All The Grocer articles in 22 June 2019
Previous issues.
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Category ReportGrowing pains? Beer & cider category report 2019
Craft beer has shifted from cult favourite to mature market. But are there signs it has reached its apex?
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Comment and OpinionKatarina Johnson-Thompson delivers personal best for Müller
Müller has landed on its feet with heptathlete brand ambassador KJT
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Category ReportEnter the dragon: Welsh food and drink category report 2019
‘Brand Wales’ is thriving, with food and drink exports near £7bn. But no-deal Brexit would hit it hard. What’s the plan?
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NewsM&S and Ocado shares hit by Tesco Finest possibility
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis may have only made brief mention of the possibility of Tesco creating an upmarket convenience store offering, but the City quickly took it as a threat to Marks & Spencer and Ocado’s new partnership.
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NewsExponent confirms deal to buy Asian food wholesaler TRS
Private equity player Exponent has confirmed a deal to acquire specialist Asian food wholesaler TRS Foods as it readies a consolidation push.
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NewsKarro Food Group losses continue to grow under CapVest
Newly filed accounts in Companies House show pre-tax losses for the year to 29 December 2018 rose to £9.2m…
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NewsTurkish food importer TFC buys London-based wholesaler Starburger
TFC Holdings London has snatched catering sector wholesaler Starburger for an undisclosed sum, completing what it described as its “first major acquisition”.
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Grocer 33‘Friendly and helpful’ staff help Tesco to take win
Tesco has started off the new Grocer 33 year where it left off
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Category ReportThe age of experimentation: beer & cider category report 2019
Beer and cider brands need to innovate to keep up with a new, more adventurous crowd
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NewsSpar kicks off two summer marketing campaigns
The initiative will be supported with radio and organic digital content
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Comment and OpinionBrits bonkers for beige
YouGov has polled the public on 50 classic British dishes
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Comment and OpinionHotels offer takeaway/breakfast insights… but why?
Copycat branding is a big rage generator in grocery, but in the on-trade things are more relaxed
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NewsTesco out of pocket after huge redundancy payout error
Those overpaid by less than £500 were told they could keep the money
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Analysis and FeaturesHow can the post office evolve to survive?
More in-store post office concessions are opening. Can retailers make them work and how?
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Comment and OpinionLetter: the future of retail isn’t all online
A balance must be struck between e-commerce and in-store ventures
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NewsMeatsnacks Group slips further into red before buyout
The maker of Wild West Jerky, Hogbites Pork Crackling and Bundu Biltong reported a rise in pre-tax losses to £584k in the previous financial year
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Comment and OpinionChristine Tacon could face plenty of flak in the BEIS review of the GCA
The results of her annual suppliers’ survey next week carry added weight
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Comment and OpinionMarc Murphy’s Food 360: flavour is more than simply how it tastes
If you want to enhance it flavour you need to “pay attention”, say the experts
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NewsWaitrose sees sharp improvements in service and availability
Over the past year, Waitrose climbed from last place to second in the Grocer 33 weekly mystery shopping survey
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Analysis and FeaturesHow can the food hygiene funding crisis be tackled?
An NAO report paints an unsettling picture. What’s the solution?