All The Grocer articles in 28 September 2019 – Page 13
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Own-label Festive Showcase deadline extended
Retailers and suppliers have been given an extension to enter products from their own-label Christmas ranges
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‘Short-term challenges’ force Tyson to cut earnings forecast
US meatpacking giant Tyson Foods has cut its 2019 earnings guidance due to “short-term challenges” it said were negatively affecting fourth-quarter earnings.
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Media Bites 4 September: M&S, Diageo, John Lewis/Waitrose
Marks & Spencer has crashed out of the FTSE 100 after a long spell of decline in which its shares have fallen more than 40% since the beginning of last year.
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Comment and Opinion
Sainsbury’s till-free experiment: looking to the future should never mean overlooking today’s customer
What did Sainsbury’s think was to gain from excluding cash or card-paying customers who could have already used the app?
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Greene King gives Old Speckled Hen a ‘sleeker’ new look
It has rolled out a new look, which retains the brand’s ‘octagon’ and name, but added a “sleeker” typeface and silver edging
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Jägermeister fuses booze with cold brew coffee for new launch
The launch comes on the back of a year of declining off-trade sales for the longstanding liqueur
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Potts’ tackles plastic waste by pouring its stock into a ‘beer’ can
The format will roll out from late October into Tesco across Beef, Chicken and Vegetable variants
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Quorn to launch Mexican-themed vegan NPD into supermarket chilled aisles
The meat-free chicken SKUs will be rolled out into major supermarkets from next week
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Greencore agrees £56m deal for Freshtime UK
Greencore has announced it has agreed to acquire Freshtime, a UK-based supplier of food-to-go-salads, chilled snacks and prepared produce.
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Media Bites 3 September: Biscuit International/Fox’s, Just Eat, M&S
Buyout firm Towerbook is reported to be talks to merge Biscuit International (BI) and Boparan Holdings-owned Fox’s to create a European biscuit giant.
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Soap maker BeCo calls on employers to ‘steal’ its disabled staff
The social enterprise brand said it wanted to ‘close the disability unemployment gap’
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Comment and Opinion
Voice technology isn’t just for consumers - it could help retailers democratise data
Voice tech can be used to get simple answers from complex data, says Ash Patel, CIO of IRI
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Mr Kipling adds posh Signature Collection range for adults
It comes with Mr Kipling worth £157.8m in grocery, having last year increased sales by 3.3%
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Burton’s Biscuits acquires shortbread producer Paterson Arran
Burton’s Biscuits has announced it has broadened its product portfolio with the acquisitions of Scottish shortbread producer Paterson Arran.
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Comment and Opinion
Michael Gove must offer more convincing answers to food industry’s questions
Businesses should be prepared to face blame over the impact of a no-deal
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Tesco to launch ‘more affordable’ ethically farmed chicken by early 2020
The announcement came as 25 animal welfare specialists called on the supermarket to ditch its ‘intensive’ farming practices
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Franklin & Sons teams up with Red Leg for rum & cola RTD
The RTD has rolled into the Co-op in 250ml cans.
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Drinkaware targets middle-aged drinkers with fresh push
It is a continuation of its Drink Free Days campaign
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Arla unveils resealable Lurpak Butterbox
The dairy co-op said the packaging innovation was the block butter category’s first since 1957
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Elizabeth Shaw and Pinkster team up for gin-infused chocolate box
Ginspired Tipples features five gin-cocktail flavours, each made with dark Belgian chocolate