All The Grocer articles in 26 August 2017 – Page 4
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Comment & Opinion‘Supermarket x’ and the ethics of food risk disclosure
Food safety recalls are always either too early or too late so how should regulators approach public comms during such scares?
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Analysis & FeaturesBrewDog's battles: from roadkill to real ale
Who would have thought, when it was founded in 2007, that 10 years on BrewDog would be a household name?
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Comment & OpinionHow grocery brands can work with social media influencers
Social media is playing an increasingly important role in helping brands connect with their consumers
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NewsMedia Bites 25 August: Costcutter, Amazon/Whole Foods, Steinhoff
The papers follows up The Grocer’s exclusive that Costcutter is close to unveiling a deal as the corner-shop chain becomes the latest retailer to be jolted into dealmaking in response to Tesco’s £3.7bn swoop on Booker. Plus, Amazon kicks off battle with Walmart as prices to fall at Whole Foods.
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco and Booker's five arguments for the CMA
The Grocer looks at the key points raised by the potential partners in their 111-page dossier defending the deal
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NewsMars cuts raft of Uncle Ben's ambient meals
At least 13 ambient meal SKUs have been culled by the fmcg giant
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NewsCity snapshot: Amazon fires the gun on Whole Foods price war
Amazon has signalled the start of a grocery price war to start on Monday once its $13.7bn (£10.7bn takeover of Whole Foods completes.
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NewsYorkshire dragons fuel Masons growth plans
Masons Yorkshire Gin has agreed a £300,000 investment from two well-known Yorkshire food and drink entrepreneurs
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NewsMolson Coors outperforms UK beer market
Carling brewer Molson Coors has outperformed the UK beer market after growing domestic sales 3.1% to £1.35bn last year
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News$11bn wiped from supermarket and food & drink shares as Amazon fires gun on price war
More than $11bn (£8.6bn) has been wiped off the value of the world’s largest supermarkets and food and drink manufacturers
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NewsHolland & Barrett opens Crussh 'fit food' bar in London
The concession launched on Tuesday with a menu of healthy food, ‘super smoothies’ and a full ‘smart’ coffee menu
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NewsSimply Fresh enters 'foodvenience' with Little Fresh fascia
There are three stores open so far and the group plans to roll out at least a further seven
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NewsWeak pound pushes down Duerr's profits
Profits have slid almost 20% at conserve maker Duerr’s as the weak pound and low sector growth hit the business
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NewsMcDonald's to end antibiotics use in its global chicken supply
The chain is to no longer source chickens treated with antibiotics defined by the WHO as ‘important to human medicine’….
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Analysis & FeaturesAre those green shoots at Asda or is it all inflation?
There are encouraging signs of improvement for Asda under CEO Sean Clarke, but the patient is still in recovery
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Confectionery: 30 September
Confectionery is under fire from all sides, how this affecting sales? How are retailers and manufacturers responding?
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NewsCarling customers kept in dark over savings on abv cut
Carling didn’t change the labels to prevent its customers from “demanding a slice”, owners Molson Coors told a tax tribunal at London’s Royal Courts of Justice
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NewsSoft fruit industry demands seasonal worker scheme
Fruit growers report that in some areas up to 20% of seasonal workers have left farms and gone home
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Category ReportWill an ageing nation recharge sales? Batteries report 2017
Could the boom in at-home medical devices such as blood pressure and glucose monitors boost flattening battery sales?
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Comment & OpinionSupermarket X saga is like something out of a breathless spy novel
A cautionary tale for public health bodies… and supermarket CEOs