All The Grocer articles in 07 December 2024 – Page 3
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NewsSelect & Save to launch Aldi Price Match next year
Select & Save is also setting up a 5% wastage allowance on retailers’ weekly chilled spend from January 2025
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NewsFlourish range dwindles as Sainsbury’s plans healthy food shake-up
Shoppers have been contacting Sainsbury’s about struggling to be able to find Flourish products
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NewsBritish agrifood exports fell by nearly £3bn a year since Brexit, new research shows
The Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy (CITP) found exports of UK food goods to the EU had fallen by 16% compared with pre-Brexit averages
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Comment & OpinionUse Open Farm Sunday to build public trust in farming
Open Farm Sunday is a unique asset that consistently champions hard work and skills across our industry, says David Webster, CEO of Leaf
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Comment & OpinionBrewDog betting big on lager? It’s jarring, but it makes sense
BrewDog wants to become a top four brewer, and knows only lager will get it there
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Comment & OpinionHFSS ad ban: how porridge became the poster child for ‘hidden’ junk food
Porridge has become the poster child for unexpected HFSS products which have been included in the government’s proposed advertising ban on junk foods
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NewsCommodity prices help Treatt bounce back from destocking
Global ingredients player Treatt bounced back from a weak first quarter to grow full-year revenues and profits as higher commodity prices and growth in China boosted performance
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ProfilesMerchant Gourmet MD Richard Peake on buffets, Elf and an HFSS tax
‘In an ideal world, unhealthy and highly processed foods would be expensive through heavy taxation’
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NewsCity snapshot: DS Smith profits slip on cheaper packaging
In April, DS Smith agreed terms on a £5.8bn all-share takeover from US rival International Paper. Also, new data shows cash use has risen for the second year in a row.
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NewsMedia Bites 5 December: Labour reset, bank card ‘gouging’, Guinness rationing
PM Keir Starmer is due to deliver a major policy speech today
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NewsMajestic teams up with Club Soda to expand low & no-alcohol offering
Sales of low & no-alcohol drinks at Majestic have grown by more than 600% since March 2022
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NewsAmazon climbs down over supplier proof of delivery in GSCOP overhaul
In July, the Adjudicator threatened to take action against Amazon, after its saw its compliance score fall from 59% to 47%
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NewsUnited Food Brands appoints Neil Pittman as sales director
Pittman, who has three decades’ experience in the fmcg industry, joined the business last month
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NewsMorrisons reaches 25 million meal mark in help for The Bread & Butter Thing
Figures released today reveal the supermarket has given a total of 10,500 tonnes of food to the Manchester-based charity in the past three years
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NewsAldi continues pre-Christmas store rollout with four new sites in one day
Aldi has set the long-term target of opening 1,500 UK stores, and intends to invest £1.4bn into its store estate by the end of 2025
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NewsArla to continue with Bovaer trial, despite boycott calls
The dairy giant has come under fire from consumers over the methane-inhibiting trial, with many claiming it is unsafe
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NewsMackie’s of Scotland appoints Barry Swan as head of engineering
Swan has held engineering leadership positions at Paterson Arran, Whyte & Mackay and Sofina Foods
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NewsDiageo limits Guinness supply to retailers in hopes of avoiding Christmas shortage
Guinness allocation limits extend to the off-trade as well as pubs and bars, The Grocer understands
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Comment & OpinionChaos cakes and ‘newstalgia’: Pinterest’s 2025 food & drink trends
We predict next year will be all about experimentation, playfulness and expression, says Beth Horn, MD at Pinterest UK
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NewsWaitrose piloting new customer service training to ‘raise the bar’ on store experience
Waitrose now views customer service as its key advantage over rival grocers, which have closed the gap on product quality