All The Grocer articles in 15 February 2020 – Page 4
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News50 retail bosses including Burnley and Coupe write to Sajid Javid demanding business rates reform
The open letter urges the Chancellor to urgently scrap rules limiting how quickly business rates can fall in line with dropping rents
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NewsNestlé targets improved 2020 sales growth
Nestlé has forecast an improvement in sales growth over the coming years after posting a solid increase in revenues and profits in 2019.
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NewsMedia Bites 13 Feb: Greggs/Asda, Coronavirus, Business rates
Greggs partners with Asda for in-store concessions, the Coronavirus outbreak threatens economic growth and retailers come together to demand a reform of business rates
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NewsBen Stimson to retain Waitrose-focused digital role in JLP management shake-up
Stimson is the only remaining member of the old Waitrose food board who will report directly to JLP chairman Sharon White
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NewsBig Tom to take on Heinz and Stokes with move into ketchup
The NPD is being touted as a healthier alternative to leading brands, thanks to its lower sugar content
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NewsFSA sets CBD suppliers 2021 deadline to attain novel foods status
After next March, only goods that have submitted a valid application will be allowed to remain on the market
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NewsTesco to launch dedicated hard seltzer bays
In the US, hard seltzer volume sales have outgrown those of vodka, the country’s largest spirits category
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NewsWaitrose issues customers with first coupons for John Lewis stores
Waitrose has started issuing customers with coupons for money off products at John Lewis. It is the first time the supermarket has offered coupons at the till for its John Lewis Partnership stablemate and comes after the launch in October of a ‘Future Partnership’ plan, which merged ...
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s takes the win with 11 cheapest products
Sainsbury’s has managed the top spot for the fourth time this Grocer 33 year
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Grocer 33‘Bright and spacious’ Tesco beats Waitrose to the win
Tesco’s score was boosted by ‘friendly and willing’ staff and ‘enticing’ gondola-end promotions
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Grocer 33Grocer 33 store of the week: Tesco, Southend-on-Sea
‘We’re really buoyant. This store is one of the top 10 for sales in the company’
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NewsProcessors facing another shortage of UK potatoes following heavy rain
Following the wettest autumn since 2012, potatoes are hitting the market at lower grades with ‘higher than usual’ levels of wastage
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NewsVegan brands struggling to keep up with soaring demand
More than 400,000 people signed up to follow vegan diets globally during this year’s Veganuary campaign
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NewsCadbury adds Crunchy Cocoa and Giant Buttons to Darkmilk brand
Cadbury Darkmilk with Crunchy Cocoa Pieces combines the chocolate with cocoa nibs “for added texture and an intense cocoa”
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Comment & OpinionUnilever’s ban on children’s advertising is admirable, but will it make a difference?
The move has generated its fair share of positive PR, but there is already strict regulation around advertising to minors
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NewsSpanish storms drive rocketing wholesale prices for lettuce
Storm Gloria buffeted coastal areas from Catalonia to Murcia over the weekend of 18-19 January
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NewsAldi CEO Giles Hurley heaps pressure on suppliers over plastic
In a frank letter, Hurley warns that future buying decisions will be based on suppliers’ ability to adapt on packaging
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NewsPepsiCo’s annual sales rise on strong European performance
For 2020 the business expects revenues to rise 4%
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NewsEustice replaces Villiers at Defra after cabinet reshuffle
The former farming minister’s promotion has been welvomed by food industry bodies
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NewsDeliveroo calls for freedom to pass on funds to address ‘chef shortage’
Source: HIT Training/Deliveroo Deliveroo has called on the government to let companies pass a bigger cut of their Apprenticeship Levy funds “down the supply chain” to tackle what it has called a “national chef shortage”. The food delivery company said it was lobbying government to “urgently ...