All The Grocer articles in 14 April 2018 – Page 3
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Analysis and Features
Martin Race of Bestway on its £7.25m swoop for Conviviality
As Bestway appears to have landed its very own bargain booze deal with a £7.25m swoop for Conviviality Retail, MD Martin Race talks about the rationale for the deal and plans for the future
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News
Steve's Leaves adds new salad blend for summer
Featuring red pak choi, green tatsoi and wild rocket (rsp: £1.40/60g), it was inspired by a winter sun trip to Portugal
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Analysis and Features
Palm oil prices fall as production rebounds
Palm oil was this week trading near 2,4000 Malaysian ringgit (£463) a tonne
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Comment and Opinion
It is business and it's personal: a way to consider bad news
This week I was on the train with someone who had just been made redundant, and to her, of course, it was extremely personal
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News
Former Nisa boss Nick Read appointed CEO at Extra Energy
He replaces founder Moti Ben-Moshe, who is taking up a new role as executive chairman of the independent energy supplier
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Comment and Opinion
Walkers' old bags shine in thank you ad
Walkers has unveiled an unusually sincere advert with the express purpose of saying ‘thank you’ to the Great British public
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Comment and Opinion
Waitrose proves there is no such thing as a free coffee
There is no such thing as a free lunch. Nor free coffee at a Waitrose café …
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News
Fortnum & Mason introduces ruby chocolate selection
The new range, comprising a bar, a trio of truffles and a hot chocolate mix, follows Nestlé’s launch of a pink Kit Kat
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News
Global Brands rolls out All Shook Up RTD cocktails to Tesco
Passion Fruit Martini and Espresso Martini (both 4.5% abv) are available in a 250ml can…
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News
PayPoint to provide back office links for Booker customers
Retailers who shop with the wholesaler and have a PayPoint One system will have access to a range of services
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Comment and Opinion
Springtime on the Farm: live, clunky... and interesting
The saying goes ‘never work with children or animals’. But after Springtime on the Farm, I think I’d steer clear of soap opera farmers too
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News
Yodel's Patrick McGuirk joins last mile startup PostTag
McGuirk spent a decade in leadership roles at Coke bottler Coca-Cola Enterprises
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Comment and Opinion
Sugar tax gives us an opportunity to be responsible
Friday saw the start of the widely debated soft drinks sugar tax
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Comment and Opinion
Better chicken welfare, more to come on sugar
Sainsbury’s approach for improving chicken welfare is not going far enough for the millions of chickens in its supply
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Grocer 33
Asda back on top - but now Tesco is applying pressure
Asda made a swift return to the winner’s enclosure, having been ousted by Tesco last week
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury's takes Grocer 33 win by 19 points
All items were in stock and “fairly easy to find”
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury's Bracknell: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘There are 387 colleagues, and everyone seems to want to do a good job, which makes the whole operation run smoothly’
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News
'Free' delivery must apply to all parts of UK, ASA rules
The ASA said some retailers had been ‘misleading’ consumers with unconditional UK delivery claims
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News
NFRN urges investigation into newspaper supply chain
NFRN urges the CMA to investigate the newspaper supply chain
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Comment and Opinion
Commit to closing the gender pay gap
I am delighted that Parfetts is one of the 8% of companies reporting a zero gender pay gap at the median level