All The Grocer articles in 21 April 2018 – Page 5
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NewsSainsbury'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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NewsM&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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NewsYoung'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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NewsBig 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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NewsMüller'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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NewsEating 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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Comment & OpinionWhat 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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Comment & OpinionFood 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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NewsDried 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 & OpinionThe 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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NewsP&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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NewsBrewDog 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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NewsBig-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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NewsCut 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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NewsAber Falls adds Welsh Dry Gin to spirits lineup
The 41.3% abv drink is copper pot-distilled with juniper, grapefruit, lemon and orange flavours…
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NewsMedia Bites 20 April: Kit Kat, Pinnacle Foods, Kraft Heinz
The shape of Kit Kat’s four-finger bar is poised to lose its European Union-wide protected trademark status, reports The Guardian
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NewsCity snapshot: Reckitt Benckiser like-for-likes up 2% in first quarter
FTSE 100 consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser has posted 2% like-for-like sales growht in the first three months of the year, despite weak sales of its Scholl and Dettol brands. Plus, Brakes’ first financial accounts under the ownership of US food distribution giant Sysco show a 30% fall in pro-rata operating profits and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsLucozade readies £10m 'Energy Beats Everything' ad campaign
The campaign will offer “a humorous spin on the well-known David and Goliath tale”
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NewsCharlie Bigham's launches six grain-based ready meals
The lineup is aimed at shoppers “following meat-free or flexitarian diets”.
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NewsTesco calls for Booker buyer 'culture change' after merger
Tesco ‘running out of time’ in adapting Booker to GSCOP rules says Adjudicator