All The Grocer articles in 19 December 2020
Previous issues.
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NewsCanned fish and meat sales get huge boost during lockdown
Sales of canned goods have surged since the spring’s national lockdown, rising 13.7% to £1,163.4m
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NewsSamworth Brothers takes sales hit as food to go market suffers
The business also anticipated margins would take a hit and has taken steps to control costs
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NewsMorrisons takes axe to property division
The supermarket said it was set to make around 10 redundancies at its head office-based team in Bradford
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NewsMike Holt reappointed executive chairman at Real Good Food
Non-exec chairman Holt held the position for a month last year
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NewsChancellor extends support to wholesalers in new package
In a speech to the Commons yesterday, Sunak acknowledged the impact of the crisis on the hospitality supply chain
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NewsP&G to roll out refillable bottles across haircare and shampoo brands
From 2021, Head & Shoulders, Pantene, Herbal Essences and Aussie bottles will transition into 100% aluminium bottles
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NewsCity Snapshot: Coca-Cola European Partners snaps up Asia Pacific Coke bottler in €5.2bn deal
Coca-Cola European Partners has made a €5.2bn (£4.7bn) offer to expand its bottling empire with the acquisition of Coca-Cola Amatil. Plus, revenues at CCEP improved in Q3, with a significant slow down of declining volumes.
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NewsKale United seeks £2m funding to launch plant-based expansion drive
Plant-based network Kale United has launched its fourth funding round to raise a further €2.2m (£2m) by Christmas to drive further expansion.
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NewsMedia Bites 27 October: Wales, Diageo, The Hut Group
The move by the Welsh government to ban the sale of “non-essentials” items has created confusion Retailers in Wales on Monday called on the principality’s devolved government to allow an “inform not enforce” policy over the sale of non-essential goods, as business frustration over inconsistent and ambiguous ...
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NewsCity snapshot: Revolution Bars files for CVA to close sites as coronavirus savages revenues
Revolution Bars has launched a company voluntary arrangement to close a number of bars and reduce rents after its revenues have collapsed due the coronavirus
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NewsWoolworths ‘returning to high street’ claims met with scepticism
A newly-created Twitter account is trending after posting a series of tweets about plans to open stores
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NewsCoca-Cola enters UK booze market with Topo Chico hard seltzer
There has been much speculation around a potential entry into the alcohol market for Coca-Cola this year
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NewsBritish Honey Co launches ‘affordable luxury’ spirits brand 1606
It has rolled exclusively into Amazon
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NewsCo-op extends 10% student discount until 2023
The offer is an extension of Co-op’s partnership with student discount platform Totum, formerly NUS Extra
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NewsMedia Bites 28 Oct: Retail sales, Unilever, Hut Group
Retail sales fell in October as the second wave shut down demand for clothes shops and department stores
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NewsCity Snapshot: Heineken to axe head office staff as profits plunge
Heineken is planning to slash jobs at its head office in a bid to cut costs and return to profitable growth as the Covid pandemic continues to slam the hospitality industry. Plus, Carlsberg revises profit expectations upwards after “strong” Q3; the latest inflation figures from the BRC-Nielsen shop prices index; and Tate & Lyle buys a tapioca starch manufacturer in Thailand.
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NewsHoly Moly makes breakfast move with Overnight Oats launch
The NPD is billed as providing “an incredibly convenient and satiating breakfast solution”
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NewsAgronomics raises £10m to fund lab-grown meat companies
Lab-grown meat investor Agronomics has raised £10m from a share placing to continue to fund companies in the alternative protein market.
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NewsTate & Lyle acquires Thai tapioca producer Chaodee Modified Starch
Ingredients supplier Tate & Lyle has snapped up a tapioca producer in Thailand to broaden the range of goods it can offer customers.
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NewsAccount behind Woolworths claims suspended by Twitter
The topic was trending yesterday after @UKWoolworths claimed three stores would open in late 2021