascals Music Box appeared as teal-wrapped mystery box on the South Bank
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Media Bites 30 May: Trump tariff chaos, Asda sales fall, baby formula, drought
Trump’s tariffs can proceed, for now, according to an appeal court
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Heinz adds Little Beanz with ‘hidden veggies’ for toddlers
Suitable for 18 months and up, Little Beanz feature mashed and whole haricot beans
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Category Report
Have the big baby brands lost their way?
The giants of baby and infant care are under attack as a new generation of products marketed on health, sustainability or value wins share. Can they find their way out of a hole?
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News
Top babyfood brands pledge action following BBC exposé
Panorama’s investigation found that one babyfood product contained the equivalent to four teaspoons of sugar
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Comment & Opinion
Panorama is back with punchy examination of babyfood pouches
This column has been critical of BBC’s flagship documentary programme Panorama of late, but the programme is back to its hard-hitting and agenda-setting best
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News
Marketing of baby and toddler snacks is ‘out of control’
Experts have called for the government to ‘step up’ and take action over the ‘unacceptable’ marketing of baby and toddler snacks
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Experts call for action following BBC Panorama’s ‘truth about babyfood’
Over a quarter of babyfood pouches contain more sugar by volume than Coca-Cola, new research has found
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Danone shrugs off global economic headwinds to post ‘strong’ Q1 results
The French food giant saw sales climb by 4.3% in the first three months of the year, despite the worsening economic climate
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Arla and German dairy giant DMK announce plans to merge
The merger ’represents a union of shared values and complementary strengths’, the pair said
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Ella’s Kitchen updates age label on babyfood pouches to six months
The update will align Ella’s Kitchen’s product portfolio with current NHS and World Health Organization guidelines
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Kids’ snacking brand patents method for reducing sugars in babyfood
Charles Fermor, a Kent-based farmer and co-founder of Freddie’s Farm, has developed the processing method
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Colgate partners with government for kids’ toothbrushing scheme
The personal care giant plans to donate more than 23 million toothbrushes and toothpastes
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Ella’s Kitchen adds dairy-free Oaty Smooshy pouches for toddlers
‘We want to make sure every little one has access to great-tasting, better-for-you products,’ said Ella’s Kitchen
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Ella’s Kitchen sees 17-year run of unbroken sales growth come to an end
Revenues at Ella’s Kitchen have declined as branded babyfood pouches came under increased pressure from own label as parents looked to save money
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Analysis & Features
Can the CMA save parents from infant formula confusion?
The CMA’s report on infant formula concluded parents are overpaying by £300 a year. How does it plan to tackle the issue and what’s the response?
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KVI Tracker
Infant formula ‘all the same’, says Iceland boss Richard Walker
The retailer has rolled out shelf-edge labels communicating formula’s nutritional equivalence, despite selling four brands at different prices
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Comment & Opinion
CMA misses the point on infant formula: parents need support
In other countries support and unbiased professional opinion at all stages of parenthood is widely available and appropriately funded, says Emma Rossington, MD at Hipp Organic UK