All The Grocer articles in 27 January 2018 – Page 6
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FDF issues guidance on healthier product marketing
The guidance covers comparative nutrition claims, such as less sugar, fewer calories and more fibre
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Motor Fuel Group on track to install 200 rapid EV charging points
MFG signed a partnership deal with ChargePoint Services at the end of August to roll out rapid chargers
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Michael Gove approves £16m cash for Defra Brexit preparations
The Defra permanent secretary warned of ‘severe disruption’ to public services without investment
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Holland & Barrett hires Sainsbury's Argos' Steve Carson as MD
Recruited to drive the digital transformation of the brand, he will report to CEO Peter Aldis
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Sebastian James appointed senior VP and MD of Boots
James, who has held the top job at Dixons Carphone since 2014, will take on his new role at Boots in September
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Vegetarian Society plans first London Underground poster push
The push will run for a fortnight from 7-20 May to coincide with National Vegetarian Week
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Coca-Cola unveils World Without Waste plan to tackle plastic
The soft drinks giant aims to collect and recycle a bottle or can for each one it sells by 2030
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Sainsbury's bans sale of energy drinks to under-16s
Energy drinks sales will be restricted across all of its stores and website from 1 March
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Campaign for Real Ale to boost relevance by widening remit
Members will vote on proposals to extend remit to kegged ales, ciders and other types of booze…
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Analysis and Features
Diet Coke gets a serious revamp: a sign of what’s to come in the UK?
The soda’s grocery value sales are down 0.6% to £420.2m, so would a British relaunch be worth a punt?
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Media Bites 22 Jan: Poundland, Amazon, Fevertree
Private equity firms have begun circling Poundland amid expectations that its scandal-ridden South African owner could be forced to sell the high street chain.
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City snapshot: Ocado signs Canada supply deal with Sobeys
Ocado has signed an agreement with Canada’s second largest food retailer Sobeys to develop an online grocery business using its Smart Platform technology.
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Analysis and Features
Goodfella's sale plots new course for 2 Sisters
2 Sisters’ dastardly plot to corrupt MPs with a packet of biscuits may have caused some embarrassing headlines this week, but the sale of its Goodfella’s pizza brand to Nomad is a genuinely significant moment in the evolution of the UK’s second-largest food business.
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Food safety alert over adulterated palm oil
West African oil has been contaminated with Sudan IV UK retailers and manufacturers have been urged to remain vigilant after European authorities issued fresh warnings over palm oil from West Africa adulterated with industrial dye. Over recent months there has been a spate of food safety alerts ...
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Defra extends avian flu prevention nationally
Prevention zone now extends to all of England and includes extra precautions for keepers with more than 500 birds
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MSC to toughen up rules on sustainable fishing trips
Certified seafood will only enter MSC-certified supply chains if it comes from fishing trips where all activities on target stock are certified, the MSC said
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BrewDog poised to release new dry-hopped Lost Lager
Lost Lager uses classic Noble hops and will be ready for bottling in approximately three weeks time…
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Waitrose pledges to drop black plastic from own-label produce
Waitrose will not sell any own-label food in black plastic beyond 2019. The move follows the announcement earlier in the week by Iceland to cut plastic packaging from all its own label products within five years
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McVitie’s Digestives to ‘shrinkflate’ as Pladis slims packs
Pladis blamed the change on ‘rising cost of ingredients and changes in the exchange rates’
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Amazon extends Virtual Dash Button service to UK Prime users
Amazon first launched its physical Dash Buttons in August 2016…