All The Grocer articles in 18 November 2023 – Page 3
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NewsWaterdene Foodservice joins Country Range buying group
The 41-year-old Bedfordshire-based business became an official member on 15 November, leaving its previous buying group Sterling Supergroup
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NewsBrexit checks on EU goods will go ahead in January, Baroness Neville-Rolfe says
Cabinet minister Lucy Neville-Rolfe assured businesses that the government’s Brexit border strategy would roll out in January 2024
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News3D printed plant-based bacon producer Cocuus eyes UK launch
The Spanish company delivered its first batch of 3D printed plant-based bacon to Carrefour in Spain earlier this month
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NewsJustin King takes stake in influencer marketing platform Invyted
King joins Leon co-founder John Vincent, who is also an investor in the platform
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NewsMedia Bites 16 November: Ocado, Iceland, food price inflation
The rollercoaster ride at Ocado showed little sign of slowing after the online supermarket landed a deal to sell its warehouse robotic technology
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NewsCity snapshot: Hotel Chocolat agrees £534m sale to Mars
Hotel Chocolat has agreed a £534m sale to confectionery giant Mars as its current share price does not reflect the “value and potential” of the group. Plus Premier Foods upgrades guidance following strong first half growth.
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NewsThousand-puff disposable vapes expected to hit UK market early next year
The device provides a significant improvement on the industry standard 600-puff devices, while remaining within UK regulations, the company says
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NewsPalace Culture secures Waitrose listing for cheese alternative SKUs
The Compleat Food Group-owned brand is launching three products into Waitrose: Kimcheeze, Mouldy Goaty and Holy Smokes
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Comment & OpinionHow confectionery brands can navigate the health landscape
It’s important to understand the emerging cultural dynamics, along with lingering perceptions around what ‘healthier’ looks like, says Pippa Garlick, strategy director at Stormbrands
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NewsAldi set to boost veggie offer with Plant Menu spin-off
It comes as other retailers are making concerted efforts to bolster their vegetarian and vegan ranges
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NewsLabour pledges to pursue fewer but better deals in new trade strategy
Labour’s shadow secretary for business and trade Jonathan Reynolds criticised the government’s ‘scattergun’ strategy
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NewsIceland slashes marketing budget amid ballooning losses
The retailer recently said it would not run a 2023 Christmas advert
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NewsStartups and challenger brands facing ‘exorbitant’ media charges
One supplier claimed they had been asked to spend £20k on a single Instagram post
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NewsLeading food companies sent 1.3 million tonnes of food to landfill and anaerobic digestion
The anonymised figures come from 16 of the world’s major companies who reported as part of the Consumer Goods Forum’s Food Waste Coalition of Action
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NewsVFC launches new ingredients range into Morrisons
Meat-free challenger brand VFC has launched its first range of uncoated vegan chick*n breasts and mince
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Comment & OpinionWhy we’re fighting dirty against microplastics in our fertiliser and food
The Environment Agency must enforce tests to look for microplastics and other toxic chemicals, says Steve Hynd, policy manager at City to Sea
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Comment & OpinionWill David Cameron leverage his CV to improve Britain’s trade strategy?
Questions have begun arising about what a foreign secretariat could look like under the former prime minister
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KVI TrackerChristmas turkey prices still up despite bountiful supply
But retail consultant Richard Harrow said turkey prices are ’still all over the place’ and expects competition to intensify
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NewsHotel Chocolat sold to Mars to enable global expansion
Premium confectioner Hotel Chocolat has agreed a £534m sale to US giant Mars after conceding it was unable to accelerate international growth even as a publicly listed company
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Comment & OpinionDo loyalty schemes actually create loyal customers?
Customers choose you because they see you as the best option at the time – and they are happy to take any rewards given out, says Dr Tom Wormald, managing partner at Yonder Consulting