All The Grocer articles in 11 March 2017
Previous issues.
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Yoghurts & Potted Desserts: 1 April
Size matters in yoghurt. Brits have forked (or spooned) out an extra £40.3m (12.1%) on big pots in the past year. Why? Which brands and retailers are driving this?
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NewsOwn-label consultancy IPLC opens UK office with former Freiberger MD
Richard Harrow will be advising on own-label buying, sales and strategy
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NewsPersonal care firm crushed by pricing pressures
A group of personal care and household companies, which supplied high street retailers and supermarkets, has called in administrators, with the loss of 72 jobs.
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NewsMedia Bites 6 March: John Lewis, Morrisons, Premier Foods
The owner of John Lewis and Waitrose is poised to cut the annual bonus it pays staff to the lowest level since the 1950s due to the pressure on retailers.
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NewsCity snapshot: Devro profits sizzle despite volumes fall
Sausage casings manufacturer Devro has reported a double-digit rise in underlying annual profit despite sharply falling volumes
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NewsMiso Tasty seeks £150k to launch new ramen noodle kits
Japanese snack brand Miso Tasty is raising £150k in a crowdfunding campaign to support the launch of a new line of ramen noodle kits in 300 Waitrose stores.
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NewsLewis Hamilton teams up with Monster Energy for Ride Along
Competition winners will be driven by the F1 star around AMG facility at Mercedes-Benz World
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NewsSupply shortages and Brexit drive complaints about retailers
Tacon said retailer forecasting behaviour was one of the key themes of the recent tide of complaints
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NewsAuthentic Food Co sales hit record levels after heavy investment
Sales have soared 50% to close to £74m at ready meals producer The Authentic Food Company as it invested heavily in the Irish frozen factory acquired from Heinz in 2015.
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NewsMoto plans A1(M) service station near Doncaster
Moto currently employs 5,000 staff at 45 motorway service stations across the UK
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NewsPrinces appoints new MD as Easterbrook retires after 35 years at the business
Princes has appointed a new MD to take over from Mike Easterbrook, who is retiring after more than 40 years in the food industry.
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NewsSainsbury's to axe price controller role and cut night shifts
The changes will be subject to a 45-day consultation period
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NewsImperial Tobacco turns to wholesalers in illicit trade fight
Wholesalers suggest sudden drops in tobacco sales in depot might indicate a spike in illegal sales in a locality
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NewsGrenade snapped up by Lion Capital in £72m deal
Sports nutrition business Grenade has been acquired by private equity firm Lion Capital in a deal worth £72m.
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NewsDiscounter growth set to plateau as new stores cannibalise sales
The latest Colliers International/MSCI UK supermarket investment report claims Aldi will be hit most
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NewsUnite protests at Tesco over 2 Sisters 'quasi-slave culture'
Union accuses food giant of behaving like “tin-pot dictators in labour dispute
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NewsVitamin D sales soar in Waitrose following NHS advice
British Medical Journal research linked vitamin D consumption to redcution in respiratory infections
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NewsMedina Dairy to invest £3.5m in Watson's site upgrade
Milk processor will safeguard 95 jobs and create 25 new positions as a result of investment
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NewsChaos as Sainsbury's online ordering hit by IT glitch
Customers also reported trouble getting through on the helpline
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NewsMcCain adds Skin-on Fries to adult-oriented chips portfolio
The frozen NPD is the brand’s latest to be inspired by out-of-home dining.