All The Grocer articles in 23 May 2015 – Page 5
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NewsRetailers blast latest Which? 'dodgy deals' claim
Retail leaders have furiously denied the latest claims from Which? of so-called supermarket “dodgy deals”.
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Comment and OpinionAsda plays the long game
If Asda CEO Andy Clarke needed a little literary inspiration before facing the nation’s press today, a phrase or two from Rudyard Kipling
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NewsPremier Foods benefits as supermarkets hit back at discounters
Premier Foods said it was starting to see the benefits of the brutal grocery price war as the supermarkets fight back against the growth of the German discounters.
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NewsRefresco Gerber bottom line hit by costs of IPO
Refresco Gerber has fallen to a €11m loss in its first quarter thanks to costs related to its Dutch flotation in March.
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NewsBonds sees sweet sales growth thanks to new products
Bonds Confectionery has sweetened its balance sheet with a healthy increase in all key measures.
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NewsAsda sales slump in ‘most challenging year yet’ for supermarkets
Asda has revealed a 3.9% fall in like-for-like sales during an “unprecedented” quarter in the grocery market.
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NewsLily's Kitchen offers dogs 'superfoods' snack bars
Lily’s Kitchen has added a trio of ‘superfoods’ snack bars to its dog food range.
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NewsMetcalfe’s gives its popcorn new look and flavour
Metcalfe’s Skinny has given its popcorn portfolio a makeover and launched a new flavour
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NewsPremier Foods adds flavour 'melts' to Loyd Grossman range
Premier Foods has expanded its Loyd Grossman portfolio with ‘melts’ that add flavour to meat or fish.
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NewsGraeme Pitkethly named CFO at Unilever
Graeme Pitkethly is to succeed Jean-Marc Huët as chief financial officer of Unilever later this year.
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NewsBooming food to go sales boost Greencore's first half trading
Convenience food group Greencore shrugged off the tough grocery market conditions to report a 3.2% revenue rise in the six months to 27 March.
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NewsFire engulfs Sainsbury's Thameside distribution centre
The fire damaged part of the 250,000 sq ft distribution centre, and destroyed six lorries.
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NewsMedia bites 19 May: GCA, Thorntons, Cranswick
Officials at the watchdog set up by the Government to oversee the supermarket industry spent at least a year battling with Whitehall to get powers to impose fines on grocers for misconduct, according to The Independent.
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NewsCity Snapshot: Sales trends improve at Premier Foods
Branded sales at Premier Foods (PFD) have showed their fourth successive quarter of sequential improvement, but overall full-year revenues fell 4.5%…
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NewsWonderful Brands buys Pomegreat from administration
Wonderful Brands has purchased the assets of the Simply Great Juice Company from administration.
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NewsInternational Wine Challenge winners: Own-label dominates value category
12 of the Great Value 15 awards – given after two weeks of intensive blind tasting - went to supermarket wine
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Comment and OpinionTesco's sugar action could be the buzz the industry has been needing
Tesco might seem an unlikely candidate to spark a “revolution” in the battle against obesity, but that was the phrase used by the leader of campaign group Action on Sugar
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NewsIncreased leisure offer driving shopping centre footfall rise
The BCSC says this points to an increasing trend of shoppers treating malls as leisure destinations as well as retail centres
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NewsYes To new SKUs, as UK gets veg-based beauty
In line with the brand’s ’natural’ ethos, all the products are at least 95% natural, free from SLS and parabens, and are based on various fruit and veg
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NewsUnilever claims 20% carbon footprint reduction since 2008, aims for 40% renewables
The global giant revealed the figures to mark the start of Climate Week Paris