All The Grocer articles in 23 May 2020 – Page 2
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Kallø taps pea protein trend with rice cake rival Veggie Cakes
The Wessanen-owned brand has launched a duo of Veggie Cakes made with green peas and lentil flour
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Greencore to reopen Atherstone food-to-go manufacturing site
CEO Patrick Coveney told The Grocer the convenience food manufacturer was preparing for a “volume comeback” in its food-to-go business
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City snapshot: Retail sales drop again to record low
UK retail sales have yet again broken another record in April, dropping almost 20% in value throughout the month.
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Coronavirus: Healthy snacking brands report record bulk sales levels
Bulk sales have partly offset the loss of all foodservice business and the marked reduction experienced in impulse snacking sales
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Comment and Opinion
How customer-focused marketing has helped guide our priorities
Learning from previous recessions, the brands that succeed will be the ones that maintain marketing investment
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News
Co-op shoots up rankings in Tacon’s final GSCOP survey
The retailer was ranked only behind Aldi, which topped the table for the seventh year in a row
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Iceland slashes food waste by almost a quarter
The retailer has begun giving surplus food to staff at closing time, to take home or donate to charity
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Analysis and Features
Seven ways technology is helping food and drink companies keep working
Companies have had to adapt fast to a ‘new normal’ of video conferencing, social distancing and direct selling
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Immigration Bill ‘insulting to Britain’s food heroes’ says British Poultry Council
The BPC hit out at the Bill for continuing to label those now seen as ‘key workers in food… as low-skilled
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Waitrose wins with ‘cheery’ staff and ‘safe’ environment
Waitrose in Lincoln sailed to victory this week with near-perfect availability
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News
Fruit prices soaring as pandemic puts more pressure on supplies
Increased retail demand, strained logistics and labour concerns have all pushed up prices
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BrewDog to consult with crowd over ‘fast-tracked’ new beer plans
The craft beer pioneer revealed eight prototype brews online this week
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UK could face influx of imported potatoes
Excess strock from the EU could flood the UK market later this year, warned FDF CEO Ian Wright
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Midcounties Co-op launches £75k fund for community groups and charities
Partner groups have until 29 May to apply for the ‘community restart fund’
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Indoor ski slope becomes cold storage facility for Company Shop
Chill Factore, the UK’s longest indoor real snow ski slope, is offering temperature-controlled storage during lockdown
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Kellogg’s pulls Joe Wicks ads after kids advertising claims
A pre-roll ad for the crisp brand appeared before Wicks’ ‘PE with Joe’ video in April
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Ace sees sales of bleach rise by 200% under pandemic
Ace said sales had grown alongside awareness of its “unique virus-eliminating assurance”
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Caffè Nero signs food and drink delivery deal with Uber Eats
It is the latest foodservice operator to partner with a delivery app during the coronavirus crisis
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FareShare doubles amount of redistributed food during coronavirus
FareShare CEO Lindsay Boswell said the food donated to FareShare over the past 12 months was “remarkable”
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Media Bites 21 May: M&S, ATM tax ruling, Ecommerce
Marks & Spencer profits dropped to hit a three-decade low at £403m and while the retailer vowed “never the same again” many wonder if it will be able to weather the storm