All The Grocer articles in 28 April 2018
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News
Iceland signs deal to sell frozen food in China
Iceland has sold ambient food in China via JD.com since 2018 and will now add frozen ranges to the offering
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Analysis and Features
Sainsbury’s & Asda mega merger: what we know and what it means
The market is still coming to terms with the Tesco-Booker deal and now this: a £51bn-sales combination play between Sainsbury’s and Asda has been confirmed. So what will it mean? And how on earth would it get competition clearance? Here’s an updated analysis from The Grocer following the announcement earlier this week
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Category Report
Up in the air: crisps, nuts & snacks category report 2018
The sector’s NPD pipeline resembles a conveyor belt dialled up to 11, rattling out weird and wonderful new products at a blistering rate
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Comment and Opinion
Be rigorous with revenue growth management principles
While no one can argue with the basic premise of category management, the movement still floundered
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Analysis and Features
The Grocer Gold Awards 2018: who's on the shortlist?
With hundreds of entries across 22 categories, our expert judges had their work cut out creating the Grocer Gold shortlist for 2018
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Comment and Opinion
Grocery companies need to take action on food poverty
We’ve all heard about the increase in food bank usage and the rising reliance on food donations across the UK
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Comment and Opinion
Fundamentals of category management, 5: Invest in quality thinking
Fmcg is fully of sound and fury, but the constant buzz can stand in the way of long-term, strategic thinking. In the fifth of his series on category management, Insight Traction’s Jeremy Garlick explains how to make time and space for quality thinking
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News
Pipers launches pea-based snack lineup
Premium English Mint, Matar Paneer and Salsa Verde variants will be available from 14 May
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Analysis and Features
Five innovative new bagged nuts shaking up snacking
The growing space retailers are giving nuts, perceived as ‘healthier’ than crisps, has created something of a gold rush in the category
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Comment and Opinion
Plastic: the industry must come together to find solutions
It’s brilliant news that nearly 50 of the UK’s biggest grocery players have signed up to the Plastic Pact
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News
Plastic waste: The Grocer assembles expert panel for free webinar
The live event – Plastic and the Packaging Conundrum – will take place at 11am on 30 May
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News
Lee Birmingham joins Pukka Pies as head of foodservice
He began his career in food and drink in 1993 as a business development executive at DBC Foodservice
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Analysis and Features
Five trends from the London Coffee Festival
Black coffee lager, mocha smoothies and espresso tequila cocktails - we look at the top innovations from the event
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News
Pip & Nut secures £1m from angels to fund growth plans
The new investment will fund a renewed marketing push and significant NPD
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News
Hill Biscuits records loss despite 11.7% sales rise
Newly filed accounts to 31 December 2016 show sales edged up 0.5% to £19.1m
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News
Gender pay gap at UK's biggest supermarkets is 12%
Data across the 10 largest grocers shows a gap of just below the national average at 12%
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News
Co-op to appoint new CEO for Nisa after CMA all-clear
The Co-op has engaged headhunter firm Sam Allen Associates to conduct an executive search for the role
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News
Yo Sushi looks to expand into retail and food-to-go with Taiko
The purchase will help underpin Yo’s shift from restaurateur to a multi-brand, multi-format food group
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News
Vaping firm Supreme Imports announces plans for AIM float
City interest in Supreme took off after vaping regulations were resolved in May 2017
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News
Innocent unveils bottle with 15% recyclable bio-plastic
The result of two years’ development, it will initially be used from this month for Innocent’s smoothies