All The Grocer articles in 16 September 2017 – Page 3
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NewsInnis & Gunn seeks green light to sell £15m stake to US private equity firm
Innis & Gunn has followed in the footsteps of fellow Scottish craft brewer BrewDog and attracted the interest of a US private equity firm
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News150 jobs saved as Waitrose cake maker More Food acquired in pre-pack deal
A rescue deal at Waitrose and Budgens cake supplier More Food has saved 150 jobs after rising commodity prices following the Brexit vote and substantial costs related to a move to new facilities squeezed the business.
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Comment & OpinionAsda needs to follow Tesco’s example to keep in the GCA’s good books
So why has Asda escaped, and is the Adjudicator’s decision to hold back from the ultimate deterrent justified? Yesterday’s revelation that Asda had demanded millions from suppliers to finance its Project Renewal strategy – or face having their products stripped from its shelves – made for yet ...
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Alcoholic Drinks: 7 October
Less is more in the booze aisles. The past year has seen huge range reductions in the big four and more Brits are curbing their booze. Yet booze sales are booming. What’s going on?
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Anuga: 7 October
For five days, the world’s leading food fair will be showcasing some of the best international food and drink from around the world. Anuga 2017 has identified sustainability as the key trend at this year’s exhibition. So, how are exhibitors tapping into this trend?
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Cakes & Biscuits: 14 Oct
Brits have spent an extra £31.1m on cake in the past year, munching their way through an extra 6.6 million kilos of the stuff. Meanwhile, biscuits are being left in the tin. What factors are driving this?
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NewsBKD launches Mini Bakers Club subscription service
A personalised box with baking and craft activities costs £9.99 a month
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NewsCity snapshot: Food and drink industry 'alarmed' over leaked Home Office plans for EU migrants post-Brexit
Leaked Home Office documents outlining a strict immigration policy to force all but the most highly skilled EU migrants to leave the UK after Brexit show a “deep lack of understanding” of the important contribution European workers make across the food chain, the industry has warned.
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NewsMedia Bites 6 September: AG Barr, Barry Callebaut, Asda
Irn-Bru maker AG Barr has warned that a Scottish plastic bottle deposit return scheme, in which consumers would be refunded if they recycled containers, could be subject to fraud and abuse.
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Analysis & FeaturesSpeciality & Fine Food Fair 2017: a gallery of innovation
A selection of launches from this year’s Speciality & Fine Food Fair at Olympia, London
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NewsFarmfoods' pre-tax profits halve as sales drop by £25m
Pre-tax profits at frozen foods supermarket Farmfoods more have halved in 2016
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NewsRefresco shareholders approve £1bn takeover of Cott's bottling operations
Refresco shareholders have given the Dutch soft drinks bottler and contract packer the green light for its $1.3bn (£1bn) takeover of the bottling operations of Canadian drinks manufacturer Cott.
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NewsCity snapshot: McBride sales slump in competitive markets
Revenues at McBride fell by £44.5m – or 5.9% – to £705.2m, with household sales lower by 5.8% and personal care & aerosols down 6.3%, as the household goods manufacturer completed the first stage of its ‘Repair, Prepare, Grow’ strategy. Plus, Imperial Brands raises £231m in sell-down of share in Logista.
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NewsMedia Bites 7 September: Asda, Reckitt Benckiser, Brexit
Asda’s decision to axe almost 300 jobs at its head office as part of a cost-cutting drive makes the papers this morning.
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NewsRise in food and drink firms gunning for export growth in wake of Brexit
Food and drink producers are more optimistic about their growth prospects than they were a year ago as they plough more investment into expanding their businesses overseas in the aftermath of the UK’s decision to leave the EU, according to an annual industry report.
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NewsAldi contributes £8.5bn to economy, report finds
The figure represents 0.5% of the UK’s total gross domestic product in 2016
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NewsTesco unveils range of fresh vegetables aimed at children
Retailer says it wants to add a ‘touch of novelty’ through interesting shapes and sizes
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NewsNisa pays tribute to retailer by naming lorry after him
Peter Barber died aged 64 in 1998, weeks after being diagnosed with cancer
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NewsFSA seeks expansion of powers and funds to aid smooth Brexit
Repatriating EU food safety laws back to the UK would require greater resources across a host of different regulatory areas
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NewsNestlé hopes to tap vegan boom with Sweet Earth acquisition
Nestlé is the latest global fmcg giant to snap up a plant-based food business as it hope to re-energise flagging sales by tapping booming consumer demand for vegetarian and vegan products.