All The Grocer articles in 26 May 2018 – Page 4
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Booths' Media City store sees 90% food to go sales increase
Improvement works at the Manchester store included a new soup & hot sandwich bar, patisserie counter and breakfast bar
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Industry leaders to challenge ban on 'junk food' promotions
Supplier organisations have engaged lawyers to begin preparing a case, The Grocer can reveal
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Sainsbury’s looks to smaller brands in babyfood shake-up
Heinz and Hipp dropped for Kiddylicious, For Aisha and Piccolo, as well as Sainsbury’s own Little Ones
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City snapshot: Stronger pricing boosts bottom line at Tate & Lyle
Tate & Lyle has posted a 23% jump in full year pre-tax profits despite falling sales of its key Sucralose sugar substitute product as improved pricing boosted margins. Plus, PayPoint posts a rise in annual sales and profits, driven by increased retail penetration, Tesco and Booker director takes chairman role at C&C Group and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 24 May: M&S, Britvic, Dairy Crest
The papers are full of the woes of Marks & Spencer this morning, after the UK retail stalwart posted a 62% plunge in annual profits yesterday.
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Comment and Opinion
Tesco Direct closure proves you can't out-Amazon Amazon
Aside from racking up Clubcard points on big-ticket purchases, there was very little incentive for shoppers to choose Tesco Direct over Amazon, says Natalie Berg of NBK Retail
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Comment and Opinion
M&S needs food innovation – and fast
The high street is in structural decline, but the issues at M&S run deeper than that
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AF Blakemore's Gateshead depot sold to UWG
The deal protects the jobs of 45 existing members of staff and will see the depot move to new ownership in June
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Craft brewers create ‘BritHop’ series inspired by Brit bands
Five of the UK’s top craft brewers have collaborated on the initiative
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Britvic eyes low sugar opportunities after factory closure dents first half earnings
Robinsons maker Britvic has said an increased focus on low and no sugar brands could work to its advantage after a first half which was impacted by the closure of its Norwich factory.
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Comment and Opinion
Fundamentals of category management, 6: Get some perspective
Insight Traction’s Jeremy Garlick explains the importance of seeking different perspectives on your launches and category ideas, including from industry experts, shoppers - and even “idiots”
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Analysis and Features
Noodles: Can instant pots get a magic makeover?
On-the-go noodles have long been associated with the lower end of the market. Now brands are looking to shake up their bargain-basement image
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Chris Kirke takes over from Janet McCollum as Moy Park CEO
Ex-boss of Greencore’s US division hired to ‘drive accelerated growth’ says owner Pilgrim’s Pride
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Dairy Crest to plough £85m into cheese business
Investment will allow Cathedral City owner to increase production capacity and target new export markets
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Food & drink companies miss PHE sugar reduction targets
Figures released by PHE today showed there had been an overall 2% reduction in sugar from a 2015 baseline, well short of the 5% target for the first year of the programme set in March last year
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Labour intervenes in proposed Asda-Sainsbury's merger
Rebecca Long-Bailey, shadow secretary of state for business, said the merger ‘could spell disaster’ for suppliers
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Tesco steps up war on plastic with packaging ban
Tesco said it wanted to work with the supply chain and the government to boost the national recycling infrastructure
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Comment and Opinion
Why Donna missed Windsor & Markle's Magic & Sparkle
I am such a juggins, readers! I knew there was something in the diary for Saturday but it quite slipped my mind
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GS1 UK appoints Sainsbury's commercial ops director Biggart
His appointment comes as GS1 UK works with retailers and suppliers to introduce productDNA, which manages product data
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Jonny Wilkinson launches No1 Kombucha drinks
The World Cup-winning fly-half created the three-strong range having “enjoyed the benefits of kombucha for years”