All The Grocer articles in 28 April 2018 – Page 2
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NewsCo-op's Nisa takeover gets green light from the CMA
The Co-op now expects the deal to be fully completed early next month, after Competition & Markets Authority waved through the £137.5m takeover
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NewsVaping business Supreme reveals stock market float plans
E-cigarette liquid specialist Supreme Exports has announced its intention to start trading on the London Stock Exchange
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Comment & OpinionAs takeover gets go-ahead, Co-op will need swift success to satisfy Nisa members
The Co-op will have to quickly get to grips with dealing with thousands of individual and fiercely independent business owners
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NewsReal Good Food completes sale of ingredients arm to address losses
Cake and decorations specialist Real Good Food has sold its ingredients business Garrett’s as part of its cost-reduction efforts.
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NewsMaltesers puts women centre stage in pair of ads
The two comical clipss are based on conversations with a diverse range of women about their experiences
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NewsCamden Town Brewery kicks off 'passionate' Hello Hells push
Camden had “noticed a real lack of passion for lager” when speaking to consumers, said the brewery’s founder Jasper Cuppaidge
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NewsSustainable Seas inquiry to examine global fishing impact
MPs on the Commons Environmental Audit Committee will also probe how effective the MSC’s eco-label and fishery scheme is
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NewsMedia Bites 24 April: Whitbread, The Co-op, Kimberly-Clark
The City will focus on the language Whitbread chief executive Alison Brittain uses tomorrow when she announces the Costa Coffee owners’ full-year results in light of activist investors Sachem Head’s and Elliott Capital Advisors’ pressure for a split
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NewsCity snapshot: CMA clears £137.5m Co-op deal with Nisa Retail
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ruled on the proposed £137.5m merger of The Co-operative Group with Nisa Retail, which it said did not give rise to competition concerns.
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NewsWaitrose to extend use of FareShare Go app across its estate
Waitrose started using the app at three stores in January 2017 before rolling it out to 25 outlets
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NewsPiccolo moves into baby snacks with Squares wafers
Available in Mango and Coconut variants, the NPD is aimed at introducing infants to their first textures
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NewsNew Deliveroo website offers discounts to partner restaurants
The firm’s new support site also offers benefits for restaurant staff including savings on cinema tickets
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NewsDel Monte launches premium 'Gold' variety tinned pineapple
It comes as sales of the fruit are booming, with Tesco reporting a 15% increase in sales last month
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NewsScottish food bodies calls for common post-Brexit labelling plan
The Grocer revealed last year that FSS feared UK ministers would scrap their independent powers on labelling post-Brexit
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NewsBooker adds snacking and BBQ lines to Discover the Choice
The snacks range launched this week with the BBQ lines to follow next month
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NewsChapel Down adds 2016 Bacchus to its English wine range
The wine is made with Bacchus grapes from Chapel Down’s Kent vineyard
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Comment & OpinionData will be crucial for lower-calorie reformulation
Fighting Britain’s obesity crisis moved up a gear this month when Public Health England’s sugar tax came into force
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Comment & OpinionDoes CAMRA’s narrowing lens herald its own demise?
A two-year consultation into its future, rife with hand-wringing and soul-searching, has come to a close with the decision not to widen its remit to include all beer and cider drinkers
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NewsFive Points Brewing Co smashes its £750k crowdfunding target
It had offered up 6.92% of its equity, valuing the company at £12.5m.
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NewsCoca-Cola Co buoyed by Zero Sugar's double digit growth in first quarter
Increasing sales of healthier soft drinks buoyed Coca-Cola in the first quarter, as it recorded volume growth of 3%.