All The Grocer articles in 23 September 2023 – Page 4
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Analysis & FeaturesThe UK’s 10 favourite chocolate brands 2023
All but one of the top 10 chocolate brands – Lindor – has grown value
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NewsNurture Brands pushes into drinks manufacturing with Juice Executive deal
The latest deal for the plant-based fmcg group adds a premium range of fresh and HPP juices, functional shots, smoothies, cleanses and dairy-free nut milks to the portfolio
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NewsUkrainian suppliers get better access to UK retailers at new trade centre
A new trade centre has launched to help Ukrainian manufacturers access UK markets
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NewsJJ Foodservice Advanced Order initiative generates £2m in sales
The service sees products only arrive at a JJ warehouse once they have been ordered and paid for by the customer
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NewsAsda beefs up tech team with M&S hire Rob Barnes
Barnes will join the supermarket early next year as delivery director to oversee the development of its new technology strategy and separation from Walmart
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Comment & OpinionGrocery delivery is not profitable and stores are the casualties
Online grocery may be the future but the pace of transition is causing death by a thousand cuts, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsHeightened demand for festive retail workers set to outstrip supply
More than half of retail managers said they were hiring more festive seasonal workers this year, while nearly as many said it had been harder to find them
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NewsMSC labelling is ‘key driver of sustainability’ in UK fishing sector
A new report found 146 improvements have been made since 2001 to make the UK’s fishing practices more sustainable
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NewsSean Dowling Jones to head Gist’s new exports team
The M&S-owned logistics company has recently set up a new international team
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NewsPernod Ricard plots innovation on Ballantine’s brand
Ballantine’s is the second biggest selling scotch whisky globally according to the SWA
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NewsBestway seeking retailers for new dual-branded concept with Wine Rack
Bestway retail director Jamie Davison told The Grocer the business was in active discussions with prospective retailers
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NewsFarm Shop & Deli Product Awards 2024 open for entry
The awards are judged by independent retailers, wholesaler buyers and industry experts
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NewsThis launches plant-based roast chicken & stuffing alternative
The brand claimed the new centrepiece product had taken a year to develop
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Analysis & FeaturesConfectionery’s creative challenge: selling old sweets to gen Z
We’ve set agencies the ultimate challenge: give humbugs, candy jewellery and fizzy UFOs a 21st century makeover
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NewsDays Brewing sees ‘best-ever’ week of sales in Tesco after viral TikTok stunt
The brand’s ‘Tube Girl’ video has to date been liked 12.7 million times
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NewsFood companies to face mandatory Scope 3 carbon reporting as Defra readies COP 28 launch
The move will be the first major act of the industry’s Food Data Transparency Partnership (FDTP), which was launched in February
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NewsMedia Bites 20 September: Ocado Retail, Naked Wines, Instacart
Ocado has reported better than expected sales and returned to positive volume growth
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Analysis & Features10 charts explaining UK attitudes to sweets and confectionery
Need proof that sweets make people happy? Here it is: more people buy candy to boost their mood than for any other reason, according to our poll of 1,000 shoppers about their attitudes to sweets. And most people will purchase them every week
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NewsFinsbury Food Group recommends £143m takeover offer to shareholders
Listed bakery group Finsbury Food has agreed to a £143.4m takeover offer from Isle of Man-based asset management firm DBAY Advisors. Plus, food price inflation eases for fifth month in a row.
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NewsAgri-food businesses at risk of ‘greenwashing’ over unsubstantiated regen-ag claims
A significant proportion of companies had not put in place any formal quantitative company-wide targets on regenerative farming, despite promoting the methods