All The Grocer articles in 17 December 2016 – Page 7
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NewsMcVitie’s gets into Halloween spirit with spooky cakes range
The ‘spook-tacular’ line-up is set to roll out from 5 September
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Comment & OpinionReading between the lines of the latest FSA campylobacter report
The FSA says it doesn’t plan to change targets, but industry worries there’s a subtext to its latest research
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NewsThatchers Cider builds on Haze music event with online film
The 30-second commercial is showing now across digital channels
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NewsNo judgement yet in SABMiller takeover court case
SABMiller has announced that the UK High Court case examining its proposal to hold two separate shareholder votes on the AB InBev takeover offer will not be concluded today.
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NewsTeam GB gold rush and hot weather boost supermarket sales
The hot weather and Great Britain’s success at the Olympics in Rio combined to generate the best supermarket sales growth for nearly three years, according to Nielsen
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NewsMedia Bites 23 Aug: Supermarket price war, Contactless payments, Tourist spending
“Supermarket price war would kill profits”, writes The Times (£) this morning, warning that “the front line in the fight for food shoppers is about to get bloody”.
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NewsHarviestoun Brewery puts two craft brew bestsellers into cans
Schiehallion and Bitter & Twisted are to roll into Tesco and Sainsbury’s across Scotland
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NewsOnken makes play for breakfast on the go with porridge
Ready-to-eat Onken Porridge will launch in the UK this autumn
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NewsCocofina secures £75,000 investment from TV Dragons
Nick Jenkins and Sarah Willingham made a joint pledge in exchange for 20% of the business
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NewsBeer and cider sales boosted by late blooming summer
Champagne sales also benefited from the sunny weather, with value up 4.9%
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NewsAsda sells off loss-making photo business for £5.35m
Asda has agreed to sell its photo division to Photo-Me for around £5.35m, the UK-listed photo company announced this morning.
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Comment & OpinionRise of contactless puts pressure on grocers to keep pace with the tap & go revolution
Shoppers spent £9.27bn on a total of 1.1 billion contactless payments in the first half of this year, overtaking the £7.75bn spent last year in total
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NewsHigh Court backs SABMiller’s request to split crucial merger vote
The UK High Court has approved SABMiller’s plan to hold two separate shareholder votes on the AB InBev takeover deal, potentially putting the global mega-deal under threat.
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NewsMedia Bites 24 Aug: Supermarket sales, SABMiller, UK exports
The arrival of warm weather and a gold-tinged Olympics feelgood factor has boosted British supermarket sales over the past three months
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NewsAlex James made Jacobs ‘chief taste curator’ in lunch push
The musician and cheesemaker will create recipes for the snacks brand
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NewsStrong travel performance puts WH Smith on track
WH Smith (SMWH) has announced this morning it is on track to meet market expectations for its full-year trading after strong performance in its travel division
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NewsGlorious! launches four-strong superfood-inspired range of soups
Each 600g pot contains two of your 5 a day
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Confectionery: 1 October
Britain has the sweetest tooth in Europe, forking out more on confectionery than any other country. UK confectionery sales have risen to nearly £11.5bn, 5.6% more than in 2011. What’s driving this?
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Alcoholic Drinks: 8 October
Brits have knocked back an extra 22 million litres of supermarket bought booze in the past year. So which sectors, brands and retailers are driving this? And how is what Brits drink changing?
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NewsCoca-Cola bottle the UK’s ‘most recognisable’ brand packaging
Toblerone’s triangle and the Marmite jar came second and third