All The Grocer articles in 27 January 2018 – Page 5
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Amazon opens its much-anticipated Amazon Go checkout-free store
The store sells ready-to-eat breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks made by its chefs and local kitchens and bakeries
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Tesco tries to ramp up Clubcard payment app customer numbers
A new promotion means shoppers using Tesco Pay+ will collect an additional Clubcard point for every £4 spent
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Comment and Opinion
Sainsbury's cuts follow Tesco's as relentless strain continues on old supermarket model
Less than 24 hours after Tesco revealed more than 1,700 jobs were under threat, Sainsbury’s announced its own shop floor management shakeup
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Trewithen Dairy boosted by new contracts and expansion
Turnover rises to £32m according to supplier’s accounts, while branded sales top £11m
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Palmer & Harvey creditors owed more than £700m, PwC report reveals
Creditors of Palmer & Harvey are facing losses of more than £700m following the collapse of the wholesaler late last year, a report by administrator PwC, seen by The Grocer, has revealed.
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MD Scott Malcolm to exit Scottish Spar wholesaler CJ Lang
Malcolm is relinquishing his role as MD after nine years to pursue other interests
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Costcutter to drop Independent range for Co-op offering
Co-op is also likely to replace Nisa Heritage range with its own brand
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Iceland adds ready meal ranges in pulp and paper packs
Hungry Heroes for kids is rolling out alongside Mumbai Street Co, a ready meals lineup inspired by Indian street food
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Tesco scrapping over 1,700 management jobs
Tesco is doing away with the roles of people manager and compliance manager in its large stores and fulfilment centres
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Bacardi snaps up posh tequila Patrón in $5.1bn deal
Bacardi said the deal would make it ‘the number one spirits player in the super-premium segment in the US’…
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Egg industry shrugs off fipronil scandal as sales pass six billion
Sales rose to highest levels in 40 years, said British Egg industry Council
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Tesco replaces Everyday Value bread with HW Nevill’s brand
The new 800g loaves are named after HW Nevill, the Victorian business that was once one of London’s largest bakeries
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Analysis and Features
Three Asian ingredients set to storm the ready meals market
As Eastern flavours fuel growth in the soup and ready meals market, what’s next on the menu?
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City snapshot: SSP Group’s revenues up 13.5% in first quarter
Travel food specialist SSP Group has increased sales by 13.5% in the first quarter, driven by like-for-like growth, contract wins and global expansion. Bacardi buys Patrón Spirits for $5.1bn, UK snow hits Christmas trading at Marston’s, Ocado’s shares surge 28% on Canada tie-up and all the rest of the latest news on a busy morning in the City
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Media Bites 23 Jan: Tesco, Ocado, Nestlé
“Managers in firing line as Tesco jobs go” is the leading story in this morning’s edition of The Times.
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Feature Synopsis
Focus on Infant and Child Care: 17 February
Despite baby food’s struggles, baby snacks remain on the up, and baby toiletries have been revived by big brand NPDs that sent value sales soaring.
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Westons gives low-alcohol Stowford Press cider a makeover
The cider has been given fresh new bottles featuring “blue cues synonymous with the low and no-alcohol category”…
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Paul Dennis takes over as retail director at Motor Fuel Group
Former Applegreen retail boss Michael O’Loughlin became MD for acquisitions and business development last autumn
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Price key to dissuading healthier choices says Him report
Over a third of shoppers rate healthy products as important, but three-quarters (74%) say price is important
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MRH Retail extends Scottish water contract to all sites
Existing Scottish deal delivered savings of £23,000 on water and wastewater over the past three years