All The Grocer articles in 11 January 2020 – Page 5
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NewsMedia Bites 9 Jan: Sainsbury’s, Greggs, Boots
Argos lets down Sainsbury’s “upbeat” performance in grocery, Greggs shares bonus with staff after “exceptional” year while UK retailers suffer ”worst year on record” with sales sliding 0.1%
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NewsTesco Christmas sales edge up despite ‘subdued’ market
Tesco boss Dave Lewis today claimed Christmas saw the “best operational performance” he had seen since he joined the supermarket in 2014. Plus, on a hectic morning, festive grocery sales rise for Waitrose and M&S, trading updates from Naked Wines, Nichols, Hilton Food Group, Mitchells & Butlers and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsBlakemore lands three-year contract to supply Soho Coffee Co
The wholesaler has introduced 300 new product lines to service the contract
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NewsAction on Salt renews mandatory reduction targets following bacon study
AOS said the survey showed a worrying lack of progress among supermarkets on salt reduction
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NewsCarlsberg adds new alcohol-free Carlsberg Nordic lager
The 0.0% beer will roll out into Tesco in 330ml cans this week
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NewsHolland & Barrett to stock Mummy Meagz vegan creme egg
It is the first major listing for the dark chocolate Chuckie Egg
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NewsSainsbury’s recalls own-label pestos amid peanut contamination fears
Supermarket pesto stocks have already been battered by market leader Saclá’s recall in December
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NewsWaitrose results: Charlie Mayfield hails booming online sales
The JLP chairman said he hoped 2020 would be a year of “dramatic growth”
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NewsM&S to roll out new supply chain system to cut food waste and costs
‘Disappointing’ food waste levels hit margins in the third quarter
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NewsSupermarket fruit & veg price hike urged as growers face ‘bleak’ profit outlook
Suppliers have warned of tightening margins in 2020 after poor weather and increased labour costs
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Comment & OpinionCulling cartoon animals is no panacea for the sugary cereal problem
Waving goodbye to cutesy mascots on the front of packs is a start. But the real problem is what's inside them
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NewsAsda to replace fresh meat & fish counters with ‘food for now’ offers
It plans to roll out at least 35 of the new formats by the end of the first quarter and 150 by the end of the year
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NewsVegan brand LoveRaw secures multimillion investment from Beyond Meat backers
The vegan buttercup maker has received a ‘seven-figure’ investment from Blue Horizon Ventures
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NewsWotsits brings back two discontinued flavours - Flamin’ Hot and BBQ Beef
BBQ beef will return with a new name
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NewsMaltesers breaks into biscuits with latest NPD
They are being manufactured for Mars by Burton’s Biscuit Company
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NewsPukka Pies cuts plastic and revamps recipes
The brand has ditched plastic windows from its pie boxes
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NewsMedia Bites 9 Jan: Tesco, John Lewis, M&S
Tesco emerges as Christmas winner among retailers, John Lewis mulls axing its bonus after over 50 years as “golden girl” boss leaves and M&S Clothing Unit continues to struggle
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NewsCity snapshot: Lidl outpaces rivals with festive sales up 11%
Lidl saw sales rise by a whopping 11% in the run up to Christmas, outpacing all other grocers - including Aldi
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NewsAsda follows Lidl in removing cartoon characters from own-label cereals
Asda has become the second retailer to remove cartoon characters from its cereals
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Analysis & Features2020 vision: what does the future hold for food and drink?
Industry experts share their most seismic moments of the past decade – and predictions for the next one