All The Grocer articles in 16 November 2024 – Page 2
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Grocer 33Asda nudges ahead of Sainsbury’s with sixth win of Grocer 33 year
Asda’s £82.52 basket was £1.29 cheaper than nearest rival Tesco’s total on the 33 items
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Grocer 33Waitrose, Lincoln: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We have a big team of people who are very much into using TikTok and Instagram to promote the store’
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NewsMedia Bites 15 November: Ben & Jerry’s, UK pubs, WH Smith, Post Office
Ben & Jerry’s is suing its parent company Unilever, accusing the behemoth of blocking it from making public statements of support for Palestinian refugees
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NewsCity snapshot: Nomad Foods downgrades profit guidance due to technical disruption
Nomad’s sales were hit by ERP disruption, the software used by companies to organise their operations that is notorious for causing problems. In 2021, similar issues at Walkers led to a multi-month crisp shortage.
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NewsFarm business incomes slump as sector prepares for protests on Tuesday
The latest Farm Business Income figures from Defra have been described as painting a ‘stark picture for the challenges facing many farmers’
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NewsLittle Freddie babyfood pouches contain almost double advertised sugar levels
Little Freddie babyfood pouches have been found to contain higher levels of sugar than stated on pack labelling, with some products having almost double the amount of sugar listed in the nutritional information
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Comment & OpinionWill new Alliance Food Sourcing collaboration finally tackle food waste?
With a little help from King Charles, the UK’s leading supermarkets and manufacturers launch a new collaborative food waste operation
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NewsWH Smith’s profits surge on travel growth
Profits from shops in the UK’s railway stations, airports and hospitals rose by 20%
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NewsCreed Foodservice continues education campaign with ‘brain food’ roundtable
The roundtable is part of the wholesaler’s campaign to improve nutrition in schools
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Comment & OpinionIGD’s new group will unite supply chain on food redistribution
Food industry leaders are launching a new and dedicated group to work across the food supply chain to identify sources of surplus food and get it to charities and communities in need
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NewsDonald Trump’s proposed tariffs add to olive oil sector’s woes
European olive oil suppliers are prioritising exports to the US in a bid to avoid potential 20% tariffs proposed by Trump
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Comment & OpinionStubborn cocoa prices make chocolate the inflation outlier
The UK will be one of the first places to see rising chocolate prices, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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NewsCo-op rolls out savings scheme for staff to boost financial security
In partnership with Nest Insight, the opt-out scheme automatically enrols colleagues to save a default amount each month
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NewsCMA launches consultation on next steps for road fuel price monitoring
It is calling on fuel retailers, consumer groups, and other interested stakeholders to share their views by 5 December on who the CMA will request information from, how information is provided and how often
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NewsDave’s Hot Chicken makes first appearance in the UK with ‘secret’ pop-up
The chain will open its first UK site in December
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NewsTesco scraps plastic from Finest pasta range
The move was announced today and will involve 10 lines in the range, including the likes of spaghetti, fusilli and rigatoni
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NewsMorrisons vows to help end-of-life care in partnership with Marie Curie
The new three-year partnership aims to raise £15m
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NewsAsda launches Chatty Cafe initiative to help tackle loneliness among over 60s
It comes with the supermarket bringing back its Asda’s Winter Warmer initiative, which will run across all its cafés until the end of 2024