All The Grocer articles in 09 March 2024
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InterviewsThe evolution of Just Eat beyond food: Insights from MD Claire Pointon
Having helped it smash its grocery targets, Just Eat UK MD Claire Pointon is looking to take the ‘fun, youthful’ brand further into non-food categories
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NewsCity News: Reckitt Benckiser shares slump after ‘unsatisfactory’ results
Consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser saw its share slump this week as its 2023 sales underperformed City expectations following an “unsatisfactory” fourth quarter.
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NewsCity snapshot: Treatt appoints David Shannon as CEO
Drinks ingredients supplier Treatt has appointed Shannon to fill the vacancy left by long-term boss Daemmon Reeve, who stood down at the end of 2023
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NewsMedia Bites 4 March: Ocado/M&S, Asda, chocolate prices
Are Ocado and M&S running out of road, asks The Times. M&S and Ocado could be heading for dispute over the terms of their JV
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NewsAlcohol ‘not a focus’ for Monster in the UK, CCEP says
Monster’s boozy brand extension isn’t about to hit UK shelves any time soon
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NewsAldi Team GB sponsorship extended to 2032
The discounter has been the official supermarket of Team GB since 2015
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NewsOcado claims biggest Buy British shopping aisle of any UK supermarket
The dedicated section of the Ocado website will feature more than 800 British items every week of the year
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NewsMargiotta invests in HQ in bid to supercharge Waitrose expansion
The family-owned grocer currently stocks more than 2,000 Waitrose products, and wants to grow its offer
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NewsOverfishing could push herring fishery to collapse, new research finds
Fishing pressure on the herring exceeded scientific advice by 30%-37% from 2020 to 2022
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NewsLewis Hamilton’s alcohol-free agave ‘spirit’ gets UK launch
Hamilton’s Almave brand was created in partnership with Mexican spirits group Casa Lumbre
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NewsCut business rates and reform Apprenticeship Levy, says M&S boss
Stuart Machin has set out what he wants to see announced in Wednesday’s spring budget
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NewsRichard Williams appointed UK&I CEO of Müller Yogurt & Desserts
Williams has over 20 years of senior experience in marketing, commercial and general management
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NewsFlora unveils next iteration of its Skip the Cow campaign
The campaign, created by creative agency Pablo, will go live over the next 12 months with a hero TV advert, large scale OOH and digital plan
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NewsEG Group sees full-year profits dip as fuel prices fall
Forecourt giant EG Group saw full-year profits dip last year on lower fuel prices and ‘oil volatility’
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NewsSniffers Pet Care scores follow-on funding from PE backer Traditum
Pet treat supplier Sniffers Pet Care has secured an £850k investment to ramp up production at its Yorkshire factory
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NewsGrwth Club launches venture fund for fmcg startups
Grwth Ventures is founded by Joe Benn and Jake Higgins with a £5m cornerstone investment from media agency MNC
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NewsCo-op partners with Uber on white-label online grocery fulfilment
The partnership with Uber Direct will initially enable an additional 50 Co-op stores to offer rapid online home delivery
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NewsMedia Bites 5 March: Budget, Caffè Nero, EG Group
The papers focus on tomorrow’s Budget, with M&S boss Stuart Machin hitting out at the tax burden faced by retailers
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NewsCity snapshot: Grocery sales growth slows as food price inflation eases
Supermarket sales growth slowed to 5.3% during February as food price inflation continues to fall. Plus results from Greggs, Bakkavor and all the rest of this morning’s news from the City
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NewsInnocent to offer £1m via regenerative agriculture fund
Grants of between £20,000 and £500,000 will be available through the fund