All The Grocer articles in 28 October 2023 – Page 5
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NewsOcado expands Korean range with 50 new products
The retailer now claims to have ‘the largest Korean offering of any UK supermarket’
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NewsFred Again plots NPD flurry with alcoholic drinks trademark activity
The artist would be far from the first to cash in on their fame by launching an alcoholic drinks brand
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NewsHofmeister banking on ‘world craft’ niche to make retail inroads
Hofmeister was relaunched in 2017 after being acquired from Heineken by Spencer Chambers and Richard Longhurst
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NewsRodrigo Maza appointed Naked Wines UK managing director
Maza will succeed James Crawford, who will now turn his focus entirely to the role of chief financial officer of Naked Wines Group
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NewsSainsbury’s trialling new self-serve counter formats
The Grocer understands the new destination formats will largely stock products from Sainsbury’s range of cheese and charcuterie
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NewsLidl GB partners with Kipster to bring ‘egg farm of the future’ to UK
Kipster’s farming concept will see British eggs produced by chickens farmed to the highest welfare standards and with a significantly reduced carbon footprint
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NewsCJ Lang hires Frank McCarron as new company-owned store director
Joining the business in January 2024, McCarron will be bringing over 35 years of industry experience to the role
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NewsWind farm set to generate a third of Sainsbury’s entire energy needs
Sainsbury’s will acquire 100% of the energy produced at the Longhill Burn wind farm in Scotland
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NewsDrop Bear Beer Co purchases first bricks-and-mortar brewery
The brewer will be able to produce up to 25 million cans of alcohol-free beer a year at the site
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NewsSainsbury’s introduces crownless pineapples to reduce food waste
The traditional pineapples, minus their crowns, will be available to buy from 1 November and will be available in store and online
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Comment & OpinionAsda’s ready meals are just the start of own brand ambitions
We’ve invested over £80m to improve the quality of our own-label products, says Sam Dickson, VP own brand, commercial strategy & operations at Asda
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NewsCapri-Sun adds zero sugar drinks range
The new zero-added sugar SKUs contain nearly 90% less sugar than in Capri-Sun’s original formula
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Noa Cohen, public affairs manager, General Mills
‘I really love in-person meetings in parliament or with our trade associations. I get to advocate for what I think is a fantastic company and industry’
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NewsMedia Bites 31 October: Unilever, Premier Foods, McDonald’s
Unilever has frozen the salary of its new chief executive for the next two years after shareholders protested over its executive pay.
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Comment & OpinionIt’s time for a radical rethink on sugar
The government must tackle an oversupply of sugar with trade and agricultural policies, says Hattie Burt, senior policy and international projects officer at Action on Sugar
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NewsCity snapshot: Volumes fall at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners as bottler focuses on revenues and margin
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has seen sales grow ahead of volumes in the third quarter as a result of mixed weather across Europe, higher prices and lapping strong comparatives last year. Plus, Heineken appoints new European president and Glanbia upgrades profit expectations.
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NewsAgricultural inflation falls by up to 58% in some inputs
The average input cost reduction was 4.7% to 30 September 2023 compared to the previous year
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NewsSeep seeking to clean up household category with £750k fundraise
Founder Laura Harnett launched the eco brand in 2020 with a mission to prevent one billion plastic cleaning tools from entering landfill by 2030
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Food to Go: 2 December
Few markets have had bumpier rides than food to go lately
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NewsRaynor Foods shifts to employee ownership model
Family run food-to-go supplier Raynor Foods has transformed its ownership structure and transferred the entire shareholding to its 300 employees