All The Grocer articles in 27 March 2021
Previous issues.
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: James Eid, founder, Earth & Wheat
James founded the UK’s first wonky bread subscription service to minimise food waste at his family’s business, Signature Flatbreads
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Free From & Plant Based
The surge in shopper appetite and eagerness to experiment has not been lost in the free from, plant based and vegan categories. Locked down Brits are hungry for innovation and manufacturers have responded with a raft of ambient, chilled and frozen NPD.
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Comment and OpinionEaster sales ‘close to normal’? They could actually be better than that
There have already been signs of shoppers “making a special, even symbolic, effort” for Easter
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Promotional FeatureNew routines for a new reality: looking at the boom in e-commerce and its impact on grocery
As the surge in grocery e-commerce looks set to continue beyond the Covid-19 pandemic, how can retailers ensure that they are serving their consumers well and understanding their shopping habits and requirements?
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NewsLloydsPharmacy launches nasal spray designed to fight coronavirus
It had ‘a number of unique advantages including its rapid onset and its ability to inactivate viruses either before or after exposure’
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WhitepapersPlastic and the pandemic: Consumer priorities in a changing world
Plastic has re-emerged during the pandemic as a useful material for keeping people safe. Yet with the public still caring deeply about the scandal of plastic waste, how are businesses responding?
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Whitepapers5 ways to make your brand more authentic in the Covid landscape
Making your brand more authentic is a sure fire way to engage with consumers in 2021. After a year of Covid chaos, people are looking for authenticity in the brands they engage with: shopping more locally, choosing brands that show they stand for something and supporting those that show consistency and clarity in their messaging and visuals.
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NewsNisa to invest £2m in cutting wholesale prices for retailers
Nisa is also investing £7.5m in its logistics and delivery network
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NewsCo-op opens third franchise store of the year, in St Helens
The store was previously run as a Spar by owner Stephen Richards
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NewsUnitas Wholesale appoints new chairman Mark Aylwin
Aylwin will become the group’s first non-member chairman next month
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Comment and OpinionDRS delays are a chance to regroup and to go further and faster
There will be mixed feelings about the delay in the rollout of a DRS, first in Scotland and now England
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NewsGü launches Inspirations dessert trio with ‘bakery treat’ flavours
The range consists of Red Velvet, Cookies & Cream and Chocolate & Honeycomb options
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Comment and OpinionFurious Jürgen Klopp is a star turn for Snickers
Snickers has managed to establish the catchy and clever ‘You’re Not You When You’re Hungry’ line with impressively few celebrity collaborations
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NewsMeatless Farm moves into savoury pastries with vegan sausage rolls
It will put the brand at loggerheads with the likes of Ginsters and Wall’s, both of which already sell chilled vegan sausage rolls in the supermarkets
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Analysis and FeaturesDeliveroo: is it really worth £8.8bn?
Can the business – which is still operating at a loss despite a major boost in home deliveries during the pandemic – be worth investing in post-Covid?
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NewsAsda loses Supreme Court appeal over equal pay
Store workers brought an equal pay claim after complaining staff working in distribution depots got more money than those on the shop floor
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Category ReportGoing nuclear: barbecue category report 2021
If all goes to plan, barbecue season could explode this summer. How is the industry bracing itself to build on last year’s success?
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NewsJonny Briscoe joins Perfetti Van Melle as UK MD
At Mondelez he led the business’ chilled brands such as Philadelphia and Dairylea
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s wins with solid social distancing and hygiene measures
In a low scoring week, only one supermarket managed to avoid any out-of-stocks
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Analysis and FeaturesIs carbon offsetting really helping fmcg brands save the planet?
It’s an established practice allowing businesses to achieve net zero CO2 emissions. But is it effectively greenwashing?