All The Grocer articles in 28 September 2019 – Page 3
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News
City snapshot: Müller posts further significant UK losses in face of ‘broken’ market
Müller’s UK & Ireland business has slumped to another significant annual operating loss, on the back of challenging conditions in the liquid milk category.
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Media Bites 27 Sep: Vaping crackdown, Kraft Heinz/Mondelez, Shop Closures
The US crackdown on vaping has wiped £7bn off the share price of The UK’s tobacco giants as panicked traders rushed to a sell-off the sector.
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Napolina to replace plastic pasta packs with cardboard alternative
The Italian food brand plans to remove 17.5 tonnes of plastic from the UK waste stream
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Burts Snacks sales jump 50% following popcorn acquisition and organic growth
Burts annual sales jumped in 2018 but the company swung to a pre-tax loss of £608k due to rising costs
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Analysis and Features
Ocadogate: a tale of betrayal, greed and spying
Explosive court allegations detail industrial espionage case
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Comment and Opinion
Jack’s customers want old-fashioned Tesco values, not to be part of an experiment
It would be no surprise to see Tesco pull the plug on the whole Jack’s concept
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News
Branston owner Mizkan Euro expects redundancies after losing key contract
Branston pickle and chutney maker Mizkan Euro has announced the loss of a “significant” private brand contract that will likely result in a programme of redundancies
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Sainsbury’s is cheapest in The Grocer’s first-ever Vegan 33
To mark our annual green issue, even the beer, wine and shampoo were chosen on the basis of their vegan credentials
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News
Dunnet Bay craft distillery puts its Rock Rose gin into sustainable pouches
The fully recyclable pouches are designed as refills for the Scottish distillery’s standard ceramic bottles…
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Tesco Cheltenham: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I’ve been with the company 27 years. And I’m only 44’
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Tesco offers only full Grocer 33 basket this week
Tesco’s Cheltenham superstore provided this week’s only full basket
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News
Unitas plans major expansion of fascia estate
Plans for 2020 include a key focus on the foodservice channel
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WDS Group hails success of KeyKegs recycling scheme
An average of 600 empty craft beer and wine containers are collected by the delivered wholesale business each week
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Hi-Cone kicks off recycling scheme for drinks can plastic rings
Consumers can download a freepost label, and then return their plastic rings to be repurposed
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Irish beef protests hit supply of meat in UK
The UK has been hit by beef shortages in the wake of farmer protests in Ireland
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Michael Gove accused of exaggerating business readiness for no-deal Brexit
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster claimed the retail sector had said they were “ready”
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Rawtenstall Jack’s store to close and revert to Tesco
Rawtenshall has been trialled as a bulk-buy format, sparking speculation the chain could morph into a cash & carry-style proposition
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Nick Tatum and Steve Masters join Moto Hospitality in director roles
Tatum was previously strategy, change and operations director of the UK commercial food division at Tesco
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News
Co-op becomes official grocery franchise partner of the NUS
The Co-op has opened its first seven franchise stores this year. Four are at universities
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Analysis and Features
Is biodegradable plastic the answer to food and drink’s packaging problem?
It sounds like the perfect solution to suppliers’ and the planet’s woes. So why aren’t we all using biodegradable plastics?