All The Grocer articles in 20 January 2018 – Page 2
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NewsFortnum & Mason reports record Christmas trading performance
Like-for-like festive sales at Fortnum were up 13%; online sales were up 23%
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NewsCD&R sells remaining 5% B&M Bargains stake for £200m after bumper Christmas
The private equity backers of B&M Bargains has sold its remaining 5% stake in the discount chain for £200m, cashing in on a bumper Christmas for the business.
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NewsAmazon to allow third parties to create Dash buttons
Amazon said further big names had joined its Dash Replenishment Service…
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NewsAMR campylobacter triggers calls for poultry antibiotics ban
Report by FSA finds resistance to some drugs has grown
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NewsCity snapshot: Record mince pies sales offsets weak Mr Kipling performance for Premier Foods
Record mince pie sales have helped Premier Foods into a second consecutive quarter of growth, but its past star performers Mr Kipling and Cadbury cakes stalled. Plus, demand for seasonal favourites have helped Greggs record its 17th quarter of like-for-like sales growth in a row; Tate & Lyle appoints its CFO as the new CEO; sports nutrition business Science in Sport issues a pre-close trading update; and Lindt reports annual sales of more than 4bn Swiss francs for ths first time in its 175-year history.
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NewsMedia Bites 16 January: Premier Foods, Tesco Clubcard, chicken, Walmart
After the flurry of retail activity last week, it’s a quiet start to the week for grocery news in the papers, with the collapse of construction firm Carillion dominating coverage.
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NewsSeedlip plans entire portfolio of new booze-free brands
Claire Smith-Warner, who previously oversaw spirit creation at posh vodka brand Belvedere. will helm NPD…
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NewsCoffee shops are one of the UK's strongest performing sectors
Allegra’s Project Café 2018 report found that the £9.6bn UK coffee shop market increased its turnover by 7.3% this year
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NewsGourmet unveils Gold Melting Heart mousse for cats
Each variant is an “indulgent” cake of smooth-textured moose with a gooey centre
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NewsEat 17 plans new openings in Hammersmith and Leytonstone
Eat 17’s latest stoe opened in Bishop’s Stortford in November
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NewsWimbledon Brewery signs ex-Paperchase CFO David Bateman
Bateman has made a personal investment in the company, which would “assist in supporting its growth”…
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NewsGraham's the Family Dairy launches Icelandic-style skyr
The range began rolling out from 11 January in Sainsbury’s and Aldi stores across Scotland
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NewsGary Pothecary joins Adelie Foods commercial convenience team
Pothecary previously worked as KerryFresh business development controller and as Ginsters commercial manager
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NewsTate & Lyle CFO Nick Hampton to take over top role from Javed Ahmed
Nick Hampton succeeds Javed Ahmed who, having served as chief executive since October 2009, will step down from the role and the board to retire on 1 April.
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NewsBahlsen adds ‘indulgent’ Choco Moments biscuits duo
The NPD features “the thickest chocolate topping of any Bahlsen biscuit” according to the German brand
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NewsIceland to cut out all own-label plastic packaging
It wants to prove to “timid” rival food retailers the potential for radically reducing plastic packaging
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NewsHalewood Wines & Spirits boosts growing posh gin portfolio
Halewood has brought back the limited-edition Liverpool Rose Petal gin and released two new flavours for Whitley Neill…
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NewsLindt boosted by UK performance as group sales pass 4bn Swiss Francs for first time
A particularly strong performance in the UK has helped propel sales at Lindt & Sprüngli to more than CHF 4bn Swiss francs (£3bn) for the first time in its 175-history.
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NewsLucozade Ribena Suntory eyes Infuji iced tea range
LRS has registered the name Infuji as a trademark with the Intellectual Property Office
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NewsMüller looks to next generation of dairy farmers with new group
Müller Direct Next Generation will see dairy giant support young farmers build ‘vibrant dairy businesses for the future’