All The Grocer articles in 2 February 2019 – Page 4
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NewsWaitrose shoots to reclaim spirits share with range shake-up
Waitrose’s market share of spirits fell from 5.2% to 3.9% last year
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NewsSushi Gourmet owner Hana Group acquired by Permira
The global fresh sushi retailer, which is partnered with Sainsbury’s in the UK, has been acquired after four years under the ownership of TA Associates
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NewsMedia Bites 1 Feb: Patisserie Valerie, Asda, Unilever
Patisserie Valerie, the café chain that crashed into administration last week, looks increasingly likely to be sold off in chunks, with its unreliable accounts deterring even those bidders that specialise in distressed companies.
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NewsCity snapshot: Pip & Nut seeks £5m funding boost
Fast growing Pip & Nut has hired advisors to secure a major cash injection to drive the nut butter brand’s next stage of growth. Plus, Real Good Foods sells frozen desserts business in MBO spin-off and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Comment & OpinionAre the days of the fresh food supermarket counter dead?
After a flurry of speculation over the weekend, the news was nothing like as drastic as first appeared
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InterviewsHow Simon Roberts’ restructure is raising Sainsbury’s game
Sainsbury’s store restructure has attracted some negative publicity but its architect is clear: it’s working
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NewsGraze purchase set to be first big Unilever deal under Jope
Unilever is reportedly set to win the auction for the healthy snack brand
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Events & AwardsAlcohol brands invited to enter New Product Awards
The awards celebrate innovation in branded goods across 36 categories of grocery
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NewsPret to introduce full ingredient labelling at all UK stores
The sandwich chain has been piloting full ingredient labelling at a shop in Victoria, London since November
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NewsNew low-alcohol spirit Willow rivals no-abv launches
William Borrell created the 4.4% abv drink to appeal to those who don’t want to cut out booze entirely
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NewsSupers offer more fruit & veg deals - but savings shrink
There were 309 featured space promotions on fruit and 225 on vegetables in the major supermarkets last month
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NewsIce Chill heralded as Lynx's 'freshest fragrance yet'
The new range has a scent of “frozen mint and lemon”
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NewsYoung's Seafood co-owner eyes total control after sale stalls
The Grocer understands HPS Investments is now considering taking total control from co-owners Lion Capital and Bain Capital
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NewsFood companies unprepared for no-deal Brexit, survey reveals
The results reveal many have underestimated the implications of Brexit
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Comment & OpinionBritain's Favourite Sweets reveals popularity of the classics
Not one of the top 20 in Channel 5’s Britain’s Favourite Sweets programme was launched after the turn of the millennium
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NewsEbay pledges to review online food sales information
The platform has said it will discuss with the FSA the possibility of adding information to its food policy
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NewsAsset sales help boost profits at William Jackson
Pre-tax profits more than doubled after the sale of its MyFresh salad business
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Analysis & FeaturesVanilla and cardamom prices spiral after poor weather
Suppliers have found themselves at the mercy of a 30% spike in cardamom prices after shortages emerged
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Comment & OpinionIceland diverted attention from its own palm oil achievement
Iceland deserves huge praise for making hundreds of own-label products palm oil-free
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NewsPip & Nut looks for minority partner to drive rapid growth
The health-focused supplier has hired Houlihan Lokey to find a partner to acquire a minority stake for around £5m