All The Grocer articles in 24 April 2021 – Page 4
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NewsMedia Bites 15 March: Danone, Pret/Tesco, High Street closures
Danone’s board of directors has decided to replace Emmanuel Faber as both chief executive and chairman, blowing up a two-week-old compromise
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NewsCity snapshot: Danone ousts Faber for clean break
Danone has ousted chairman and CEO Emmanuel Faber as it continues to shake up the board following pressure from activist investors. Plus, Deliveroo revealed it would raise approximately £1bn of new money in its upcoming flotation on the London Stock Exchange.
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NewsFarmison profits from surge in online shopping in best-ever year
Revenues more than doubled to £12.1m in the nine months to 31 December 2020, compared to £5.4m in the whole of 2019.
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NewsIceland launching new convenience format ‘Swift’
The new concept is ‘designed to provide a simple, easy-to-shop food store’
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NewsFWD offers help with pandemic funding support
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors has pledged to help members access the latest £425m government funding
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NewsUnitas signs Y International up to buying group
Lulu Group operates more than 200 retail stores across the Middle East and India
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NewsCity snapshot: Greggs falls to first loss as store closures drive 36% sales drop
Bakery and food to go chain Greggs has reported its first loss since it floated in 1984 as the coronavirus and resultant store closures hammered sales. Plus, Bakkavor sales drop in UK convenience sector falls, C&C Group sells US cider brand and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsPoundland eyes another €20m saving through further rent talks with landlords
Costs are already down 36% on leases renegotiated in the last two years
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NewsDanone launches Aptamil baby formula in pre-measured tabs
The tabs come in packs of 24 in sachets of five, with one tab equivalent to a standard scoop of powdered formula
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NewsMedia Bites 17 March: Greggs, Visa, Ocado
Greggs is pushing ahead with ambitious plans to open 100 new shops this year despite falling to its first loss in 37 years as a public company
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NewsEat Real gets major overhaul in push to be ‘fully non-HFSS’
The brand will be given a new look this summer alongside a slew of new launches and recipe changes
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NewsIceland MD Richard Walker named as Surfers Against Sewage chair
It follows three years of collaboration on campaign work between Surfers Against Sewage and the Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation
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NewsLondon Pride plays up brand heritage in revamp
London Pride had a solid year in the supermarkets last year, growing its value by 11.1% (£1m) to £10.5m
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NewsCity Snapshot: Ocado first quarter sales surge 40% amid ‘permanent shift’ to online grocery
Ocado has seen a 40% surge in sales over Christmas and the New Year amid a “permanent shift” from physical to online grocery shopping. Plus, FeverTree margins tighten as off-trade shift limits annual sales drop to 3% and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMerchant Gourmet launches recycling scheme for its plastic pouches
Appetite for Change Recycle Scheme is run in partnership with plastic waste recycler Enval
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NewsLidl launches reverse-vending DRS machines in Scotland
The machines have been installed in stores in Hamilton, Edinburgh Granton, Glasgow Yoker and Dundee’s city centre
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Analysis & FeaturesGetir, Weezy and Zapp: the rapid delivery players leaving Deliveroo in the dust
A slew of rapid grocery delivery startups are launching in the UK, capitalising on a growing appetite for delivery in as little as 10 minutes
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NewsMedia Bites 19 March: Ocado, Asda, Fever-Tree
The boss of Ocado has shrugged off the threat of new faster delivery rivals and claimed that Amazon has a ‘negligible impact’ on the British grocery market
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NewsAsda CEO Roger Burnley to step down
He will leave the business next year following its takeover by the Issa brothers and TDR Capital
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NewsHighland Spring to challenge Dash and San Pellegrino with fruit-flavoured cans
They are made by combining Scottish sparkling water with fruit and herb flavourings before being “naturally sweetened” with apple juice