All The Grocer articles in 12 December 2020
Previous issues.
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NewsBrewDog co-founder Martin Dickie launches CBD brand HBHM
It has debuted with a range of three CBD oils
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NewsMedia Bites 7 Dec: Nando’s, Business rates, Christmas turkeys
Nando’s is in crisis talks over its debt pile after spending £20m to make its UK restaurants Covid-secure, raising £100m from shareholders.
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NewsTransport networks creaking ahead of Brexit deadline
Road and sea freight are under considerable strain
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NewsAmazon to repay business rates relief on Whole Foods Market stores
The sum being paid back will total £2,047,471, according to analysis by Altus Group
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NewsNI businesses demand more time to adjust to Brexit changes
Less than 20% of Northern Irish businesses are ready for January
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NewsCrossip makes debut with launch of three non-alcoholic spirits
The recipe had been five years in the making
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NewsThe Chia Co team launch Fancy Plants snack pot desserts brand
The launch is billed as an “evolution” of The Chia Co
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NewsBestway launches home delivery app Home Shop
Trails of the new technology are currently underway across the Bestway estate
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NewsScottish wholesalers given £5m in sector specific grant funding
The sector-specific support comes after a long-fought campaign by the Scottish Wholesale Association and FWD
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NewsOcado-backed meal prep robot reaches pre-production prototype stage
The robot can prepare freshly-made, customisable, ready-to-eat meals from 18 hot and cold ingredients with precise portion accuracy
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NewsAldi extends festive meal donation programme to New Year’s Eve
The discounter has given unsold fresh and chilled food to charitable causes after shops close on Christmas Eve since 2018
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Analysis & FeaturesCoronavirus business rates relief: which supermarkets are handing it back?
Here’s the list of supermarkets that have agreed to give it back – and the ones that are staying quiet on the issue
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Comment & OpinionWalkers' potato play shows the benefits of cross-category collaboration on carbon
Walkers wants to bring potatoes “full circle”, using innovative new carbon capture technology
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NewsKY Jelly to rebrand as Kynect as it targets 30-plus ‘sex neglectors’
It said its new name would “communicate intimacy and connection”.
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NewsWholesaler Parfetts sees annual turnover leap 26% to £474m
Parfetts has also added 150 stores to its Go Local symbol group this year, taking it to 650 in total
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Comment & OpinionWhy would vegetarians, vegans or meat eaters ever consider lab ‘meat’?
Marketing this gut-churning product will be an uphill struggle, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Comment & OpinionHow Morrisons’ Store Manager of the Year transformed her store
Joanne Bennett-McNally ’asked more, listened more and responded more’, says Tim Mason, CEO of Eagle Eye
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Jams & Spreads: 16 January
With Brits stuck at home for much of 2020, sales of spreads have boomed. There are obvious reasons for this: when times get tough, Brits make toast.
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Ready Meals & Soups: 9 January
While chilled and frozen ready meals fall behind, ambient meals and soups are delivering significant growth. Is this the ‘new normal’ for the category?
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NewsAsda chief customer officer Anna-Maree Shaw to leave business
Shaw came in at the start of the year to replace Walmart veteran Andy Murray