All The Grocer articles in 13 June 2015 – Page 7
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Category ReportButters and spreads category report 2015
How can brands fight back to have a year worth toasting?
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Events & AwardsGrocer of the Year: Lidl
In 2014 Lidl smashed through the £4bn sales barrier for the first time
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Comment & OpinionMore frozen food will boost UK food security
Hats off to Dave Lewis for highlighting the grocery industry’s role in reducing food waste…
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NewsCity snapshot: Profits plunge at Majestic Wine
Full year pre-tax profits at Majestic Wine have slumped by 22.7%, FSTE falls on Greek debt worries, plus what’s on in the City this week.
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NewsMySupermarket adds independents to nationwide Shops portal
Butchers, bakers, greengrocers and chocolatiers are among 100 retailers that will sell products via the Shops portal, which goes live today
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NewsBooker executives sell on shares worth £11.5m
The group of execs, not including CEO Charles Wilson, sold a collective total of 6.8 million shares for 170p each
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NewsMedia bites 15 June: Tesco, GSCOP, business rates
Tesco needs to raise more than £5bn to fix its balance sheet and regain its investment grade credit rating, according to rating agency Moody’s.
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NewsAlastair Jackson made MD of Adams Food Ingredients
Jackson starts next week after spending five years as marketing director of sister company Adams Foods
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Analysis & FeaturesGrocery spend fails to lift in brighter economic environment
In a more buoyant economy, shoppers are not spending their extra cash on grocery, and price savviness is now hard-wired
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Analysis & FeaturesAnimal welfare debate looms as Defra looks at Watok again
Farming minister George Eustice said Defra would take another look at the regulations
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NewsWarburtons rolls out shaped Thins to boost family appeal
Warburtons is set to sink its claws deeper into the sandwich alternatives market
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NewsNoble Foods forced to climb down on Big & Fresh health claim
Noble Foods insisted it had been planning to change its packaging anyway, and the Viva! complaint had nothing to do with it
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets' supply chain responsibility for campylobacter
It is not acceptable for supermarkets to simply blame suppliers if anything goes wrong…
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NewsMajestic Wine to slow store rollout plans
Majestic Wine has cut its store estate expansion plans after announcing a 22.5% drop in pre-tax profits.
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Category ReportFocus on Butters & Spreads 2015
Everyone from marge to veg spread players is adding butter to recipes as the wider spreads market slides. Is it paying off?
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NewsGrowing Majestic’s online sales is not the priority, says Rowan Gormley
A number of commentators predicted that Majestic Wine’s takeover of Naked Wines would enable it to supercharge its online growth
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NewsNew Booker chairman is former Müller Dairies boss Stewart Gilliland
Booker has this morning announced that Stewart Gilliland will replace Richard Rose as non-executive chairman.
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NewsSurprise Sacla' stunt brings opera to school lunchtime
Pesto brand Sacla’ turned a primary school dining hall into an opera house with a surprise stunt.
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NewsMoy Park IPO plans scrapped in favour of $1.5bn JBS sale
Brazilian food group Marfrig has decided against plans to float Northern Irish poultry producer Moy Park on the London Stock Exchange, preferring instead a sale to South American meat producer JBS.
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NewsThorntons shares soar on Ferrero takeover offer
Shares in UK-listed chocolatier Thorntons have rocketed up 43% after news broke this morning that Italian chocolate manufacturer Ferrero has agreed to pay 145p a share to buy UK-listed chocolatier Thorntons, valuing the company at £112m.