All The Grocer articles in 12 May 2018 – Page 2
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'Robot tax' would damage job creation, claims IEA in report
It argues that such employment has grown because the UK labour market is less regulated than many other European countries
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Hotel Chocolat accuses Waitrose of ‘ripping off’ bar design
Founder Angus Thirlwell said the company had written to Waitrose asking it to “do the right thing” and withdraw its new own-label range
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Analysis and Features
Madagascan vanilla prices past the peak
Panic over a vanilla shortage reached fever pitch this week
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Co-op to trial DRS at four summer events
The society will install the machines at its pop-up stores at Download and Latitude as well as Reading and Leeds
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Tesco set to roll out Chef Central cash & carries in all Extras
Tesco Extras told to clear 10,000 sq ft of space for cash & carry outlets
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Co-op investing in price and promotions for Nisa members
Co-op Retail CEO Jo Whitfield has promised to “do a great job for Nisa members”
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Former Asda meat buyer Jim Viggars is new Crawshaw CEO
Viggars was head of Asda’s fresh meat department between 2005 and 2015
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Budgens gears up to expand further north and into Scotland
Budgens plans to use Booker’s 146,000 sq ft South Elmsall depot in Wakefield from July to help expand its presence in the north
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City snapshot: Former Asda meat exec to take charge at Crawshaw
Butchery group Crawshaw has announced the appointment of former Asda meat executive Jim Viggars as CEO. Plus Heineken acquires a minority stake in the Belize Brewing Company, Nomad Foods reported first-quarter adjusted EBITDA up 16% and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 11 May: Amazon/Morrisons, High streets, Walmart
Amazon could buy Morrisons, which already provides the online giant with food deliveries to UK customers using its Panty and Prime services, according to one industry analyst.
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Sustainable Spirit Co readies rum launches & 'eco-pouch' push
The brand, which makes Boxer Gin and Element 29 vodka, is set to launch Toti, a white rum, in June
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Analysis and Features
Has the CMA painted itself into a corner with methodology?
Some claim the Tesco-Booker precedent leaves the authority ‘toothless’ – but will Sainsbury’s-Asda be waved through?
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My Alternative CV
Vanessa Fairfax-Woods, Shropshire Trading, on yoga and bed
‘My first job? Clearing tables in a riverside café in Taunton’
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The Marshmallowist gets experimental with new flavours
Five “experimental” marshmallow flavours from The Marshmallowist are to roll out from 16 May
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Comment and Opinion
Tesco’s missed food waste targets: an honourable failure, at worst
Surely Tesco‘s failure, if you could call it that, is at the very least a transparent one, and we are still waiting for its rivals to take the next step and start reporting their food waste figures
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Analysis and Features
Nestlé and Starbucks join to form 'global coffee alliance'
Nestlé will pay $7.15bn (£5.3bn) for a ‘perpetual licence’ to sell Starbucks products outside the coffee chain’s stores
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Small & Wild wants kids to make iced tea
The startup has added a double pack of its herbal infusions for kids, designed to encourage youngsters to make iced fruit …
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Post-Brexit policy consultation attracts 44,000 responses
The ‘Health and Harmony’ consultation saw responses from farmers, food producers and environmentalists
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Comment and Opinion
Watchdog Live's swab mob shine the spotlight on cinema snacks
One summer spent selling tickets at a cinema chain was enough to put me off their snacks for life
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Comment and Opinion
Branded players must learn from own label strategies
For decades, own label businesses have been viewed as commodity players snapping at the heels of big brands