All The Grocer articles in 11 February 2017
Previous issues.
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Comment and OpinionRetailers must address their own food waste before preaching to the public
Food Waste Action Week begins today – but retailers, suppliers and the hospitality sector have a long way to go
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NewsMedia Bites 13 February: Reckitt Benckiser, Tesco/Booker, M&S
Reckitt Benckiser’s $17.9bn acquisition of baby formula firm Mead Johnson comes under scrutiny in this weekend’s papers. Plus, the Tesco/Booker merger will spark a massive offensive on click-&-collect growth, Dave Lewis says.
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NewsCity snapshot: Footfall declines at fastest pace since Brexit vote
Consumers avoided the high street in January as footfall declined at its fastest rate since June last year, according the latest data from BRC – Springboard.
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NewsJimJams spread prepares Healthiest Pancake Day Ever push
A month-long series of events will be held in Tesco from 13 February
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NewsMedia Bites 10 February: Waitrose, Carlsberg, Tate & Lyle, Dairy Crest
Waitrose store closures hit the papers.
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NewsWine Gums launches Tangy variant in 165g pouch
The NPD is the third since the merger by Mondelez of Maynard and Bassetts a year ago
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NewsCity snapshot: Reckitt Benckiser agrees $17.9bn deal for Mead Johnson
Durex owner Reckitt Benckiser is to acquire baby formula firm Mead Johnson Nutrition Co in a deal worth $17.9bn
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NewsKellogg profits grow faster than expected but UK drags on group sales
US food group Kellogg has beaten profit expectations in the fourth quarter despite revenues falling for the eighth reporting period in a row, with conditions particularly difficult in the UK.
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NewsCity snapshot: Dairy Crest warns cost inflation will hit net debt
Dairy Crest (DCG) has grown volumes in its key brands in the first nine months of the year, but has warned over the impact of rising input prices. Plus Tate & Lyle has upgraded earnings expectations after a strong third quarter, Pernod Ricard grows underlying sales and all the rest of this morning’s news from the City.
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NewsChoc giants ‘considering all options’ to hit sugar targets
Suppliers set record straight on Sunday Times shrinkage claims
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NewsMedia Bites 9 Feb: Waitrose, Asda, Aldi
Waitrose is planning to close six stores and remove a level of management in its supermarkets, putting 600 jobs at risk.
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NewsPhrooti launches fruit waters following angel investments
The NPD comes in two variants: Raspberries & Strawberries, and Blackcurrants, Blackberries & Blueberries
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NewsRejuvenation Water beats funding target as it unveils first overseas listing
Soft drinks start-up Rejuvenation Water has overtaken its £150,000 crowdfunding target after money flooded in from investors as the brand revealed an international listing with Dubai’s largest supermarket chain Spinneys.
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NewsBleiker’s Smokehouse nets funding for growth ambitions
Smoked salmon producer Bleiker’s Smokehouse has secured £3.9m in bank funding to expand its capacity to keep up with the demand from new contracts with Morrisons and Aldi.
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NewsCity snapshot: Cost-cutting helps boost earnings for Carlsberg
Carlsberg has posted full-year organic operating profit growth of 5% despite a fall in sales volumes as the early benefits from its cost-cutting programme boosted earnings
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NewsMedia Bites 8 Feb: Co-op, Aldi, Booker
“Co-op’s future in doubt as ‘saviour’ heads for exit” is the headline in The Times (£) over the shock departure of Co-op boss Richard Pennycook.
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NewsCauli Rice smashes £400k target in new crowdfunding round
Cauli Rice has raised more than £2m across four rounds of crowdfunding stretching back to September 2014.
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NewsCo-op Group CEO Richard Pennycook to step down
Pennycook will be to be replaced by Co-op retail chief executive Steve Murrells
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NewsShaws of Huddersfield plays up history with redesign
Caramelised Red Onion Chutney NPD is set to be the new look’s ‘signature’ product
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NewsAldi overtakes Co-op to become UK's fifth biggest food retailer
Sales at the German discounter were up 12.4% to £1.7bn in the 12 weeks to 29 January