All The Grocer articles in 20 November 2021 – Page 2
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NewsCity Snapshot: Premier Foods suffers declines as shoppers eat out once more
Revenues and profits have fallen at Premier Foods as the group lapped figures from a year ago when demand was elevated during the ongoing lockdown. Plus, the latest NielsenIQ grocery data, full-year results at Imperial Brands, new growth ambitions at Diageo and interim CFO appointment at Domino’s.
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NewsMedia Bites 16 November: Unilever, Oatly, Heineken, Tesco, Lyre’s
Second round bids for Unilever’s €2bn tea business are due in today, but any buyer - with bidders including PE firms Advent, Carlyle and CVC - would have to decide how to handle sensitive questions of human rights and fair pay on three large plantations owned by the multinational.
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NewsOnline grocery sales in decline as Brits get out to shop for Christmas
In-store visits at UK supermarkets increased 6.5% in the four weeks to 6 November, according to the latest NielsenIQ data
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NewsCrisp packets and chocolate wrappers can add recycling label
OPRL announced the move would come in on 1 January
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NewsCompany Shop to open 15th store with new site in South Yardley
The new Midlands site will be the group’s fourth new store this year
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NewsWaitrose to trial sustainable farming at Leckford Estate to promote ‘new best practice’
The supermarket chain pledged last year that its UK farm-supplier network would be net zero by 2035
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NewsEG Group partners with Pizza Hut for convenience offer at eight forecourts
The first ‘hut’ to open will be at an EG Group-operated forecourt in Hartlepool over the coming weeks
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NewsHarj Dhasee to convert independent convenience stores to Morrisons Daily format
Dhasee told The Grocer he expected to officially open under the Morrisons Daily fascia after Christmas.
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NewsSainsbury’s to launch checkout-free ‘shop and walk out’ store in London
Customers will scan in at entry gates using a QR code displayed in their SmartShop app
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NewsMeatless Farm to launch chicken fillet alternative in time for Veganuary
The new product will go on sale in Asda and Tesco in January
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NewsWheat prices at nine-year high as bakers warn of price increases
AHDB reported pricing that had surpassed all previous recent highs last week, on the back of tight supply and rising demand
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NewsPoundland to open seven new stores by Christmas
A further three are to be extended to make way for Pep&Co clothing and homeware ranges
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NewsDiageo rolls out ambitious growth plans to capture a bigger share of drinks market
Shares in the group soared 3% higher when markets in London opened this morning as investors reacted to the news, with the stock hitting record highs of 3,935p
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NewsMidcounties Co-op saves 20,000 meals with Too Good To Go in five months
The waste saved equates to the same CO2 emissions produced from charging a smartphone 8.8 million times
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NewsAvocado grower body slams London chefs for ditching fruit over water-usage concerns
The World Avocado Organization said substituting the fruit for fava beans in a guacamole alternative was “paradoxical” due to the bean’s own environmental impact
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Comment & OpinionAmazon may be overly optimistic on stores rollout, but not its end goal
The online giant’s target of 100 store openings per year may seem overly ambitious – but it doesn’t need to rush
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NewsMark McGuinness promoted to JTI UK marketing director position
Stéphane Berset is leaving the UK business to become general manager of JTI’s Czech, Hungary and Slovakia operations
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NewsNeat makes two senior appointments from Method & Ecover
It comes after the start-up received a six-figure backing from serial investor Giles Brook in February
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product Awards 2021: Alcoholic Drinks
Rum has had an upmarket revival of late
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product Awards 2021: Baby & Infant Food
Kendamil Classic Follow On Milk has been reformulated to contain naturally-occurring Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs)