All The Grocer articles in 22 April 2017 – Page 3
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NewsGourmet Game appoints administrators after trading slowdown
A game wholesaler and supplier based in Lincolnshire has ceased trading after falling into administration as a result of a slowdown in trading in France and Belgium in the wake of last year’s terror attacks and the bird flu outbreak hitting demand.
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NewsCarling resurrects ‘premium’ lager brand Carling Premier
The revival would create a “premium option” within the brewer’s portfolio
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NewsMedia Bites 20 April: ABF, Tesco, Rémy Cointreau
Associated British Foods has put together a full-time team to work out what impact leaving the European Union will have on Britain’s biggest producer of beet sugar.
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NewsCity snapshot: Price increases drive Unilever underlying sales growth of 2.9%
Unilever has posted underlying sales growth of 2.9% in its first quarter, entirely driven by price increases as sales volumes edged down. Plus LDC confirms backing of Addo Food Group buyout, quarterly results from Nestle and Pernod Ricard and all the latest news from the City.
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Analysis & FeaturesWill processors be good eggs?
Following the Brexit vote, pressure is growing on food manufacturers to switch away from imported eggs
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Comment & OpinionStrip the taboo from home working
Why, in the majority of grocery employers, is working from home such a mute subject? asks Steve Simmance of The Simmance Partnership
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NewsAmazonFresh 14% cheaper than nearest supermarket rival on brands
The online giant undercut Asda by 14% and the rest of the big four by more than 20% in Profitero study
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Comment & OpinionYou must measure customers to manage them
What’s your top store? Which are your fastest growing categories? What’s the net profit on your in-store bakeries?
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NewsHeineken in global growth despite UK sales dip
The brewer’s global volumes were up 0.6% organically to 44 million hectolitres
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NewsWhey powder joins Mars Protein range
The post-workout NPD promises 71.4g of protein and 386kcal per 100g – as well as the “unmistakeable taste” of Mars caramel
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NewsPro-Brexit fishing group warns 'Cod War' could return
Fishing for Leave says any dispute over access to UK waters after Brexit could quickly escalate to levels last seen during
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Analysis & FeaturesSausages: the dosh is in posh
The party’s over for cheap sausages after that WHO cancer report, but premium lines are doing well
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NewsLDC confirms secondary buyout at Addo Food Group
Details of the transaction have not been disclosed, but the deal – revealed exclusively by The Grocer last week – is understood to value Addo at upwards of £100m.
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NewsScotmid Co-operative records 7% drop in trading profit
Society’s turnover was up 1.6% to £376m for the year to January 2017
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NewsDelamere Dairy adds spreadable goats butter to range
The spread (rsp: £2.25/250g) combines Delamere’s lightly salted goats’ butter with rapeseed oil
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NewsSeychelles, suppliers and NGOs link to protect tuna stocks
The FIP agreement has been signed by 17 organisations, including WWF, Princes, John West owner Thai Union and the Seychelles
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NewsM&S unveils plans to open 36 new stores and close six
The majority of the new outlets will be food-only stores
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NewsKellogg’s unveils £3m Special K digital push to ‘bust myths’
Presenter and ex-model Katie Piper is the face of the campaign
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NewsFood imports must be a Brexit negotiation priority, says BRC
BRC survey found retailers directly import £5bn of food products and £15bn indirectly through wholesalers and manufacturers
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NewsSnap General Election could scupper the sugar levy
Health campaigners urge government not to drop sugar levy