All The Grocer articles in 1 July 2017
Previous issues.
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NewsThe Yorkshire Crisp Company adds Titbits Gourmet Bites
The new line is lightly baked bitesize biscuits made from mature cheddar cheese and oats
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NewsThe Foraging Fox adds gift set of three beetroot ketchups
The orange pack is complete with fox-like pointy ears
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NewsAstonish looks to boost profile in cleaning with brand revamp
A £2m investment has seen the 44-year-old brand undergo a complete overhaul
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NewsPrawn trawling ‘killing thousands of marine turtles’
Report estimates as many as 29,000 turtles are killed every year by tropical prawn trawls
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco posts sixth consecutive quarter of like-for-like growth
Tesco has announced first quarter UK like-for-like sales growth of 2.3% and a 1% rise in group like-for-like sales, its sixth consecutive quarter of organic sales growth.
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NewsMedia Bites 16 June: Morrisons, High Street, Majestic Wine
More than half of Morrisons shareholders have failed to back the supermarket’s bosses’ pay package in a massive protest vote.
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NewsNestlé to explore potential sale of US confectionery
The Swiss company’s US confectionery business saw sales of around £722.7m in 2016
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NewsCity snapshot: Sainsbury’s closes in on Nisa acquisition
Weekend reports have suggested Sainsbury’s has entered into exclusive talks to buy convenience chain Nisa for £130m,
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NewsMedia Bites 19 June: Amazon/Whole Foods, Sainsbury's/Nisa, Tesco
Two stories dominate retail news in the weekend papers – Amazon’s shock swoop for Whole Foods Market on Friday and Sainsbury’s pursuit of Nisa.
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Comment & OpinionBuying fiercely independent Nisa will be no easy feat
Unlike Booker, which is a publicly listed company, Nisa is a member-owned collective of fiercely independent retailers
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NewsQuaker Oats unveils Oat So Simple Protein range
The NPD comprises wholegrain oats and soy, providing 20g of protein per 100g
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NewsThree UK brands chosen for PepsiCo Nutrition Greenhouse
Fit Kitchen and Tapped Birch Water are among eight European businesses
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NewsCity snapshot: Supermarket store investor to float on LSE
Supermarket Income REIT plc plans to raise £200m in a placing to buy stores rented on long leases to the likes of Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Asda. Plus, Ocado shares surge 11% on back of Amazon takeover of Whole Foods; and Sainsbury’s rise on Nisa bid rumours.
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NewsMedia Bites 20 June: Whole Foods, Amazon, Ocado, Supermarket Income REIT
Whole Foods shares rose above Amazon’s $42 all-cash offer as investors bet a rival retailer could gatecrash the $13.7bn offer made by the ecommerce giant for the upmarket grocer.
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NewsPip & Nut launches trio of almond milk drinks
The drinks mark the brand’s first products outside of the spreads category
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NewsOcado shares surge as City weighs up fallout from Amazon/Whole Foods deal
Ocado shares hit a 10-month high today as speculation mounted that the online grocer had become an acquisition target in the wake of Amazon’s surprise takeover of Whole Foods.
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NewsJBS announces intention to sell Moy Park
Beleaguered Brazilian meat giant JBS has announced it plans to sell its shareholding in Northern Irish poultry firm Moy Park as part of a R$7m (£1.68bn) divestment programme
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NewsDunbia deputy CEO Tony O'Neill to retire
Dunbia has shaken up its management team in the aftermath of the Dawn Meats merger with deputy CEO Tony O’Neill to step down.
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NewsShetland Mussels nets multimillion-pound funding package to double production
Rope-grown mussels producer Shetland Mussels has secured a multimillion-pound finance package to help double production.
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NewsCity snapshot: Sales growth at Costa helps Whitbread with 'good' start to the year
Sales at Costa have increased by almost 9% in the first quarter as owner Whitbread reported a “good” start to the year, but like-for-like growth in the UK for the coffee chain continues to slow.