All The Grocer articles in 01 April 2023 – Page 10
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NewsTroubled Farmison seeks buyer or cash injection
The private equity owner of premium online meat retailer Farmison is seeking a buyer or new financing for the lossmaking business
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NewsHumza Yousaf urged to delay Scottish deposit return scheme until 2025
Environment secretary Thérèse Coffey told MPs yesterday she hoped Yousaf could be persuaded to abandon the 16 August deadline
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NewsCake manufacturers face heavy palm oil disruption over EU deforestation laws
New due diligence legislation will require businesses trading in or with the EU to prove their supply chains are deforestation-free
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NewsJames White Drinks expands health shot offering with BumbleZest acquisition
The group behind the Big Tom and Beet It juice brands has snapped up functional shot producer BumbleZest for an undisclosed sum
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NewsMcCain names Alain Duranleau European president as Erwin Pardon retires
Duranleau is currently MD of Belgian potato processing business Lutosa, which is owned by McCain Continental Europe
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NewsIntimate female care brand Luna Daily raises £2m as it launches into the US
Luna Daily, the intimate body care brand, has closed a £2m investment round as it scales up to enter into the North American market
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NewsAsda owners the Issa brothers announce ‘resilient’ full year results
Owners the billionaire Issa brothers said its investments in price reductions and the launch of its Just Essentials budget range had proved a drag on profits
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Comment & OpinionDon’t go mad: Boots’s Seb James gives seven rules for tough times
The Boots UK & ROI MD set out his secrets to success at the Retail Week Live conference
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NewsPieminister launches Mediterranean-inspired filo pies into Waitrose
The ingredients in each pie were chosen for their health benefits to create an appetising and nutritious meal, said Pieminister
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NewsBrewDog appoints Chris Fielden as chief supply chain officer
Fielden will join the business in mid-May, leaving his current role as supply chain director for Eat Real and Proper supplier Warp Snacks
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NewsChocolate giants slammed over ‘grim reality’ of cocoa sourcing
Kellogg’s, Mondelez and Unilever have been accused of failing to show transparency in their cocoa supply chains
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NewsNando’s trials robot chip fryer from Ocado-backed automation startup
The FRYR210 robot will be processing Nando’s chips ’from freezer to scoop’ in the trial, which is taking place at the restaurant chain’s Park Royal location
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NewsMedia Bites 30 March: Asda, Tesco, pork scandal
Annual results from Asda make headlines this morning as the supermarket’s profits slide in first full year of Issa brothers’ ownership.
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NewsCity snapshot: Supermarket Income REIT grocery portfolio value drops by £250m amid rising rates
Supermarket property investor Supermarket Income REIT has seen the value of its portfolio drop by almost £250m over the past six months amid rising UK interest rates
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Category ReportRise of the one-meat barbie: barbecue category report 2023
Shoppers simplified their barbecues last year to include fewer mains. So, what’s on the grill in 2023 as living costs rise further?
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Analysis & FeaturesAre disposable barbecues finally burning out for good?
Last summer all major retailers stopped selling them, citing environmental concerns
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NewsPlanet Organic halts supplier orders as it focuses on survival
Planet Organic suppliers have reported a temporary suspension of orders by the troubled supermarket chain as it works on a deal to secure its future
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NewsNisa unveils cost-cutting measures to help stores fight inflation
Symbol group said it was critical to show ways to save costs after budget failed to give sufficient energy bills support
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NewsHolland & Barrett launches 48-hour at-home blood tests
Range includes £79 general health test that measures liver and kidney functions, iron and cholestoral levels and diabetes risk
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NewsHeck enters bacon market with no-added nitrite range
The Yorkshire-based sausage and burger brand rolls out its unsmoked and smoked British back bacon rasher six-pack on 3 April