All The Grocer articles in 12 December 2020 – Page 4
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NewsChallenger brand data startup Elm secures seed funding
The company will use the funding to build out its engineering team and further develop its product
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NewsMars Petcare to roll PMPs of three bestselling products into convenience
Supplier found 55% of pet owners failed to purchase petfood in convenience stores due to lack of choice
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NewsGeneral Mills claims first with Nature Valley soft bake protein bar
It claims the NPD is the first soft bake protein product to market
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Analysis & FeaturesWith mixed results at best does Plastics Pact itself need repackaging?
The UK Plastics Pact was launched in 2018 to create a circular economy for plastics. Two years on, results are proving a mixed bag
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Analysis & FeaturesWhitehall Power List: how the political landscape has changed with Covid and Brexit
The key figures who have emerged to drive through not only their own interests, but in some cases those of the entire country
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Ronald Kers has driven recovery at 2 Sisters
Kers has worked with 2 Sisters founder Ranjit Singh to turn the processor’s fortunes around and create ‘the leading poultry-plus business’
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NewsBritish food trapped in Europe as port chaos spreads
Shipping lines are refusing to release goods diverted to European ports
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NewsCompagnie Fruitiere eyes UK expansion as sales leap 28%
The French firm’s UK division principally supplies bananas to at least two major retailers
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NewsCovid hits Peas Please campaign as veg consumption slows
Just over 72 million portions made it into shopping baskets or on to plates in 2020 – 13 million fewer than last year
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Comment & OpinionFive tips to help small brands disrupt the grocery status quo
Family businesses seek sustainable, long-term growth. We want to hand our business down, not thrash it then flog it
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NewsGovernment to help food businesses with paperwork costs on GB-NI goods
The scheme will cover the ‘reasonable costs’ of moving goods such as meat and cheese
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NewsVariety discounters can ‘dictate’ property terms thanks to wave of CVAs
As landlords become more desperate to retain or acquire tenants, variety discounters have been able to dictate lease terms, including long rent-free periods and contributions to store fit-outs, retail property agents have told The Grocer
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Comment & OpinionAmbrosia’s cute mole takes to the skies of Devon
Ambrosia’s cute creature breaks through the soil to catch a passing balloon and embark on an unexpected aerial tour of Devon
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NewsAnalysis reveals true cost to retailers of business rates relief payback
The value of business rates relief over 12 weeks has been compared with grocery-only sales figures from Kantar for the same period for the 10 biggest supermarkets
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NewsThe Grocer Next Gen Awards to celebrate and promote young talent
The Grocer has kickstarted its search for the best and brightest young talent working across the UK food and drink sector
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InterviewsChris Tyas big interview: the man heading up food’s ‘war room’
How has the Nestlé veteran kept things running smoothly, especially as Brexit also looms large?
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NewsHalf of food and drink SMEs have made no Brexit preparations
A number of surveys paint a gloomy picture of Brexit preparedness among British companies
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NewsM&S introduces data technician apprenticeship scheme
The course is designed to equip employees with the skills to scrutinise data with the aim of building insights to use in their role within the business
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NewsSouthern Co-op defends facial recognition tech after privacy backlash
The retailer was responding to criticism from Privacy International, which wrote an open letter demanding reassurrances from the business after learning facial recognition had been introduced in 18 stores
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Comment & OpinionThe least the government can give the food industry this Christmas is the gift of a deal
The challenges stacking up for food, if it’s possible, could be even greater than when Tyas first answered the call in March