All The Grocer articles in 21 September 2024
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Profiles
My food & drink job: Will James, product development, The Spice Tailor
For National Curry Week, Will talks about how his role at The Spice Tailor has taken him all the way to India to test out new products
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Range Preview
What’s new in stores for Halloween 2024
Storm clouds are brewing and Halloween is fast approaching. Check out the limited-edition treats tempting shoppers this spooky season
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Promotional Features
How beverage cans enable brands to create optimum shelf-standout
With beverage cans already ahead of the field on sustainability, their modern and colourful design potential, with infinite possibilities, also has the power to differentiate brands on-shelf, giving them a wow factor.
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Range Preview
See what’s new in Tesco’s Finest steak range
The range includes premium British Aberdeen Angus steaks like T-bone, ribeye, and thick-cut fillet, all dry-aged for up to 35 days for enhanced tenderness, the retailer says
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Profiles
My food & drink job: Danielle Taylor, senior social media exec, Quorn
For National Vegetarian Week, Danielle shares the joy she feels seeing her Quorn NPD ’going from plans to plates’
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Promotional Features
Why lockers are dominating out-of-home delivery
With out-of-home parcel delivery soaring and expected to continue its upward trajectory, both consumers and retailers can benefit from the convenience, affordability and safety of parcel lockers, as InPost explains.
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News
JJ Foodservice to expand product range by more than 60% over next two years
The wholesaler wants to keep up with eating-out market trends set to flourish in 2027
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Range Preview
Carbonara croquettes and hog roast pizza: Co-op Christmas range 2024
£50,000 from the sales of Co-op’s Christmas sandwich range will be donated to Barnardo’s, giving shoppers good reason to indulge this festive season
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Comment & Opinion
Brands must reframe value to tempt bargain-hunters
Behavioural economics tells us people rarely appraise prices and value in a purely rational way, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Comment & Opinion
Business rates relief is welcome, but high streets need a new culture
Reviving our high streets will take more than financial tweaks – but there are plenty of ideas around the country, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Category Report
Whipped right up: Dairymen continental cheese category report 2024
A TikTok trend for whipped feta has seen it roll into the supermarkets. Mediterranean and served-hot cheese are also having moments
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News
Huel hit by marketing watchdog over Daily Greens health claims
It is far from the first time Huel has found itself on the wrong side of an ASA ruling
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News
Quorn parent Marlow Foods restructures as losses race past £60m amid plant-based slump
Losses have raced to more than £60m at Marlow Foods as the owner of Quorn and Cauldron continued to restructure the business amid a further deterioration in the meat alternatives market
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Comment & Opinion
Augmented reality is going mainstream. Here’s what you should know
Digital product passports will soon become commonplace for modern shoppers, says Ruth Arber, head of fashion, retail and travel at Snap Inc
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News
Old Jamaica to be retired in a ‘blaze of glory’
It is not clear why the brand is to be retired, or when the drink will cease to be available
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Analysis & Features
Why is Unilever selling its cream business?
Unilever wants to spin off its £7bn-sales global ice cream business. Why? Who wants to buy it? And will it work?
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Analysis & Features
Creative challenge: next-gen packaging ideas to liven up dairy
We challenged agencies to create packaging fit for the future. Ideas ranged from a refillable ice cream carton to a seaweed-based butter wrapper
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Analysis & Features
How the dairy category is getting fit for the future
Dairy is shaping up for success with a series of major strategic deals, buoyed by slowing inflation and stabilising costs
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Profiles
My food & drink job: Lucy Browne, recruitment manager, Planet Organic
‘I get to work with like-minded individuals who share a passion for health and sustainability’
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Category Report
How can marge get back in fashion? Dairymen butter & spreads category report 2024
Margarine has been in and out of consumers’ favour. Now, it’s losing out to less processed butter with ‘clean’ ingredient lists