All The Grocer articles in 21 October 2017 – Page 2
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News
Sue Garfitt promoted to Alpro VP of customer development
Alpro UK & Ireland commercial director Sue Garfitt has been promoted to the role of vice president of customer development
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Analysis and Features
Heavy summer rains hit pumpkin quality
UK growers have warned that a wetter than usual summer has had a significant impact on pumpkin quality for the 2017 harvest
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Analysis and Features
UK beef prices pushed up by weak pound and fewer slaughterings
UK beef prices have risen due to a drop in cattle slaughterings and a weaker pound…
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Cheapest Bacardi helps Asda stay on its winning streak
Asda beat all comers this week, including guest retailer Iceland
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Waitrose Ecclesall Road, Sheffield: G33 store of the week
“I would love to see a sushi bar in our branch. We are quite a ‘food for now’ store anyway and we have a peak trade around
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Waitrose takes first G33 win of year with Sheffield store
With 100% availability and “helpful staff” the “well maintained” Waitrose store in Sheffield won this week
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City snapshot: Metro sales slow in final quarter
Sales slowed in the final quarter for German retailer Metro as like-for-like growth fell back in its wholesale stores and its Real hypermarkets. Plus, DX Group shakes up leadership team as it reports another £80m-plus loss forthe year.
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Media Bites 20 October: Unilever, Nestlé, Pernod Ricard, M&S
Unilever’s third quarter trading update was the big fmcg news of the day as the papers dissected how the consumer goods giant was performing after fighting off an unwanted takeover bid from Kraft Heinz earlier this year.
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News
Indie Bay eyes major supermarket listings for pretzel snacks
Indie Bay’s Pretzel Bites rolled into Whole Foods Market this week
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Analysis and Features
From farm to food waste: the pre-farmgate fight
Retailers take most of the heat on food waste, but down on the farm the levels of loss are much higher
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News
Booze industry bodies: no-deal Brexit 'unacceptable'
UK and EU trade organisations have called for continued flow of goods post-Brexit
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Comment and Opinion
Food waste efforts wasted without Courtauld collaboration
The battle against food waste, sadly, will not be won unless the industry collaborates
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News
Tesco battles food waste with green satsumas and clementines
Te move was prompted by recent high temperatures in Spain where the fruit are grown, which has caused their skins to turn
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News
Major suppliers pulled over failure to back Courtauld 2025
The government has written to 10 of the UK’s biggest food suppliers urging them to do more to reduce food waste
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Malcolm Burns made senior VP & international MD at Amplify
As interim international MD since June, Burns has created and begun executing a performance improvement plan
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Germany's Fuchs Group spices up portfolio with acquisition of Bart Ingredients
Bart Ingredients has been acquired by Germany’s largest spice producer for an undisclosed fee.
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Soft drinks industry attacks study into impact of sugar levy
Researchers will study both the public health and economic impact of the levy
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Moy Park reaches milestone of 150,000 meals to FareShare
Poultry giant reached milestone this month, having contributed more than 68 tonnes of fresh chicken that would otherwise have gone to waste
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News
Seachill targets more listings at mults after Hilton buyout
Hilton confirmed it had agreed to buy Icelandic Seachill from parent Icelandic Group on 18 October in an £84m deal