All The Grocer articles in 03 October 2020
Previous issues.
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NewsBiotiful unveils kefir shots range to tap Covid-19 health trends
Each shot is said to contain authentic kefir grains and 30 billion active bacterial cultures
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WebinarsThe future of CBD in grocery: our webinar is now available to view on demand
First aired on 22 September, the webinar is hosted by online editor Carina Perkins and features a panel of experts and industry figures
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NewsCountry Range Group splits from Unitas
CRG is the second buying group to exit Unitas within the past three months following Confex’s sudden exit in June
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NewsDeliveroo to double number of riders this year with 15,000 new hires
It has already enrolled 15,000 riders during the course of the pandemic
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NewsSainsbury’s to double pre-pandemic online slot count by end of October
Some 700,000 online orders per week will be fulfilled via both home delivery and click & collect by the end of next month
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NewsConfectionery stalwarts Russell & Atwell to launch chocolate brand
Founders Steve Russell and Giles Atwell have over 30 years’ combined experience in chocolate
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NewsAldi chief takes swipe at Tesco’s ‘marketing tricks and gimmicks’
Giles Hurley claimed: ‘More expensive supermarkets can only imitate, not replicate, what we do’
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NewsShoppers ill-informed on farm animal welfare practices, YouGov poll suggests
British consumers appeared to lack knowledge on farming systems but were positive overall on the UK’s welfare standards
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NewsMcColl’s reaches £500k of fundraising target for children’s charity
The money raised equates to half of its fundraising target of £1m for Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Children’s Charity
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NewsEG Group owners take lead in £6.5bn race to buy Asda
The billionaire owners of forecourt operator EG Group have been tipped to be in pole position in the race to buy Asda
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NewsUnitas finance director Andrew Thewlis to retire
He will leave the buying group in February after a six-month notice period
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Comment & OpinionGovernment’s 10pm curfew is laughably random – and deeply damaging to wholesalers
BoJo is under pressure from all corners to reverse this unhelpful and damaging coronavirus measure
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NewsAldi opens £22m warehouse in Scotland
The 180,000 sq ft facility was officially opened on Friday (25 September) as Aldi announced plans to increase its number of Scottish-sourced products
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NewsSquirrel Sisters enters savoury snacks with roasted nuts and seeded crackers
It is launching a quartet of roasted nuts and two flavours of seeded crackers
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NewsM&S rewrites online product descriptions to boost e-commerce revenue
The retailer has partnered with a digital content agency to enhance its online content and SEO
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NewsNestlé to pilot recyclable Purina wet pouches in the Netherlands
Its new Purina Felix pouches are made with polypropylene
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NewsWrap plans Food Waste Action Week for March 2021
Wrap said it also intended to focus on the link between food waste and climate change
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NewsIceland offers university students priority delivery slots and discount
Iceland MD Richard Walker said the frozen food chain was helping those most affected by Covid-19 restrictions
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NewsWaitrose to launch plastic-free wrapping paper this Christmas
The wrapping paper is made from sustainable Forest Stewardship Council-certified paper and printed using water-based inks
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NewsBernard Matthews Suffolk turkey plant hit by Covid-19 outbreak
The 2 Sisters-owned poultry brand said it suspected community transmission was behind the outbreak