All The Grocer articles in 21 April 2018 – Page 4
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NewsUK inflation falls to 2.5% but food inflation edges back upwards
UK inflation has fallen to its lowest rate in a year, though food price inflation edged up to a new high of 3.1%, according to the Office of National Statistics.
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Comment & OpinionScottish sell-off is a landmark moment for First Milk
The dairy co-op said yesterday it was placing its Arran and Campbeltown creameries for sale
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NewsHeineken’s US and Europe Q1 sales falls mitigated by developing markets
Heineken has posted 4.3% growth in first quarter organic beer volumes, despite plunging sales in the US and Western Europe as the cold weather hit sales in its major markets.
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NewsIceland denies temperature control problems ahead of exposé
“We are entirely refuting every piece it,” says Iceland joint MD Nigel Broadhurst
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NewsAdelie Foods to launch Urban Eat sandwiches into c-stores
Urban Eat has an extensive range of sandwiches, wraps and snacks
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NewsIndustry must speak out about food crime, insists NFCU boss
The food crime unit is still receiving very little intelligence from industry sources despite repeated reassurances whistle-blowers would be given “absolute anonymity”
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NewsMedia Bites 19 April: M&S, Unilever, Pernod Ricard
The role of Marks & Spencer’s executive director of customer, marketing and M&S.com, Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne has been axed “as part of a massive shake-up”.
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NewsCity snapshot: Unilever's first quarter underlying sales grow 3.4%
Unilever has posted first-quarter underlying sales growth of 3.4% to reach an overall turnover of €12.6bn (£11bn), driven by 4.3% volume growth excluding spreads. Plus, Nestlé has reported a “solid start to the year” with first quarter organic growth of 2.8%, Pernod Ricard boosted by emerging markets and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsWhitbread under pressure to spin off Costa Coffee
Whitbread under pressure from US investor to spin off Costa Coffee chain
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Comment & OpinionRetail trouble? Ms Frexit will fix it
My new role is to put the F into Brexit. That’s F for food, not farming, or anything else for that matter
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NewsGhanaian fruit supplier Blue Skies adds dairy-free ice cream
Coconut, Mango & Passionfruit and Chocolate & Orange are available now from Waitrose
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Comment & OpinionLet's help educators close the STEM skills gap
Our industry faces a skills gap, especially in STEM-related roles…
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NewsCoconut water sales slump as smoothies rebound
A sharp loss in secondary feature space in the mults is a key driver behind the decline
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury's 'touch-free' packs are not just for snowflakes
Today’s receivers of generational blame are millennials, who this week got lambasted for opting not to risk food poisoning…
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NewsCosta 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
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NewsCrussh 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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NewsWaitrose to introduce healthy eating specialists in stores
The move is part of a set of initiatives to improve customers’ healt
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NewsSainsbury'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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News'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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NewsMüller 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