All The Grocer articles in 1 December 2018
Previous issues.
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Profiles and QandAs
My food & drink job: Charlie Phillips, consumer champion, Snaffling Pig
People think working for a food company is easy, says Charlie, when in fact it’s all trial and error
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Profiles and QandAs
My food & drink job: Alex Reay, marketing executive, Joe & Seph's
Looking for a role in the food industry? Go for it, says Alex, but make sure you work for a brand with the same values as you
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News
Mars leads pre-Christmas confectionery promotions charge
There were 240 featured space promotions on Mars products in the four weeks ending 18 November 2018
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Analysis and Features
Coming clean: what does 'clean label' actually mean?
What does ‘clean label’ mean? It’s anything but clear
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Analysis and Features
Power list: the most influential shareholders in grocery
The influential activist investors worming their way into boardrooms across the globe
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News
Alcopops, wines, fruit ciders hit by duty dilution law change
Duty dilution law will hammer RTDs, fruit wines, fruit ciders and British wines
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Category Report
Café culture: food on the go category report 2018
Supermarkets are taking on coffee shops as Brits move away from everyday sandwiches to more premium offerings
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Grocer 33
Christmas dinner is cheapest at Asda in festive 33
At £116.77 the Walmart-owned retailer was £3.80 cheaper than runner-up Tesco
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Comment and Opinion
When is a promise not a pledge? It’s all in the Ts&Cs
It has emerged that Waitrose quietly scaled its price match pledge back to 1,000 lines in April 2017
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Analysis and Features
How the Co-op's Pay in Aisle app is faring in West Didsbury
The future has arrived with the Co-op’s Pay in Aisle app
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News
UK winemaker Boutinot to expand Henners vineyard after 'six-figure' funding
Wine distributor and producer Boutinot plans to expand the 10-acre vineyard near Hastings
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Analysis and Features
Nigerian demand hikes Thai rice price
Prices were further driven by increased sales to the Philippines amid lower supplies due to typhoons
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My Alternative CV
Jeremy Pang, School of Wok, on London smog and Cool Runnings
My first job was on the production line in a mouthguard factory!
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News
Tesco and VW to develop electric vehicle charging network
2,400 charging bays will be rolled out across 600 Tesco stores within the next three years
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Comment and Opinion
We must not shy away from the very real prospect of a no-deal Brexit
There has been a lot of media coverage around the mislabelling of food, from not properly identifying contents on packaging
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Comment and Opinion
Loopholes in HFSS ad rules must be closed
We welcome recent rulings by the ASA on McDonald’s and Burger King adverts outside primary schools
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News
Stockpiling suppliers run 'huge' insurance risk, say brokers
As warehouse space across the country runs out, there is a danger suppliers may be left with insufficient levels of trade
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Comment and Opinion
Kellogg's is late to the party, but it has done sterling work
After years of resistance, Kellogg’s announced this week it would begin rollout in January of new packs
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News
Little Dish appoints Shonagh Primrose as MD to lead UK growth
Primrose joins from consultancy firm Monticello, which she co-founded
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Comment and Opinion
Evolution of the Christmas ads shows social media's value
Lidl’s riposte to (and Waitrose’s tacit support of) the John Lewis effort has also made for some interesting reactive mark