All The Grocer articles in 19 October 2019
Previous issues.
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Comment & OpinionThe plastic pickle: industry innovation is a drop in the ocean
Some of the issues and behaviours exposed by the plastic pickle are unresolvable without sacrifices being made
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NewsEntries now open for Chefs’ Choice Awards 2020
The deadline for entering the Chefs’ Choice Awards is Monday 11 November
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NewsLidl’s UK online launch will not be copy of current e-commerce models, says digital chief
The supermarket is expected to launch its first UK e-commerce operation next year
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NewsGlobal food industry M&A deal activity drops in August
The total value of M&A deals in the global food industry has fallen in August, according to new research
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NewsPoundland adds ‘mini’ Pep&Co ranges to smaller stores
The mini shops in shops are being trialled from today in five stores
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NewsSnaffling Pig closes £1.3m fundraising campaign
The campaign attracted over 1,900 investors, a first for any food brand to date
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NewsCity snapshot: UK retail footfall continues to plunge
Retail footfall has dropped once more in September as consumer caution ahead of Brexit increased.
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NewsLidl opens largest distribution centre to date in Scotland
Around 600 employees have already relocated to the new £70m warehouse in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire…
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NewsTesco removes bananas and oranges from free fruit scheme due to peel concerns
The decision to ban bananas and oranges was taken in the past few weeks
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NewsRebel Kitchen merges with Nurture Brands to create plant-based business
From January 2020, Rebel Kitchen will join Emily Crisps and Ape Snacks under the Nurture Brands portfolio
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NewsGovernment sets out major plastic crackdown in Queen’s speech
Food and drink companies will also face legally binding new targets on plastic reduction
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NewsPunchy Drinks turns to the crowd to fund ‘cutting-edge’ rebrand
No and low-alcohol startup Punchy Drinks has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund a rebrand and move into cans
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NewsUber Eats adds KFC restaurants in trial across London
Uber Eats’ food delivery app is now available in more than 100 towns and cities across the UK
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NewsMotor Fuel Group acquires forecourt operator Symonds Retail
Symonds Retail generated revenues of £17.9m in the year ended 31 March 2018
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NewsWaitrose removes plastic packaging from multibuy cans
Waitrose claimed the move would save 18 tonnes of plastic annually
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NewsUnited Wholesale Grocers grows turnover by a fifth
Results were boosted by the acquisition of the former Blakemore depot in Gateshead
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NewsPlastic tax proposal slammed as ‘confusing’ and ‘disjointed’
Yesterday the government set out plans to charge customers for single-use plastic items
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NewsInflation set to hike retail business rates by £137m
The controversial business rates system is calculated every April based on the CPI of the previous September
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News‘Allergen Audit’ unit launched to monitor foodservice safety
Food safety consultancy NT Assure and compliance auditor Serve Legal have collaborated to develop the audit
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NewsGovernment’s no-deal Brexit preparedness campaign ‘a failure’
The National Audit Office warns that huge numbers of businesses have failed to get the documentation they require