All The Grocer articles in 1 December 2018
Previous issues.
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Profiles
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
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 & Features
Coming clean: what does 'clean label' actually mean?
What does ‘clean label’ mean? It’s anything but clear
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Analysis & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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