All The Grocer articles in 04 June 2016 – Page 4
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News
Tesco stabilises but conditions still tough for big four
All of the big four supermarkets have suffered sales losses in the 12 weeks to 22 May despite managing to retain shopper numbers
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Robinsons marks Wimbledon with new flavour and limited editions
Social media promotion #tasteofwimbledon will offer the chance to win ‘VIP experiences’
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Feature Synopsis
Focus On Functional Food & Drink: 9 July
Functionality is hot, hot, hot in food & drink right now. With protein firmly established in the mainstream, what’s going to be the next big thing in this sphere? Chia? Botanicals? Exotic fruit & veg?
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Focus On Free From: 9 July
It’s not often you see market value growth of more than a quarter these days, but that’s exactly what free from has delivered in the past year. Sales have surged, hurtling past the half billion pound market for the first time as volumes climbed.
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Focus On Lunchbox: 2 July
Brits are packing their lunchboxes again! Following the fall in packed lunch occasions prompted by the introduction of free school meals for kids aged five to nine a year ago, the past year has witnessed a spike in packed lunches. What’s driving this?
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Comment and Opinion
Are we getting campylobacter by the scruff of the neck – or not?
Just how much progress really has been made in fighting this incredibly complex bug?
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Haughton Honey targets mults with crowdfunding cash
Premium honey brand Haughton Honey has beaten its £80,000 crowdfunding target after attracting a swarm of more than 200 investors.
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Porky Whites moves into burgers with premium steak offering
Succes of flat sausages leads to launch of burger
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Aldi commits to phase out sale of eggs from caged hens by 2025
The retailer said it had recognised concerns over animal welfare
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GroceryAid appoints Steve Barnes as new director general
Industry veteran Barnes started his career in grocery by securing locations for Safeway, Presto and Lo-Cost stores
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East of England Co-op to run second Sourced Locally Fortnight
70% of the society’s shoppers thought it was important they ate locally sourced food
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JJ Food Service to roll healthy eating scheme out to Brighton
The initiative offers cafés, restaurants and pubs a 10% discount on healthier options
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Food & drink bosses urged to collaborate on soft drink label
Sugarwise marque could be a starting point for an industry-wide kitemark
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Chris Miller made group commercial director at JW Filshill
Prior to joining Filshill, Miller was chief executive of Harviestoun Brewery
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Fairway Foodservice passes £600m sales with 13% growth
Buying group is made up of 13 wholesale members
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M&S and Waitrose praised for soy sustainability
The British retailers were the highest scoring UK food businesses on WWF’s Soy Scorecard 2016
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Granny Cool defeats Dragons to win Sainsbury's listings
Preserves brand was told by Peter Jones that it would never go national
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Bodyform unveils Red.Fit menstruation/exercise education push
Research on the “last taboo” in sport will be shared via an online hub
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Nestlé to pay up to €100m to sell child milk allergy test
Nestlé will pay €10m upfront to help fund the development of the patch test
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Media Bites 31 May: Sainsbury's, Tesco, BHS
The weekend’s major news in terms of the grocers was the UK Competition and Markets Authority announcing it is considering launching an investigation into the £12.4bn takeover of Home Retail Group by Sainsbury’s.