All The Grocer articles in 21 October 2017 – Page 4
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Comment & 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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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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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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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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Analysis & 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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NewsSeachill 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
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NewsMoy 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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NewsSoft 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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NewsGermany'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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NewsMalcolm Burns made senior VP & international MD at Amplify
As interim international MD since June, Burns has created and begun executing a performance improvement plan