All The Grocer articles in 3 May 2014
Previous issues.
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NewsArla cuts the price it pays farmers for milk
Arla has announced it is cutting its farmgate milk price, citing weakening dairy commodity markets.
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NewsBernard Matthews names Hain Daniels’ Rob Burnett CEO
Bernard Matthews has appointed Hain Daniels CEO Rob Burnett as its new chief executive.
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NewsMapa Spontex brings BoiKido wooden toys to the UK
Mapa Spontex, UK distributor of cleaning brand Spontex, is expanding into the toy market.
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NewsHain Daniels promotes CFO Jeremy Hudson to top spot
New Covent Garden Soup owner Hain Daniels has announced current CFO Jeremy Hudson is to become chief executive.
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NewsMusgrave GB boss Donal Horgan steps down
Donal Horgan is to step down as MD of Musgrave GB, it announced today.
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NewsWaitrose doubles minimum spend for cardholders’ free newspaper
Waitrose has doubled the amount myWaitrose cardholders have to spend in order to pick up a free newspaper from the supermarket.
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NewsBooze industry eliminates 253 million units of alcohol from shelves
Retailers and drinks suppliers removed 253 million units of alcohol from the shelves in the first year of the industry’s flagship alcohol reduction pledge.
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NewsIglo Group sales dip as own label and discounters bite
Birds Eye owner Iglo Group has blamed the rise of the discounters, growing competition from own label and the difficult economic climate for falling “short of expectations” in 2013.
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NewsHigh streets to get help on digital strategy from advisory board
A new government drive will help high streets wake up to the opportunities presented by digital technology.
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NewsBrewdog takes swipe at Portman Group over Dead Pony Club ruling
Brewdog has responded to a ruling from the Portman Group that packaging for its Dead Pony Club beer broke alcohol marketing rules in characteristically bullish fashion.
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NewsCamelot boss Dianne Thompson steps down after 14 years
Camelot CEO Dianne Thompson CBE is stepping down after 14 years leading the National Lottery company.
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NewsTesco apologises for nut allergy warning ‘anguish’
Tesco has conceded some of its products were given ‘may contain nuts’ warnings unnecessarily and has apologised to allergy sufferers for the “confusion and anguish” this caused.
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NewsCo-op staff smash target to raise £6m for Carers Trust
The Co-operative Group has raised £6m for its 2013 charity of the year Carers Trust.
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NewsKendall vows to put AHDB at heart of British agriculture
Peter Kendall has vowed to raise the profile of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board and said it needed to be “right at the heart of growing British agriculture”.
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NewsWanis brands score deal to sponsor celeb football event
Nrich milk drink and Carib Lager have struck a deal to sponsor celebrity football tournament Soccer Six.
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NewsIceland sponsors Paul O’Grady ITV show
Iceland has said it will champion its teatime meals offer with its new sponsorship of ITV’s 5pm Paul O’Grady Show.
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NewsGreggs sales rise as store refurbs gather pace
Greggs has predicted a “satisfactory” financial year in 2014 after total sales rose 4% for the 17 weeks ending 26 April.
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NewsMüller Wiseman cuts farmgate milk price
Müller Wiseman has become the second major dairy processor to cut its farmgate milk price in less than a week
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NewsArla UK boss Peter Lauritzen to step down in August
The head of Arla’s UK business, Peter Lauritzen, is stepping down in August.
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NewsKelly report exposes ‘sorry story’ of Co-op Bank
The Co-operative Group “badly let down the group’s members”, Sir Christopher Kelly’s review into the £1.5bn capital shortfall discovered at The Co-operative Bank last year has concluded.