All The Grocer articles in 14 July 2018 – Page 4
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Poundworld 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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Ocado working on rapid delivery option to boost growth
Currently Ocado can deliver by 4pm on the same day for orders placed before 11.30am, while Amazon Prime Now can deliver in as little as one hour
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Mults’ ready meals ‘falling short’ on meat provenance
Only three retailers include ingredient meat sourced for own-brand meals in their farm animal welfare policies, according to Eating Better
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Bumper harvest predicted for British raspberries this year
Growers are predicting an extended season that could last into November
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Starbucks commits to eliminating single-use straws by 2020
Pret and Costa to ditch plastic straws by the end of the year
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Ald, Lidl and Iceland to close early if England makes World Cup final
Lidl, the sponsor of the England football team, will open half an hour earlier than usual at 9.30am
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Entry deadline extended for The Grocer Drink Awards 2018
Submissions for categories spanning not just BWS products but also new retailer and buying team-focused awards will now be accepted until Monday 16 July
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Absolut adds new flavour to Mixt RTD range
The launch comes as canned RTDs continue to dominate traditional ‘alcopop’-style drinks
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Comment and Opinion
What's new in New York? Top 10 food trends from The Fancy Food Show 2018
The Brand Nursery has been attending the show for a decade now and we’ve developed a keen eye for emerging trends. Here’s what we spotted in 2018
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Co-op likely to return for Costcutter as £15m bid revealed
Co-op’s deal to supply Costcutter kicked-off on 28 May
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London craft brewery Fourpure snapped up by Aussie brewer Lion
London craft brewer Fourpure has been snapped up by Aussie brewing giant Lion for an undisclosed sum
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Comment and Opinion
Brexit shambles just means there’s less time to get the right deal
It’s hard to predict what will happen next, but no matter what happens, it’s yet another setback for the UK’s Brexit talks with the EU – which we can ill afford
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Home Bargains named and shamed for underpaying staff
The government found Home Bargains had underpaid 6,743 workers by a total of £272,228.44
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Imperial and JTI may struggle to recover P&H loans
PwC said tobacco suppliers could expect between 0% and 58% of the £66.1m they were due
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Sainsbury's expands Patisserie Valerie products to 70 stores
All stores with Patisserie Valerie concessions offer a click & collect service
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Dutch fipronil report slams ‘inadequate’ egg supply chain
The report found evidence that the Dutch Control Authority for Eggs may have been aware of the possible presence of fipronil in eggs six months before supply from affected farms was halted
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Colin Smith to become Scottish Wholesale Association CEO
Current executive director Kate Salmon is to retire after leading the trade body for 35 years…
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FareShare launches ActiveAte summer holiday hunger campaign
The ActiveAte campaign will work with more than 200 community groups across the UK
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Comment and Opinion
Tesco-Carrefour: who needs to merge with an entente cordiale?
If Tesco can successfully partner with Carrefour, it could be very powerful, but it’s a big if
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Listeria alert as frozen veg supplier Greenyard issues recall
The recall is linked to a pan-European outbreak of listeria dating as far back as 2015