All The Grocer articles in 11 May 2024
Previous issues.
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NewsWilliam Reed’s 2024 World Steak Challenge now open for entries
The awards, now in their tenth year, boasts new categories for 2024, including an Environmental, Social and Governance Award
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NewsBite Back slams manufacturers for marketing HFSS foods to kids
Mondelez, Kellanova, Mars, Nestlé, Unilever, PepsiCo and Ferrero have been called out in a new report
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NewsCity News: Haleon shares take hit as sales volumes swing backwards
Shares in consumer health giant Haleon took a hit this week after sales volumes went backwards in the early months of 2024 to undershoot expectations
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NewsMedia Bites 7 May: Asda, Heineken, UK farming
Asda’s owners created nearly £1.5bn of new liabilities to finance a buyout of a petrol stations busines
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NewsCity snapshot: UK retail sales slump in ‘dismal’ weather
UK retail sales fell back in April signifying a ‘depressing start to Spring” as wet weather suppressed activity
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Analysis & FeaturesWorkouts, sugar and snacking: 10 charts explaining UK attitudes to protein shakes
Why are consumers buying protein shakes? And how can retailers cash in on protein’s pulling power?
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Range PreviewMacaroni cheese quiche and mini calzones: Waitrose summer range 2024
With a heatwave on the horizon, Waitrose is dragging Britain into summer with its new ‘Summer of Nostalgia’ range
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NewsSqueaky Bean adds vegan hoisin duck pancake kit and snacks
The meal kit contains duck-style pieces, made from wheat protein and pea protein
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NewsM&S Food giving away collectable football stickers for home nation teams
Each home nation team has its own album and stickers, in a promotion running in M&S Foodhalls across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Ruth Tyrie, brand manager, Surreal
Surreal cereal’s brand manager suggests stalking your career idol (on LinkedIn, not in real life)
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NewsRaye and Wolf & Badger partner for new food and drink concession
The bays will stock a selection of challenger food and drink brands in Wolf & Badger’s London store
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Category ReportHealthier snacking trends 2024: What nuts and seeds needs
Whitworths is lobbying the government to add dried fruit, nuts & seeds to 5 a day guidance but consumer education is also needed
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NewsComfort backs new 15-strong Botanicals range with £9m spend
Botanicals Fabric Conditioner and Scent Booster Elixir come in Heavenly Fresh, First Blooms and Summer Bouquet
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NewsDeforestation-free certified coffee heads to Europe ahead of critical legislation
The Rainforest Alliance is helping coffee farmers met their EU Deforestation Regulation requirements
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Comment & OpinionHeineken’s pub investment isn’t a counter-cultural move
The cash injection will boost the brewer’s brands and could help it win favour with the next generation of drinkers
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NewsFacewatch credited with reduction in theft at Morrisons Daily store
Prior to Facewatch’s installation, the Northampton-based store was losing £100 a day from shoplifting
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Comment & Opinion‘Food futurologists’ are way off base with vegan trend predictions
Just a year from now, Sainsbury’s futurologists envision a typical family sitting down to a bank holiday vegan meal, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Category ReportSnacking trends 2024: Brands fighting UPF allegations
As concerns about ultra-processed food change shopper habits, snacking brands are underlining their better-for-you credentials
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NewsMedia Bites 8 May: Morrisons, pubs, tea
Sandpiper CI has sold most of its supermarket franchises to the company that owns and runs Morrisons in the UK and Gibraltar
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NewsCity snapshot: Pricing drives growth at AB InBev despite US struggles
The world’s largest brewer AB InBev grew first quarter revenues despite a dip in volumes and ongoing struggles in the US. Plus updates from Henkel, Ahold Delhaize and all the rest of the latest news from the City