All The Grocer articles in 13 April 2024
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News
Lidl becomes latest supermarket to quietly end reusable packaging in-store pilot
The pilot involved refill machines dispensing Formil detergent into pouches in stores in Swadlincote, Lichfield and Kingswinford
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News
Poundland cuts head office jobs after sales decline
About 60 jobs are believed to have entered a consultancy process across supply chain, finance, IT and property
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News
Fiddes Payne restructures after loss of Jamie Oliver contract
This month the company is launching a new range of ambient food products across Albert Heijn stores in the Netherlands, under its own Full of Goodness branding
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Profiles
Redefine Meat’s Simon Owen on rescue dogs, spiders and The Bear
‘One thing I would change in grocery is the inequality of price and margin expectation between meat and plant-based’
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Profiles
Shocken’s Emma Bowe on Oasis, ADHD and Aldi’s Next Big Thing
Fresh off an appearance on Aldi’s new Channel 4 show, Emma shares insight into how she keeps pushing plant-based innovation
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Feature Synopsis
Focus On Oils: 1 June
Oil prices are reaching a boiling point in the wake of severe weather
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News
Samworth Brothers expands food-to-go operation with Real Wrap Co deal
Samworth Brothers has taken full ownership of food-to-go supplier The Real Wrap Company following the purchase of a minority stake in the business last year
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Media Bites 19 April: Nestlé, dairy pollution, Deliveroo
Campaigners pushing for Nestlé to make its products more nutritious landed a modest blow on the world’s biggest food company yesterday when 11% of shareholders backed their resolution
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News
Smol losses increase amid investment drive
Revenues raced 27% higher to £31.2m in the year to 30 June 2023 as it served more customers and registered higher spending, supported by new product launches, according to its latest accounts
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Comment & Opinion
Has the cost of living killed delivery’s takeaway buzz?
Brits are munching their way through more delivered takeaways than ever, apparently increasing their waistlines and killing the high street, a new study suggests
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News
Biotiful Gut Health returns to profitability as kefir sales boom
Revenues jumped 22% to £23.8m in the year to 30 March 2023 at the market-leading kefir brand
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News
Media Bites 18 April: inflation, Holland & Barrett, lab-grown sausages
The latest inflation data is the main business story in a quiet day for fmcg in the papers
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Profiles
Ibis Rice’s Nicholas Spencer on Cambodia, dancing and Chris Packham
‘I grew up watching The Really Wild Show and admire Chris Packham – having him as brand ambassador for Ibis Rice is a dream come true’
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News
The Artful Baker collapses under weight of cost pressures
The Dorset-based business, which also starred on Channel 4’s Aldi’s Next Big Thing, appointed liquidators from Leonard Curtis on 5 April after experiencing cashflow issues in recent months
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Five Points Brewing celebrates successful crowdfunding round to boost beer capacity
Five Points Brewing is set to boost its brewery and taproom capacity after surpassing a six-figure crowdfunding target
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Comment & Opinion
Pesticides in fruit & veg strengthen the case for organic
We know the use of synthetic chemical pesticides as part of the conventional farming model leads to dire consequences for biodiversity, says Emma Vass, CEO at Ecotone UK
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News
Mosa Meat raises €40m as it readies lab-grown beef launch
The business will use the money to further scale up production processes and prepare to launch its cultivated beef to consumers in Singapore
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News
City snapshot: Inflation eases as crumpet and meat prices fall
Inflation has continued to ease in the UK as the price of certain food products started to fall. Plus, Just Eat Takeaway hailed a good start to its new financial year thanks to accelerating growth in the UK and Ireland
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News
Bold Bean Co founder Amelia Christie-Miller wins six-figure young entrepreneur prize
Christie-Miller won £150k to support Bold Bean’s growth from EasyJet founder’s Stelios Philanthropic Foundation
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Category Report
Ambient and canned trends 2024: Hanging in the balance
Brands are weighing up their future as the scales tip in favour of cheaper own-label cans. How can they win back thrifty shoppers?