All The Grocer articles in 21 October 2017 – Page 3
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NewsMSC recertification of PNA fishery delayed amid ‘unsustainable’ claim
The NGO has said the recertification decision had been delayed following an objection by the International Pole & Line Foundation
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NewsSainsbury's attracts criticism for top-of-shelf stocking move
Supermarket said using top shelves provided better availability and drove “operational efficiencies in store”
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NewsHappiour food and drink promotions app acquired by MyVoucherCodes
The app creates exclusive, real-time geo-located offers to drive local footfall and sales
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WhitepapersWhat are the eight myths surrounding online shopping?
It might seem like online shopping is growing at an exponential rate, with new formats, new technology and new functionality emerging every day. But in reality, in-store sales still account for 95 per cent of all retail experiences worldwide, and 15 per cent in the UK.
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NewsDairy UK warns no deal on Brexit could be 'detrimental'
New chairman Paul Vernon warns a hard Brexit that sees UK resort to WTO regulations could affect industry ‘extremely negatively’
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NewsAF Blakemore hails "good solid result" of 1.4% sales increase
The Spar wholesaler said it recorded sales of £1.3bn for the 53 weeks to 30 April
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NewsJames Hall & Co launches first online Christmas catalogue
Christmas Convenience will offer the same range of products as its print catalogue
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NewsButter price hikes pile pressure on biscuit and fudge makers
Wholesale butter prices were up 73% year on year last month
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Analysis and FeaturesFarm Africa's project making Kenyan farmers smile
Farm Africa’s Growing Futures project is helping young farmers to carve a career out of the land
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NewsRefresco enters talks with PAI over £1.4bn takeover bid
Soft drinks bottler Refresco has entered negotiations with PAI Partners after weighing up a renewed €1.6bn (£1.4bn) takeover bid from the French private equity giant earlier this month.
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NewsMedia Bites 19 October: Reckitt Benckiser, BrewDog, Danone
Reckitt Benckiser caused a stir as it announced dramatic plans to restructure the business in its third quarter trading update.
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NewsCity snapshot: Unilever growth boosted by emerging markets in Q3
Unilever has grown underlying sales by 2.6% in the third quarter as it performed strongly in emerging markets. Plus, Nestlé increases organic growth in the first nine months of 2017; and Pernod Ricard has “a very good start” to the year.
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Comment and OpinionThe first cut isn’t always the deepest. Sometimes it’s the following ones that prove fatal
The latest news of job cuts at Sainsbury’s was perhaps to be expected after similar announcements from Tesco and Asda, but will they really deliver cost savings for the mults?
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NewsReckitt Benckiser restructures as sales decline again
Reckitt Benckiser revealed today it was restructuring the group into two distinct divisions as consumer healthcare and hygiene giant trimmed its full-year forecasts again as trading continued to be challenging.
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NewsMotor Fuel Group rolls out disabled driver refuelling app
Sainsbury’s became the first supermarket to adopt the technology at its 300 filling stations last week…
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NewsFWD hits bursary target to fund more women in wholesale
The Fellowship Fund provides part-funding for external career development, training and studying
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NewsOcado launches Amazon-style product subscription service
Using the Ocado Regulars feature, customers can choose a product they would like to be added to their basket regularly
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NewsPret to donate unsold food from new London university stores
The Pret Foundation Trust has re-distributed more than three million items of food to UK hostels and shelters
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NewsHippeas bags $10m backing from US investor scale expansion
Chickpea snack maker Hippeas has secured $10m (£7.6m) from specialist US food and drink investment firm CAVU Venture Partners to accelerate its global expansion and turn the brand into a household name.