All The Grocer articles in 27 April 2019 – Page 6
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Analysis and Features
Watermelon vodka to ‘nitro’ cocktails: what’s coming in booze this May?
Every month The Grocer takes a deep dive into the hottest booze launches on their way to UK retailers’ shelves.
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News
Asda brings local suppliers to the fore in dairy fixture reset
Overall, the retailer has cut the amount of dairy SKUs on sale by 16 since mid-February
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News
Princes to roll out 50% recycled shrink-wrap packaging
Princes would help reduce the amount of plastic sent to landfill across the country by up to 1,000 tonnes, it said.
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Comment and Opinion
Inside Tesco: Channel 5 probes the retailer’s ups and downs
This documentary studied Tesco’s successes and failures, and asked: what next?
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News
Danone first quarter sales edge up 0.8% amid volumes slide
French dairy giant Danone has posted a 0.8% like for like sales growth in the first three months of the year as performance was hampered by tough comparatives, a consumer boycott in Morocco and weaker sales volumes.
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News
Media Bites 17 April: Asda, Morrisons, Johnson & Johnson
Asda has been accused of planning to cut the pay of 3,000 supermarket staff, under proposed changes to employee contracts that will end paid breaks (The Guardian). Britain’s second biggest supermarket chain Asda has been accused of trying to disguise a pay cut for thousands of staff, ...
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Comment and Opinion
Grocery sector needs to slice and sell assets to be fit for the future
Companies are reassessing assets more frequently, says David Murray, consumer products and retail transactions leader at EY
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Comment and Opinion
Post-Brexit trading future for UK food & drink is looking bleak
MPs will enjoy their Easter holidays having made no progress on Brexit
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News
Müller's Milk & More expands fleet of electric floats to 500
The doorstep delivery service will become the UK’s largest operator of electric vehicles from next month, it claimed
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News
‘Lifestyle tea’ brand OffBlak to launch via D2C
The teas come in pyramid bags packed in colourful slimline boxes resembling premium chocolate bars
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Analysis and Features
Grocer Gold Awards 2019: the finalists
After weeks scrutinising hundreds of entries across 22 categories, our expert judges have picked the final shortlist for The Grocer Gold Awards 2019
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Comment and Opinion
Let's collaborate for a consistent measure of shopper media
A ‘common currency’ could revitalise the category, says Matt Lee, managing director at Capture
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Comment and Opinion
The not-so-Impossible Whopper: will vegan food change the law?
Progress in food tech will bring about new legal battles, says Will Arends of Marks & Clerk
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Comment and Opinion
Food is a public good: let's rethink how we preserve and protect it
A strong food system defines national security, says Michael Bell, executive director of the Northern Ireland Food & Drink Association
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News
City snapshot: Card Factory profits hit by mounting costs
Greeting cards and gifts chain Card Factory has posted flat like for like annual sales despite a “tough consumer environment” but saw profits hit by rising costs. Plus, all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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News
Media Bites 16 April: Sainsbury's/Asda, Brexit, Greggs
Sainsbury is set for a major shake-up under new chairman Martin Scicluna if its £14bn merger with Asda is blocked, analysts have warned.
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News
Diageo ditches all plastic from its beer packaging
Cardboard packs roll out in Ireland from August 2019 and other markets from 2020
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Comment and Opinion
French player Feed is here to step up the UK’s future food battle
The UK is Europe’s biggest market for ‘smart food’
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Analysis and Features
Veggie blends, cleanses and the generation gap: 10 charts explaining UK attitudes to juices
Celery and beetroot juices are dividing opinion and smoothie consumption varies wildly by age, finds our exclusive poll with Kantar’s Research Express service
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News
French ‘smart food’ brand Feed makes UK debut
The brand is already available via D2C and is set to roll into retail from June