All The Grocer articles in 14 July 2018 – Page 2
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NewsPoundworld to close 25 stores leading to 242 redundancies
The affected stores will trade for their last day this Sunday (15 July) leading to the redundancies next Tuesday
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NewsPremier Foods activist investor Oasis doubles down in bid to out CEO
Oasis Management, which described the company’s performance under Darby as “zombie-like”, has increased its stake from 9.1% to 17.3% a week ahead of Premier’s AGM
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Comment & OpinionCharles Wilson: Get Well Soon
News that Wilson has been forced to resign owing to throat cancer will be a devastating blow: for Tesco colleagues, for the City, but above all for Wilson himself
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NewsNisa backs England World Cup bid with vehicle rebranding
England take on Croatia in the World Cup semi-final this evening
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NewsPret may open store run by former homeless people
Pret has been helping the homeless through its Rising Stars initiative for 10 years
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NewsBlakemore to close final five depots it has been unable to sell
The wholesaler has previously sold four and closed three other sites
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NewsBudweiser promises free beer if England win World Cup
The brewing giant said beer production had been increased at its UK facilities in anticipation of an English win
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NewsPetits Filous works with Amazon for Play Free push
Consumers will receive “play-promoting instructions” alongside their Amazon Pantry order, designed to encourage children to rediscover the cardboard box as a plaything
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NewsMRH boss Karen Dickens to step down following MFG takeover
CFO Steve Back will leave after a three to six month transition period
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NewsPea supplies set to be reduced by heatwave
Faltering water supplies and scorching temperatures means crop yields are likely to be smaller than expected this season
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NewsCosta Coffee links with Flux to trial mobile rewards scheme
Customers can get digitised rewards stamps automatically as part of any purchase
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NewsJJ Foodservice introduces Amazon-style delivery notifications
The move comes following JJ’s investment in telematics to monitor its delivery fleet
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Comment & OpinionThe UK is fighting back on food crime
I spend a relatively large amount of time on the nasty topic of food crime
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NewsBorough Wines launches private-label Maison 54 range
The range, created with master of wine Liam Steevenson, has launched with two SKUs
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Comment & OpinionWorld Cup fever is delivering the summer the grocery industry has always dreamed of
Nothing compares to football in terms of engaging the population and getting us together to drink beer and eat copious amounts of not so healthy snacks
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Comment & OpinionSunbites lets the light in... and hides it under a bushel
“Everything is wonderful/everything is great”, some unbearably anodyne music tells us
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Comment & OpinionVegtoberfest: at least there's beer
The new London festival promises vegan Bratwurst (hmm) and ‘vegan pizzas with Bavarian themes’ (no!)
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Comment & OpinionArty Cognac is classy choice
For Bogof, £15k for a bottle of Cognac is merely the price of reminding all the other Grocer journos who’s classiest
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Comment & OpinionIce cream exhibition makes museums cool
The weather has been so hot that cramming ice cream into one’s face is no longer enough
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NewsWhole Foods to host children's charity initiative in stores
The educational initiative is supported by the Whole Foods’ Foundation