All The Grocer articles in 06 February 2021 – Page 4
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News
Aussie whisky brand Starward targets Left-field launch at European palates
The whisky is billed as an “approachable” single malt
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News
City snapshot: EG Group to buy Asda forecourts for £750m
The Issa brothers and TDR capital have announced a financing package to underpin their £6.8bn acquisition of Asda from Walmart, which includes plans to sell the supermarket’s forecourts business and certain distribution assets. Plus, Jeff Bezos to step down at Amazon and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Comment and Opinion
Buying British is no longer good enough. Food production requires genuine change
The Dasgupta Review advocates a fundamental rethink of the way we approach our food’s relationship with the natural world
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Feature Synopsis
Focus On Juices & Smoothies: 6 March
Juice & smoothies sales have taken a tumble following lockdown and the collapse of the on-the-go market
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News
Food workers told to report to work despite new Covid variant
The Grocer revealed last month that mass testing for coronavirus was being rolled out across the industry
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News
Clover unveils ‘reassuringly imperfect’ digital marketing campaign
The dairy spread brand will target parents with its new ‘Spread the Real Love’ campaign
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News
Red meat benefits from turkey sales drop to enjoy ‘best Christmas on record’
Year-on-year beef roasting joint sales jumped by 18% over Christmas, AHDB said
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Kingsmill adds ‘unique fusion’ loaves to 50/50 bread range
It said the loaves represented a “never-before-seen proposition” for bread shoppers
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News
Brits fear HFSS promotions ban will push up price of food
The survey by BritainThinks found 73% of shoppers said they usually or always purchased products that were on promotion
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News
Costa Coffee extends partnership with Too Good To Go across 1,100 stores
The coffee chain has so far saved 100,000 bags of surplus food since it kicked off the tie-up with the anti-waste app in 2018
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News
M&S launches first own-label baby care range
The 19-strong Little Smiles range includes nappies, baby wipes, bubble bath, cotton wool balls and body lotion
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Range Preview
Range preview: Waitrose Easter 2021
Amid the uncertainty of Easter this year, Waitrose has launched a range of new goodies it hopes will delight shoppers even it’s a quieter affair than they had hoped for
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News
Scotch whisky losses top £500m due to US tariffs
The tariffs were initially introduced in retaliation for illegal EU state support given to Airbus
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News
SimplyFresh eyes 30 retailers for ‘supplied by Sainsbury’s’ model
The symbol group believes the model will have a strong appeal for multi-site retailers
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NI suspends animal food checks over staff safety fears
A council said there had been an ‘upsurge in sinister and menacing behaviour in recent weeks’
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City snapshot: Lockdown helps supermarket sales growth to accelerate in January
The UK-wide coronavirus lockdown has spurred further growth in take home grocery sales during January, as shoppers spent £1bn more on supermarket food year-on-year during the month
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News
Ocado Zoom trials zero emissions fleet
The trial includes electric refrigerated vans, refrigerated electric assisted vehicles (EAVs) and pedal-powered cargo bikes
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Analysis and Features
CPTPP: What the Asia-Pacific trade club could mean for UK food and drink
Liz Truss formally applied to join a Asia-Pacific trade club on Monday morning
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News
Almost 600,000 sign up for Veganuary 2021
A total of 582,538 people signed up for the event globally, said the organisation, up from 400,000 last year
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News
JW Filshill acquires Eldorado Wines as it eyes growth through diversification
The new business stream will operate under a subsidiary, Differentiator Brands