All The Grocer articles in 28 April 2018 – Page 5
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News
Sports nutrition drives 4.8% first quarter growth for Glanbia
Global nutrition group Glanbia has reported 4.8% revenue growth in the first quarter of 2018 at constant currency with a solid performance from its nutrition interests, US cheeses and its joint ventures.
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Costa and Co-op in landmark Coronation Street deal with ITV
The move has been dubbed ’the biggest product placement partnership on British TV’
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Grocer Gold awards 2018 shortlist announced
Winners will be announced at a glittering black tie event, hosted by Rory Bremner, on Tuesday 12 June at London’s Guildhall
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Analysis and Features
Mind the gap: gender pay in the food & drink sector
Across all 10,353 businesses that shared their data for 2017, there was a mean average pay gap of 14.4%
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Whitbread announces Costa spin-off plan
Whitbread has announced its intention to demerge Costa following pressure from activist American investors.
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Media Bites 25 April:John Lewis Partnership, Walmart, Coca-Cola
A little less than two thirds of a key council of John Lewis Partnership employees backed a proposal last May to support chairman Sir Charlie Mayfield’s “leadership and the continuing progress of the partnership” in its first secret ballot in more than a decade.
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Vita Coco expands its Coconut Milk into ambient segment
The one-litre Tetra Pak will roll out next month with an rsp of £2.49 – 50p less than the drink’s chilled version
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Coca-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%.
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Five 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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Comment and Opinion
Does 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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Comment and Opinion
Data 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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News
Chapel 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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Booker 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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Scottish 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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Del 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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New 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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Piccolo 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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Waitrose 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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City 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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Media 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