All The Grocer articles in 21 October 2017
Previous issues.
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NewsFirst Milk 'completes turnaround' as operating profit doubles
New business strategy, divesting loss-making subsidiaries, and improved operational performance helped turn fortunes around
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NewsWaitrose opens c-store in Dubai shopping centre
Retailer has nine stores in the United Arab Emirates as part of a licensing deal with Spinneys…
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NewsMedina Dairy MD Mike Sheldon leaves to return to consultancy
Sheldon has spent more than 25 years working in the dairy sector
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NewsHelloFresh readies IPO valuing recipe box company at €1.5bn
Recipe box company is hoping to break even in next 15 months…
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NewsTesco store evacuated as security guard protests on roof
The guard has been live streaming his protest on the rooftop of the Extra branch in Reading
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NewsFood and drink leaders exasperated by stalling Brexit talks
Industry leaders fear the economy could suffer due to failed “ideology and dogma”…
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NewsWaitrose reduces dessert sugar content by 15%
Puddings are one of the nine categories PHE has selected for voluntary sugar reduction targets
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NewsCity snapshot: Footfall declines for third consecutive month
The number of shoppers on the high street declined for the third month in a row in September in a sign that consumers are starting to tighten their purse strings, new figures have shown. Plus, Hilton Food Group expands its packing capability in New Zealand.
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NewsMedia Bites 16 October: Sainsbury's, Brexit, Graze, P&G, Reckitt Benckiser
Sainsbury’s chairman David Tyler warns a ‘no deal’ Brexit would raise the cost of shopping; Graze hires advisers to steer a sale; and Reckitt eyes Pfizer consumer health care business.
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News19 Crimes rolls out Cabernet Sauvignon into Co-op
It marks the first single varietal wine from the Australian brand to hit shelves in the UK
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NewsLaid in Britain scheme slams FSA runny egg advice update
Scheme is just as safe as British Lion eggs, says secretary David Spackman, who has urged the FSA to reconsider its advice
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NewsMRH announces plan to open a further 70 Hursts c-stores
MRH also has existing partnerships with Subway, Spar, Greggs and Costa…
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NewsFood & drink businesswomen visit Tanzania to build beehives
Sainsbury’s director of brand Judith Batchelar leads the 14-strong group as part of the Food For Good campaign
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NewsOrnua seeks 14 more graduates to join training programme
Successful applicants will be individually mentored by a member of Ornua’s senior management team
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NewsAmazon to open Bolton fulfilment centre in 2018
Online giant is set to open four new fulfilment centres this year
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NewsWholesaler Kitwave leaves Sugro to join Today's Group
Leicester-based cash & carry operator Gilsons Foods is also rejoining Today’s
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NewsLidl UK plans to open biggest RDC yet in Peterborough
The 754,000 sq ft depot will be the discounter’s 15th UK RDC and will create up to 500 new jobs for the area
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NewsApprenticeship Levy blamed for decline in new starters
Last August, the BRC said it supported the levy’s aims and “wanted it to succeed”…
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NewsSugar beet harvester M&J Haulage collapses
Lincolnshire sugar beet harvester M&J Haulage has called in administrators from KPMG, with operations suspended and all 24 staff sent home.
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Comment & OpinionScotch can’t blame declining sales on alcohol duty hikes
If beleaguered Scotch brands want to get back into growth, they need to start considering how to appeal to rapidly changing tastes …