All The Grocer articles in 14 February 2015 – Page 5
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NewsHot chocolate growth overtakes tea and coffee at Harrods
Harrods cites breadth of flavours and seasonal peaks as reasons for growth of popular chocolate drink
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NewsCity Snapshot: Bakkavor defies challenging conditions to outperform the market
Food group Bakkavor outperforms the fresh prepared foods market as sales grows and Imperial Tobacco takes a hit as the strength of sterling drags on revenue. Plus the latest share price movement of Poundland, Reckitt Benckiser and the grocers.
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NewsMedia Bites 12 February: BoE, Imperial Tobacco, Heineken, PepsiCo
The strength of sterling places havoc with with international traders and the Bank of England may take a look at raising interest rates earlier than expected.
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NewsPepsiCo launches share buyback programme after solid year
After Coca-Cola’s upbeat full-year earnings release yesterday, PepsiCo beat market earnings expectations today while announcing a major share buyback.
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NewsHealthy promos as common as junk food ones... but not as popular
Promotions on food classified as unhealthy had more impact on sales because they tended to be non-perishable products and were more likely to be stockpiled
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NewsWalkers mixes up tastes and textures with new MixUps range
Walkers is introducing a range of snacks containing a mixture of flavours and textures in the same bag.
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Comment and OpinionThe Morrisons store of the future is a thing of the past
Dalton Philips and his concepts are departing at similar junctures, but he can’t be the only one to blame
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NewsSupermarket coffee pod sales break the £100m barrier
Coffee pod sales broke the £100m barrier last year as shoppers increasingly sought coffee shop-style cappuccinos and lattes in the home.
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NewsGillette to replace Fusion ProGlide razors with FlexBall
Gillette is gearing up for the UK launch of Fusion ProGlide with FlexBall, which will replace the brand’s existing ProGlide razors.
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NewsMars UK promotes Michele Oliver to VP of marketing
Oliver was previously UK strategy director, has been with company over 20 years
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NewsWon't be mist: Morrisons scraps unpopular innovation
“This move is about going back to basics” says group retail director Martyn Fletcher, after supermarket scraps veg misters that became synonymous with Dalton Philips’ reign
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NewsSweeet stuff: McVitie's to give away 3.5 million cuddly toys
United Biscuits is launching four cuddly toys based on its McVitie’s marketing campaign.
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NewsPoundland share price slips as largest shareholder sells 14% stake for £142m
Poundland’s majority shareholder Warburg Pincus has netted £142m from the sale of almost half its remaining stake in the discount chain.
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NewsIce cream brand Yee Kwan to enter the Dragons' Den
Asian-inspired ice cream business Yee Kwan is set to appear on BBC show Dragons’ Den this weekend.
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NewsReckitt Benckiser targets margin expansion with "project supercharge" efficiency drive
Reckitt Benckiser is embarking on a major cost efficiency drive after beating market expectations with 4% full-year revenue growth.
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NewsMedia Bites 11 February: Tesco, Coca-Cola, Ocado
Tesco’s return to growth after a year of falling sales has plenty of pick up across the media.
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NewsCity snapshot: Reckitt beats expectations amid new efficiency drive
Newly slimmed down consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser released a solid set of annual results this morning
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NewsSurvey finds two-thirds of consumers moved Christmas shopping to coincide with Black Friday
£1.5bn growth in November sales, with non-food sectors performing best and online sales surging
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NewsInnocent consolidation hurts Coca-Cola's European results
The consolidation of the Innocent juice and smoothie business impacted The Coca-Cola Company’s financial performance in Europe last year. The company said the consolidation of Innocent unfavourably hit operating margins because of the higher cost structure associated with finished goods businesses and because of Coca-Cola’s level of ...
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Comment and OpinionTaking health advice with a pinch of salt
After another misleading headline this morning, how are we meant to interpret studies into “unhealthy” food with any clarity?