All The Grocer articles in 23 September 2017 – Page 2
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Starbucks tech guru Mark Fabes joins Holland & Barrett as CIO
Fabes will focus on uncovering customer insights from H&B’s website and loyalty card programme in the newly created role
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Haribo shrinks pack sizes as costs rise
The German confectioner has shrunk some of its most popular lines but prices in the mults have not fallen accordingly
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Age, race, gender? Irrelevant questions of a retrograde era
It will be a great day when diversity is freed from its stubborn association with those that possess differing physical traits, says Jonathan Fitchew of Pareto Law
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Morrisons employees singalong with Elvis in Price Crunch TV ad
The ad features staff and customers joining in with Elvis Presley’s song, Way Down
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Comment and Opinion
CETA deal with Canada is the way to a new future
The British food industry received a boost this week as the EU-Canada CETA was applied
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City Snapshot: United Biscuits' sales and profits hit by Storm Desmond
The flooding in Cumbria that closed United Biscuits’ Carlisle factory for four months after 2015’s Storm Desmond hit the Pladis-owned firm’s annual sales and profits
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Media Bites 22 September: Deliveroo, Compass Group, Co-op, Uber
Deliveroo lost £129 million last year, more than it generated in sales
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United Biscuits' sales & profits hit by Storm Desmond floods
The flooding in Cumbria that closed United Biscuits’ Carlisle factory for four months after 2015’s Storm Desmond hit the Pladis-owned firm’s annual sales and profits, newly filed accounts have revealed.
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Whitworths reports £50m loss as IT works cause supply chaos
Dried fruit & nuts brand Whitworths slumped to a £50m loss last year as sales fell, a new IT system hampered supply, the former management team departed and loans were written off, delayed accounts have revealed.
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Mars pledges Sustainable Rice Platform sourcing for brands
The environmental push also includes sharing “innovative farming methods” with farmers…
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Barry Williams made UK & Ireland MD at Poundland
Poundland executive chairman Andy Bond is moving to a wider strategic role as chairman of the retailer’s owner Pepkor Europe
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Analysis and Features
The three startups fighting it out for a Waitrose partnership
A recipe app and ‘Paypal for delivery’ were among the finalists of the John Lewis accelerator programme
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Comment and Opinion
Has the craft beer craze crested?
British craft beer is arguably the best it’s ever been. The problem is there’s just so damn much of it, so is the glass half empty?
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Whitepapers
Challenge illusion of innovation & unlock £3bn in value
The UK grocery market is going through a transformative phase because discounters have challenged the British public’s perception of product innovation.
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Guest Lidl takes pricing win but margin of victory is smaller
The discounter’s £52.91 total was £5.09 cheaper than second-placed Asda
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Florida orange crop gets pulped by Hurricane Irma
Irma hit Florida last week, sparking a sharp rise in the global price of orange juice concentrate
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ACS critical of EU measures to tackle illegal tobacco trade
The Association of Convenience Stores says plans for an ‘unique identifier’ on products would be ‘costly and burdensome’
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Former Diageo EU innovation chief joins Fever-Tree
In the new role of innovation director at the posh mixer brand, Alexandra O’Rourke will focus on fresh initiatives
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ABP teams with Men's Health on health-focused meat range
The brand’s first two products went on sale in 400 Asda stores this week
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Tennessee Rye to join Jack Daniel's core UK whiskey portfolio
The Brown-Forman brand’s latest NPD will sit alongside Old No.7 and Jack Daniel’s Honey…