All The Grocer articles in 16 March 2019
Previous issues.
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NewsM&S to sponsor Britain's Got Talent in first TV tie-up
The campaign will showcase M&S’s family-friendly and value-focused food lines
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NewsAsda bans sale of single knives to counter knife crime
The retailer said it would remove all single kitchen knives by the end of April
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NewsSainsbury's chairman David Tyler steps down
He will be replaced by former Great Portland Estates and Deloitte chairman Martin Scicluna
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NewsMedia Bites 11 March: Ocado, Unilever, Jamie Oliver
Around a quarter of Ocado shoppers would ditch the online grocer if Waitrose products were no longer available, according to a poll
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NewsRetail footfall drops 2% in February
Retail footfall declined for the 15th consecutive month in February, as it plunged 2% according to new research.
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WhitepapersThe coming AI revolution in retail and consumer products
Intelligent automation is transforming both industries in unexpected ways…
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NewsThe Brook restaurant launches frozen vegan ready meals
Each variant is packed in a wooden tray and cardboard sleeve, with the only plastic being the shrink wrapping
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NewsArla pledges to reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2050
The group’s top 10% most sustainable farms produced almost 15% more milk over the year than the 10% least sustainable, it said
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NewsPlant-based decoded: our webinar is available to view on demand
Don’t miss out on our free webinar on all things plant-based and vegan
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NewsDanish Crown pledges to go carbon neutral by 2050
The group is in the process of setting up sustainability projects tackling issues from energy and water consumption to packaging and transport
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NewsBrexit set to 'bring billions of battery eggs to the UK'
Battery cages give chickens a space smaller than an A4 sheet of paper and were banned in the UK in 2012
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NewsGovernment plans for HFSS ad watershed go 'against evidence'
The Advertising Association said the average child spent less than one hundredth of one per cent of the day viewing HFSS advertising
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Comment & OpinionKraft Heinz needs to make its brands hyper-connected to survive
The company must tap into what modern consumers want, says Sophie Lewis, chief strategy officer at VMLY&R
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NewsAspall cuts alcohol content to avoid new white cider tax
The brand “unfortunately got caught up in the government’s bid to make high-abv white ciders less appealing”
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Comment & OpinionBritish meat producers must unite to make it big in Japan
In Japan, where consumers are obsessed with the union flag and the royal family, the brand is going to have to be British
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Promotional FeaturesHow blockchain is turning back the tide on food waste
As regulators begin to get tough on food waste, technologies such as blockchain are offering solutions to a previously intractable challenge.
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Beauty, Sun & Holiday: 6 April
Who says it takes money to look a million dollars? Brits love a bargain, and that’s especially true when it comes to beauty.
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NewsLost Sheep claims UK first with compostable speciality coffee pods
The Nespresso-compatible pods are made from waste wood bark from the paper industry
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NewsMedia Bites 12 March: Paul Polman/Unilever, Brexit, Inflation basket
Paul Polman, the former head of Unilever, took home €11.7m, including an annual bonus of nearly €2m, in a year in which the company faced heavy criticism.
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NewsCity snapshot: PureCircle counts the cost of switch to new stevia generation
Stevia producer PureCircle has posted a 5% drop in sales and an escalation of first half losses after reformulation and writedowns hit its performance. Plus, Domino’s Pizza Group reports on “mixed year” as international business drags down performance, staffing changes at Carlsberg and all the rest of the latest news from the City.