All The Grocer articles in 04 November 2023 – Page 2
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NewsAsda pulls plug on Home Bargains price match campaign
Asda has paused the price match mechanic while it looks at the performance of the lines included and the proposition as a whole
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Comment & OpinionThe real horror behind climate change and pumpkin waste
The weather of the past year has shown us the true extent of the climate crisis is not a distant nightmare but very much our reality
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NewsWaitrose asks suppliers to submit deflation proposals as it looks to lower prices
Suppliers have been asked to submit “deflation proposals” as part of JBT templates
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Comment & OpinionShrinkflation has driven down volumes. What next?
Brands will now be looking to increase volume sales or drive product mix, says Alex Lawrence, senior strategic insight director at Circana
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Analysis & FeaturesWatch: All the retailers’ Christmas adverts 2023
Asda was the first to launch a teaser for its Christmas advert this year staring a festive Michael Bublé
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NewsAsda defrosts Michael Bublé for its 2023 Christmas ad
Mums everywhere will be delighted to see a festive Michael Bublé taking the lead role in Asda’s Christmas advert this year
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NewsMedia Bites 1 November: Carlsberg, AB InBev, Marks & Spencer
Carlsberg’s chief executive has warned of weak consumer sentiment and denounced Moscow’s seizure of its Russian subsidiary
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NewsBoursin launches truffle variant into Tesco
The brand hopes to capitalise on the £3.5m truffle cheese market in the UK, which is currently in double-digit growth
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NewsRoberts to relocate Little Treats and begin ‘significant rebuild’ of HQ
The plans form part of a wider post-pandemic strategy for the business, following an £18m investment
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NewsConnie and Trevor return for Barbie-esque Argos Christmas ad
Piggybacking on the Barbie fever that swept the globe this year, Connie dons a pink sequin jumpsuit and her long blonde hair while dancing to Chic’s disco hit Le Freak
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NewsWilliam Grant & Sons appoints Heineken president for Europe as CEO
Hagh’s career at Heineken spanned more than a decade, including over three years as president for Europe
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NewsCrowdfunding appeal launched to fund legal challenge on mandatory food waste reporting backtrack
The move by the campaign group Feedback comes after its lawyers Leigh Day filed an application for the review on Friday
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NewsSupermarkets to produce millions of extra meals as King’s project transforms food surplus
Marks & Spencer and 2 Sisters Food Group today emerged as the first partners in the new world-leading programme
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NewsDoritos launches AI ‘crunch cancellation’ tech for masticating gamers
Doritos and PepsiCo’s in-house agency, Sips & Bites, this morning launched the ‘Doritos Silent’ experience
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NewsHFSS promotion ban faces first rigorous test as IGD commissions landmark report
The moves comes a year on from the introduction of the government’s ban on promotions in prominent store locations, such as aisle ends
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NewsMembers-only online grocer WellEasy launches own label range
The own-brand range – ‘WellEasy Goods’ – will be sold exclusively on its site and “at prices better than anywhere else for their members”
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NewsRed Tractor bows to farmer pressure by halting rollout of new environmental framework
The move followed the announcement last week of a review by the NFU into the governance of Red Tractor
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NewsWholesale crime requires focus in new bill, government told
FWD CEO James Bielby has written to Suella Braverman to highlight the challenges wholesalers are facing
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NewsWarp Snacks CEO Chris Schulze-Melander steps down
Schulze-Melander is leaving the business ‘to pursue other ventures outside of snacking’
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KVI TrackerButter prices start to fall after wholesale milk prices ease
The price of butter, based on 34 lines available in the mults, saw an average price hike of 10.9% year on year, according to analysis of Assosia data