All The Grocer articles in 13 July 2019
Previous issues.
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VideoVideo briefing: what’s hot in chocolate?
Brits might be on a wellness kick but the chocolate category is still in rude health. We spoke to an expert at Mondelez to find out what’s hot, what’s not and what’s next for the category
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Comment and OpinionThe High Low podcast: insightful analysis of wellness myths
Do turmeric lattes and kombucha improve our health? Should we drink celery juice every day?
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NewsSales plunge at Fruit Bowl maker Stream Foods amid contract loss and difficult market
Stream Foods sales and profits dropped last year with the firm blaming a “tough” and “unpredictable” market for its poor annual performance
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NewsBrits splashing out on fizz as sparkling wine prices surge
The average price per litre of many of the UK’s bestselling sparkling wine brands has risen significantly over the past 12 months
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NewsBulldog Skincare revenues soar but profits fall on marketing spend and NPD
Annual sales at male grooming company Bulldog Skincare jumped but profits were slashed by heavy marketing spend and NPD
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My Alternative CVAlexi von Eldik, Cru8, on Whitney Houston, office yoga and The Red Violin
My first job? Selling homemade brownies in Hong Kong
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Comment and OpinionGotta eat and drink ’em all at the Pokébar
Remember the Pokémon Go craze of 2016? The mobile game had people taking to the streets in droves
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Grocer 33Asda is cheapest by a distance to take its first win
Asda offered the lowest price for 18 items, with 13 of these exclusively cheapest
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Grocer 33Waitrose Daventry offers our shopper a ‘real treat’
The very calm and relaxed” store offered a “pleasant shopping experience”
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NewsRaylex Brands acquires Wow Drinks to grow plant-based portfolio
Raylex said the acquisition would help on its mission to build a plant-based drinks portfolio
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Analysis and FeaturesAre takeaway delivery firms eating grocery’s lunch (and dinner)?
As supermarkets figure out how best to tackle the ‘last mile’, takeaway delivery firms are a potential threat – but also a potential opportunity
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Comment and OpinionPeperami’s anarchic animals go heavy on the hashtags
Peperami’s claim to be ‘a bit of an animal’ was genius…
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Comment and OpinionMUP advocates should be wary of claiming victory yet
It would be easy to look at the figures from a year of minimum unit pricing in Scotland and declare it a triumph for public health
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Analysis and FeaturesIs Dan Jago the right man to see Majestic take back its crown?
Reports have linked the former Berry Bros & Rudd CEO to a possible top job at the wine warehouse
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RankingsBritain’s Biggest Alcohol Brands 2019 report: Generation Sensible?
Millennial moderation seems to be the order of the day. But that doesn’t account for the extra 136 million litres of alcohol sold in the past year
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Grocer 33Waitrose Daventry: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘The store had a full refurbishment and extension about 10 years ago and we have not had many maintenance issues at all’
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NewsRetailers and suppliers unite to call for action on PRN prices
A letter claimed unbudgeted financial pressure from increasing PRN prices was adding ‘tens of millions of pounds to compliance costs’
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NewsRevealed: £100m boost to Scottish retailers from MUP
Take-home value sales of alcoholic drinks surged 7.1% to £1.5bn over the 52 weeks to 28 April 2019
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NewsWhitley Neill sales rocket on back of flavoured gin boom
It is now a bigger brand than household names such as Jim Beam, Tanqueray and Westons
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NewsCanadian cannabis giant eyes Europe with Bridge Farm deal
A flower supplier chaired by Morrisons chairman Andy Higginson has been bought by a Canadian cannabis giant as it looks at European expansion.