All The Grocer articles in 13 May 2017
Previous issues.
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Comment and Opinion
Three things to learn from Aldi - video
As Aldi flourishes in the UK, what can we learn from it?
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Analysis and Features
The Grocer Own Label Food & Drink Awards 2017 winners revealed
A riot of colour. Meat and cheese glazes. Lashings of beetroot. And clean eating. Just some of the themes of the 134 winning entries
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News
The Grocer's Own Label Food & Drink Awards 2017: category champions and top innovators
The Grocer’s Own Label Food & Drink Awards were rejigged this year to better reward innovation. Here’s who won what and why
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Comment and Opinion
Plastic island throws repackaging efforts into sharp focus
Images of an uninhabited, picturesque island in the South Pacific littered with detritus has highlighted the problems facing the planet … but what can we do?
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Comment and Opinion
Why the Tories’ workers’ rights charter might put the wind up big business
Food and drink organisations have been calling for the government to invest in the workforce, so why the jitters over a new Conservative election pledge?
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News
More signups urged as FareShare donations rise 15%
Surplus food donated to FareShare increased 15% in the past year, says the charity
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News
Camden Town Brewery to open £30m brewery in North London
The 50,000+ sq ft site is poised to begin operating in July, and will produce 400,000hl of beer every year
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News
Meat-free sales soar £17m on rise of flexitarianism
Concerns about health and the environment are the main drivers of the trend
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Comment and Opinion
Lessons from The Grocer's Own Label Food & Drink Awards 2017
There’s much to learn from, admire and enjoy among the winners of The Grocer’s Own Label Food & Drink Awards
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Category Report
The rise of the flexitarian: meat-free category report 2017
It’s in vogue to be veggie or vegan. Now shoppers and even some butchers and processors are dabbling in meat free
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News
Shame!... For whom? says SodaStream
Sir, Plastic bottle pollution is killing our planet. That’s a fact
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News
Suppliers 'shrugging off Brexit challenges'
Food and drink manufacturers are entering the second half of the year in bullish mood, according to a new report by BDO
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News
Coca-Cola Hellenic boosted by growth in emerging markets
Coca-Cola is flatlining, but European bottler Coca-Cola Hellenic continued its run of effervescent results. Plus, the share price movements of Refresco and Premier Foods.
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News
Premier Foods renews £60m-sales Cadbury licence with Mondelez
Premier Foods has avoided the “unmitigated disaster” of losing its lucrative Cadbury licence
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News
Morrisons adds 39p avocados to wonky fruit and veg range
With wholesale prices up by 150%, the retailer claims its South African avocados are the “cheapest on the UK market”
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News
Brexit hitting bills say most c-store shoppers
Some 61% of customers said Britain’s decision was causing inflation in c-stores
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News
Tayto paid £35k for Portlebay popcorn, administrator reveals
Northern Irish crisps maker Tayto picked up premium popcorn brand Portlebay for just £35,000 in a pre-pack deal
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Analysis and Features
The four priorities for Archie Norman at M&S
The Grocer sets out the likely agenda for the turnaround legend
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News
Morrisons boss receives 24% pay boost and increased share incentives
Morrisons CEO David Potts saw his pay package jump by 24% last year and could be in line for a further pay boost in future years under newly proposed share reward plans
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Analysis and Features
Is the Co-op's call for 100% British fresh meat realistic?
Aspirational, for sure, but do farmers actually produce enough for other retailers to follow suit? And what would the downsides be for industry?