All The Grocer articles in 19 May 2018 – Page 2
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News
Turnover up 19% at premium petfood supplier MPM
Sales have surged a premium petfood manufacturer MPM Products, two years after being purchased by a private equity group
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Analysis and Features
Can Hotel Chocolat stop Waitrose 'copying' its bars?
When Waitrose introduced its new chocolate bars with a full-page ad last week, the publicity wasn’t the kind it hoped for
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News
Ocado silences doubters with Kroger deal in US
Its agreement with US grocery giant Kroger, which boasts annual sales of $122bn, sent shares into the stratosphere
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BrewDog, Sushi Daily & Fever-Tree bosses make Times Rich List
BrewDog co-owners James Watt and Martin Dickie were valued at £262m and £228m
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News
Blakemore rolls out Tonight's Tea concept after trial
Tonight’s Tea is a specially branded fixture with a range of ready meals and prepared meat lines along with sides and desserts
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News
Louise Stigant replaces Mike Taylor as Mondelez UK MD
She will take on the role from 1 June, replacing Mike Taylor, who has stepped down after almost two years as MD
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City snapshot: CMA opens Sainsbury’s/Asda investigation
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has opened its investigation into the Sainsbury’s/Asda retail mega-deal, asking interested parties to submit their initial views by 4 June. Plus, KP Snacks owner Intersnack has struck a cut-price deal to buy struggling Tyrrells, C&C Group to split Matthew Clarke and Bibendum and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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News
Media Bites 18 May: Ocado, Sainsbury's/Asda, Walmart
The papers are chocked full of coverage of what The Daily Mail has dubbed “the deal that turned Ocado into a global tech titan”.
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News
Intersnack strikes cut-price deal to buy struggling Tyrrells
KP Snacks owner Intersnack has struck a cut-price deal to buy Tyrrells and attempt to restore the brand to growth after a “phenomenal reduction in performance” under US ownership.
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CMA launches probe into proposed Arla-Yeo tie-up
The CMA said it was considering whether the merger would result in a ‘substantial lessening of competition’
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News
Michael Saunders back as Bibendum CEO
Saunders joined Bibendum in 1982, staying with the company until its buyout by Conviviality in 2016…
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Comment and Opinion
Ocado ends with a lot of zeroes now
The online supermarket is now worth more than Marks & Spencer’s and deserves to be considered among the UK’s greatest technology companies
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Whitepapers
The power of protein: 2018 category analysis
The UK protein market has exploded. With more SKUs, NPDs and market entrants than ever before, protein popularity is prompting brands and retailers to evolve to meet the needs of increasingly health conscious shoppers.
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News
Asda hails 'genuine momentum' in sales growth
Asda reported 8.3% like-for-like growth in online grocery sales in the period, while George.com sales soared by 21.9%
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Feature Synopsis
Focus on Free From: 7 July
All aboard the free from bandwagon! The category has enjoyed yet another bumper year, but the category is also being helped along by an increasing number of products making ‘free from’ claims when they are in fact naturally gluten- or dairy-free
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Comment and Opinion
Royal Recipes: history lessons and lavish dishes
The royal wedding is here – cue either sighs of relief or squeals of excitement
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Comment and Opinion
Attitudes to GM food & drink are changing
When the public is asked what they believe are the biggest food safety issues, genetically modified foods are often mentioned
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Analysis and Features
Supermarkets cut prices on BBQ favourites this summer
Beefburgers are on average 3% cheaper than this time last May across 48 SKUs in the mults
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Feature Synopsis
Focus on lunchbox: 30 June
Are we facing the end of the sandwich? Once a lunchbox staple, the humble sarnie is in continuing decline
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News
Carrot prices pushed up by falling production
Falling production in Southern Europe has led to price increases on carrots