All The Grocer articles in 21 April 2018 – Page 3
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Cut breaks into the UK with a trio of rums
It has launched a 37.5% abv spiced rum, a 40% smoked rum and a 75.5% over proof variant
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Big-name spirits brands turn their backs on Twitter
Although their accounts remain online, many big booze players have not tweeted in over a year
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BrewDog packaging to go plastic-free
The brand will replace the plastic can holders currently found on multipacks of its beer - which are not recyclable - with cardboard boxes similar to those it already uses in the US
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P&G quarterly sales up 1% as it seals $4.2bn Merck consumer health acqusition
Sales at US household goods manufacturer Proctor and Gamble (PG) have grown 1% year-on-year in the third quarter, as it announced the $4.2bn purchase of Merck’s consumer health arm
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Comment and Opinion
The biggest food & drink trends and launches from William Reed’s NEC shows
For those who couldn’t make it, here are some of the key trends and standout innovations from the biennial event …
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Dried grape prices up after short crops in California & Iran
This in turn is pushing up UK prices for raisins and EU prices for sultanas
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Comment and Opinion
Food labelling: doing what it says on the tin
I have been drawn to food labelling issues over the last few weeks due to a number of unconnected events
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Comment and Opinion
What search trends tell us about concern around plastic
Consumers’ thirst for a cup of coffee shows no sign of abating but retailers’ addiction to plastic cups may be on the wane
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Eating Better report urges 'less and better' meat
The report advocates a shift towards plant-based diets as the key to a sustainable future
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Müller's foodservice comes under review
The business supplies fresh milk and other products to 3,000 non-residential customers in England and Wales
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Big Drop to quadruple production on back of huge supermarket win
Award-winning low-alcohol craft brewer is searching for investors after securing massive store deal
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Young's Seafood officially put up for sale by PE owner
Announcement of sale process follows months of speculation over the future of seafood giant
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M&S marketing boss Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne tweets resignation
He is the latest casualty of M&S senior management cull that has seen head of food Andy Adcock, head of stores and online Laura Wade-Gery and head of womenswear Belinda Earl booted out
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Sainsbury's ditches Classic Coke from meal deals
The move has prompted criticism from shoppers who have argued Sainsbury’s should have simply put the price up
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Müller offers farmers fixed contract as part of Lidl milk deal
Farmers will be able to fix up to 50% of their supply at a price of 28ppl for the next three years, helping them combat price volatility, Müller says
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'Shocking' season set to hike lamb prices
Inclement UK weather has hiked mortality rates, while New Zealand lamb is in short supply
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Sainsbury's trials UK's first cargo bike grocery delivery
Zero-emission bikes will deliver up to 100 online orders a day
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Waitrose to introduce healthy eating specialists in stores
The move is part of a set of initiatives to improve customers’ healt
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Crussh to open at Paddington Station as part of SSP deal
The new sites will have the Crussh Fit Food & Juice Bars classic menu
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Costa aims to recycle 500 million cups by 2020
The figure represents a fifth of the 2.5 billion takeaway coffee cups consumed in the UK each year