All The Grocer articles in 18 May 2013
Previous issues.
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NewsHalal burger in Leicester may contain up to 50% pork, council suspects foul play
Tests suggest a supposedly halal burger could contain up to 50% pork – and is likely to have been contaminated deliberately.
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NewsSupermarket wines enjoy grape success at IWC awards
Thirty own-brand supermarket wines have won gold medals in the International Wine Challenge 2013.
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NewsUK leads the charge against Faroes for overfishing herring
The European Commission is poised to issue trade sanctions against the Faroe Islands in response to alleged overfishing of herring in the North East Atlantic, it has emerged.
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NewsTesco, Sainsbury's and M&S sign Bangladesh factory safety accord
Tesco, Sainsbury’s and M&S have joined major retailers including Primark, H&M and Zara in signing a new accord on fire and building safety in Bangladesh, while other retailers including Gap and Walmart have yet to declare their final position.
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NewsWalmart snubs Bangladesh safety accord in favour of own plan
Asda owner Walmart will not join retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer in signing a voluntary accord on fire and building safety in Bangladesh.
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NewsIglo Group names Elio Leoni Sceti as CEO
Birds Eye owner Iglo Group has named former P&G and Reckitt Benckiser exec Elio Leoni Sceti as its new CEO.
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NewsEU deal paves way for fish discards ban
EU fisheries ministers have paved the way for a Europe-wide discards ban and more sustainable fishing, EU Council president Simon Coveney has claimed.
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NewsYakult ad banned for implying health advantages
A TV ad for probiotics drink Yakult has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for falling foul of health claims rules – despite not actually making any explicit health claims.
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NewsMagners sales fall as C&C battles a tough cider market
Overall sales of Magners have fallen for the first time in a decade, cider manufacturer C&C Group has said, as a result of poor weather and intensified competition.
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NewsSainsbury's video-on-demand service goes live
Sainsbury’s officially launched its video on demand service today.
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NewsFarming bodies urge action to stop migrant worker shortfall
The NFU and the British Growers Association have backed calls to tackle a potential shortfall in migrant workers that could hit the agricultural industry next year.
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NewsSolid Glanbia performance keeps it on track for 2013 earnings
Dairy giant Glanbia is on track to meet its 2013 growth targets in earnings, it said in an interim management statement today.
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NewsMackerel battle ramps up as MCS redraws fishing advice
The Marine Conservation Society has moved to flag up its sustainability concerns over Icelandic and Faroese-caught mackerel to shoppers as tensions in Europe over the nations’ alleged overfishing of the fish begin to rise.
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NewsAsda sales up 1.3% in first quarter
Asda today reported strong first quarter like-for-like sales growth of 1.3%, with an unchanged market share of 17.9%.
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NewsVolvic Juiced enters gaming world with digital billboard
Volvic is to unveil a digital billboard that will give shoppers the chance to win prizes by squashing virtual fruit.
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NewsCoca-Cola’s secret recipe leaked – yet again
Alarm bells must have been ringing at Coca-Cola Towers this week – with not one but two alleged leaks of the fizzy stuff’s famous secret recipe.
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NewsEnd of Waitrose tie-up hits Boots food sales
Boots has blamed a decline in food and drink sales on the break-up of its relationship with Waitrose.
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NewsMorrisons to go online by January after agreeing 25-year Ocado distribution deal
Morrisons has agreed to pay Ocado £170m upfront as part of a 25-year agreement to help the supermarket launch an online grocery business by January.
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Grocer 33Sainsbury's Cheadle
I feel like we’ve won the Oscars! It really has been a year like no other at our store…
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NewsSlower-moving Tesco still breaks 3,000+ store barrier
Tesco opened 165 new stores last year to smash the 3,000-store barrier, the new Grocery Retail Structure has revealed…