All The Grocer articles in 18 May 2019 – Page 2
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NewsStokes Sauces makes its squeezy bottle debut
The brand is aiming to ‘take on the big brands in the sector’
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NewsMedia Bites 10 May: Morrisons, Harry's, Kraft Heinz
Morrisons is eyeing a closer relationship with Amazon and takeaway delivery firms such as Deliveroo and Uber Eats after loosening its agreement with online retailer Ocado
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NewsCity snapshot: Supermarket prices move back into deflation
Supermarket prices fell back into deflation in April according to The Grocer Price Index, with overall grocery prices now in decline in five of the past seven months. Plus, Wilkinson Sword owner Edgewell buys online rival Harry’s, Hain Celestial sells protein business and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsSkinny Brands sells controlling stake to PE firm Mosaic
Skinny’s low-calorie but full-strength range includes Skinny Lager, Skinny Cider and a range of RTD cocktails
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Comment & OpinionWhat Ferrero and Cranswick teach us about the importance of quality
All too often the focus is on easier-to-measure metrics, says Will Hayllar of OC&C Strategy Consultants
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Scotland: 8 June
When you think of Scottish exports, you think of Scotch. And for good reason. Exports of whisky now encompass three quarters of Scotland’s food and drink export value, with HMRC data showing sales rose 7.8% to a record £4.7bn in 2018.
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NewsM&S-backed startup accelerator makes first fmcg investment with Rocketo
Marks & Spencer’s brand accelerator programme has made its first grocery brand investment by taking a minority stake in raw dehydrated organic dogfood startup Rocketo.
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NewsKettle falls to loss as it invests heavily in promotions
Premium crisps player Kettle Foods has slumped to a heavy loss as it maintained high levels of promotions to fight declining market share.
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NewsSandwich makers hit out at FSA full ingredient labelling calls
The FSA board has backed mandatory full ingredient labelling on pre-packed for direct sale foods (PPDS)
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NewsMedia Bites 13 May: Tesco, Sainsbury's, Rich list
Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis is to sweep 20% of its 40,000 products off the supermarket chain’s shelves.
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NewsTown centre vacancy rates soar
Vacancy rates in town centres have risen to their highest in four years, according to the latest BRC-Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor.
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NewsWarburtons unveils bagels ad starring Robert De Niro
The commercial, called ‘GoodBagels’, will make its debut on 17 May
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NewsSainsbury's unveils range of Pride greetings cards
The retailer is introducing the cards in 207 stores to coincide with local Pride events
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NewsTreasury Wine Estates boss Michelle Brampton joins WSTA board
WSTA chairman Dan Jago said Brampton’s ‘wealth of experience will help strengthen the WSTA executive team’
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NewsDairy Crest CEO Mark Allen steps down
Allen, who has held the post for 12 years, has been replaced by his deputy Tom Atherton
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NewsSelfridges promotes Alannah Weston to chair
She took over the role on 1 May from her father, W Galen Weston
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NewsDave Lewis warns of 'gaps' in new food waste strategy
Lewis said the new Step up to the Plate initiative risked being toothless unless it asked companies to publish their food waste data
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NewsMüller relaunches core yoghurt ranges to ditch sugar
Redesigned packaging would make it easier to identify health claims, said Müller
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NewsRe:Nourish claims world-first with soup in heatable bottle
The plant-based range of four variants is available from Planet Organic and independent stores
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Comment & OpinionVeggie burger or veggie disc? Why the EU proposals miss the point
New legislation could ban the use of ‘meaty’ terms such as burgers for use on plant-based alternatives. But no amount of label changes will stop the rise of plant-based