All The Grocer articles in 18 May 2019
Previous issues.
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Comment and Opinion
Letters: metal cans with plastic seals are recyclable
”We encourage consumers to continue to put cans with plastic seals in the recycling bin”
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Comment and Opinion
Food waste: there's still a long way to go to beat it
Food waste champion Ben Elliot described the current levels of food waste as ‘an environmental, moral and financial scandal
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Analysis and Features
Seven vegan products launching this June: fish-free tuna to plant-based bacon bits
Here’s a rundown of the most innovative plant-based products coming to supermarkets next month
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Analysis and Features
'Small beer', English sparkling wine and sustainable rum: what's coming in booze this June?
Our pick of the hottest NPD coming to retailers’ shelves as Britain gears up for summer
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News
Sainsbury's to introduce incubator bay for small suppliers
The move appears to be the next phase of Sainsbury’s Future Brands initiative
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'Friendly' Waitrose store takes the top spot
Waitrose in Bracknell, Berkshire impressed our shopper with pleasant staff and an ‘exceptionally clean’ store
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News
Piccolo adds ingredients for home-cooking amid raft of babyfood NPD
A four-strong range of stir-in sauce is rolling out now alongside three variants of stock cube
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Comment and Opinion
Anthony Joshua shows his fun side for Lucozade Sport
Convivial, enthusiastic and funny, Joshua is a top-notch ambassador for the brand
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News
Smirnoff and Kopparberg spin-offs lose out in range shake-ups
Smirnoff Cider and Kopparberg’s Crafted Warning canned cider have suffered delistings in the mults
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Analysis and Features
How retailers and brands can capitalise on festival season
Festivals are a great way to build engagement. As retailers finally get in on the act, we talk to food and drink brands who are old timers at this game
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Analysis and Features
Early start for strawberry season yields 22% boost
Most of the increase is down to the warm Easter period this year
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Comment and Opinion
Team coaching offers a different way to develop commitment
There are various ways to develop the skills needed by your sales team. Retail team coaching is one
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Comment and Opinion
An IPO would inspire the Asda workforce and store managers
An IPO could free Asda up to pursue its own strategy, and galvanise the workforce in a way the Sainsbury’s merger could never have done
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News
Unilever adds detectable black pigment to plastic bottles
Tresemmé and Lynx packs will become easily detectable by recycling plant scanners
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News
MSC hails 99% drop in Pacific shark finning
Shark finning was one of the main concerns outlined by campaign group On the Hook ahead of the fishery’s recertification in 2018
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News
Lily's Kitchen vows to double sales of its petfood globally
Premium petfood brand Lily’s Kitchen is plotting a huge exports push to double its international sales this year and break into the Asian and Middle East pet care markets.
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Comment and Opinion
Eurovision pizza sets a new standard in cheesiness
Eurovision has given us plentiful gifts over the years. Now it’s a 41-cheese pizza
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News
Wing Yip renovates its Birmingham business centre
The wholesaler plans to open 11 new retail and office units at the site
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News
Co-op partners with anti-knife crime charity to build gyms
The project uses steel from knives that have been taken off the street and melted down to be reused
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News
Food and drink manufacturers taking longer on payments than retailers
Analysis by The Grocer found some of the UK’s biggest food and drink companies have longer payment terms and are more likely to pay late