All The Grocer articles in 26 May 2018 – Page 2
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NewsMeat suppliers' trade body AIMS resigns from Red Tractor board
Rift follows disagreement over future direction of Red Tractor, and lack of focus on eating quality by the scheme
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NewsMüller makes move into branded supermarket butter
Müller Spreadable is available in slighlty salted and unsalted varaints and 400g and 250g pack sizes
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NewsGovernment keeps 'open mind' on latte levy
Environmental Audit Committee chair Mary Creagh blasted the government’s unwillingness to ban disposable cups
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NewsEat 17 taps healthy convenience trend with new homemade range
The range spans 72 lines and encompasses sandwiches and wraps, dinner options, sides and desserts
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NewsTesco Asia boss Hoggett returns as UK COO in shakeup at top
Former chief people officer Alison Horner takes over as Asia CEO, and Natasha Adams is promoted to chief people officer
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NewsPoundland links with Greencore for chilled food supply deal
Previous chilled and fresh supplier Kerryfresh fell into administration in March
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NewsWaitrose trialling black plastic alternatives this month
Retailer is switching the black plastic on ready meals, drinks bottles and meat
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NewsCasillero del Diablo Rosé gets blended 'Summer Edition'
There is “a strong move towards lighter styles of rosé, and the new Casillero bottling chimes with this trend”
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Comment & OpinionWill ditching the dates help Tesco hit its food waste targets?
It’s the latest in a series of initiatives by the supermarket to cut food waste, which has also seen the launch of its Perfectly Imperfect range of wonky veg, and donating surplus food to charity via Community Food Connection
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NewsGreencore takes its management training online
The convenience food giant has dropped classroom courses for managers’ development in favour of a 24/7 online solution
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NewsMedia Bites 22 May: Sainsbury's, Ocado, Tesco
More than 100 MPs have signed a letter criticising changes to Sainsbury’s staff pay that threaten to leave as many as 13,000 employees worse off.
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NewsCity snapshot: Greencore beats expectations despite £18.1m first half loss
Food-to-go manufacturer Greencore has suffered a “challenging” first half of the year, impacted by its struggling US business, but its figures this morning were ahead of analysts’ expectations. Plus, strong exports help boost Cranswick’s annual sales by 17%, Ocado on the rise again and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsTraidcraft report reveals ‘appalling’ tea worker conditions
Traidcraft has called on big tea brands to be transparent about which Assam tea estates they buy from
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NewsBurnley shakes up Asda management with Nick Jones appointment
The move will allow CMO Jesús Lorente to focus on the food side of the business
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NewsMarks & Spencer to close more than 100 stores by 2022
M&S said the closures were in line with its target to take at least a third of sales online and here will also be 15 fewer Simply Food stores opening this year as it scales back its Food business plans
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NewsBrits reluctant to embrace meat alternatives, study finds
Despite rise of plant-based meat alternatives, Brits are less inclined to give up meat than other countries
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Featuring senior industry figures from Iceland, Coca-Cola, Wrap and the British Plastics Federation
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NewsGreen’s unveils ‘first ever’ single-serve blancmange mix
Three variants of Pearce Duff’s Blancmange are rolling out now to Morrisons in a 35g pack (rsp: 35p).
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Comment & OpinionSugar shaming is off the mark – the out-of-home ‘black hole’ is the real scandal
As the report today sadly confirms, it is all going on unmeasured and unpoliced, while companies who have been responding find their names dragged through the mud, and it makes a mockery of the reformulation programme
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NewsFormer Dixons chief Bickerstaffe to join M&S board
Bickerstaffe has previously held senior roles at Somerfield and Kwik Save