All The Grocer articles in 10 March 2018 – Page 2
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NewsSpirits brand Fair adds new drinks for Fairtrade Fortnight
Old Tom Gin, Muscovado Rum and vodka-based Cacao Liquor join existing range of seven spirits…
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NewsVitamin Well brings Nocco and Barebells brands to UK
Nocco energy drink and Barebells protein snacks are already available in the UK, but this is the first time Vitamin Well has run its own operation in this country
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Comment & OpinionFrom Blitz spirit to looting, the Beast from the East reveals the best and worst of UK retail
One supermarket with no bread, eggs and meat is the rarest of events, yet this was a scene being played out at hundreds stores, large and small, across the UK
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NewsBagged fuel suppliers hit by £3.4m bid-rigging fine
CPL and Fuel Express admitted to the CMA to taking part in a market-sharing cartel
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NewsFood growth drives 0.6% monthly increase in retail sales
Retail sales were up 0.6% in February, according to the BRC/KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, with strong food sales wholly responsible for overall growth.
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NewsMedia Bites 6 March: Processed foods, Retail sales, UK Farming
A government health agency has said that that calorie intake of processed foods must be reduced by 20% by 2024
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NewsCity snapshot: Strong February propels grocery sales up by 3.2%
Grocery sales jumped by by 3.2% in the 12 weeks up to February 25, according to the latest grocery market share results from Kantar Worldpanel. Plus market share figures from Nielsen, sales surge at Just Eat but shares hit by surprise loss, PureCircle returns to growth and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsNearly a third of UK shoppers cutting meat intake, says Alpro
Brand also found more than half of shoppers were seriously considering further increasing their plant-based food and drink intake in the next year
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NewsPHE issues wide-ranging calorie cut targets in new crackdown
Products hit by the proposals include pizzas, ready meals, sandwiches and crisps…
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NewsFreya Birch Spirit kicks off £750k funding drive to boost expansion
The brand’s owner, Pure Wild Spirits, has launched a campaign with online investment platform Growthdeck…
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NewsDrones partnership looks to lay foundation for grocery use
Reports of incidents involving drones flying dangerously close to planes are on the increase
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NewsAli Capper to lead English Apples & Pears as executive chair
Capper is also the NFU’s horticulture board chairman and replaces Steven Munday at the helm of the top fruit grower body
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NewsBowood Farms workers sentenced over cruelty to sheep
The halal abattoir’s director and four employees were prosecuted for causing unnecessary suffering to animals
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NewsSainsbury's to boost wages of in-store staff
The supermarket proposes to introduce the new base national pay rate from September, trumping Aldi’s £8.85ph….
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NewsAG Barr unveils Strathmore Botanics infused water
The range of zero-calorie drinks is infused with the likes of juniper, pink peppercorn and marjoram
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NewsTheresa May gives thumbs-up to shop-to-home conversions
The Portas Review of 2011 called on the government to address the restrictive aspects of the ‘Use Class’ system
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NewsCadbury’s resumes chocolate production at Bournville plant
The facility came to a near halt yesterday when Severn Trent Water cut off the water to repair local pipes
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NewsYealands winery launches ‘sustainability in action’ promotion
Four winners will be flown to New Zealand to “witness up close the variety of ways in which Yealands is at the cutting edge of sustainable wine production”
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NewsMSC welcomes Pacific PNA tuna fishery recertification
However, the recertification, approved by an independent adjudicator last week, was described as ‘shocking’ by campaign group On The Hook
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Comment & OpinionFood industry faces mammoth reformulation task – but calorie focus represents a win
Already thoughts will be turning to just how companies can react to such a sweeping call for calorie reduction, even though the specific sector targets won’t be set until the middle of next year