All The Grocer articles in 28 September 2024 – Page 2
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NewsMusgrave NI partners with SistersIN to inspire next generation of female leaders
Musgrave NI, which owns brands including SuperValu and Centra, claimed to be the first food retail and wholesale business to join the programme
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NewsP&G taps AI to find cold water cleaning enzymes
P&G is working with Basecamp Research on the effort, which will focus on “learning from organisms adapted to cold environments” to “design novel enzymes”
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NewsAmazon makes new supplier moves in bid to avoid adjudicator investigation threat
Amazon said that, among a raft of changes it has made, it is to hold a series of webinars with suppliers to explain the workings of a new dashboard it launched in January
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NewsCharities tackling food waste fear £15m fund ‘in limbo’ due to budget black hole
The fund is now in doubt as new environment secretary Steve Reed considers if it will form a part of his circular economy strategy
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NewsKids’ food companies challenge supermarkets ‘awash with HFSS and ultra processed food’
The Kids’ Food and Drink Collective (KFDC) launched this week with nine brands as founder members
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NewsM&S-backed reusable packaging initiative expands into Abel & Cole
It marks a breakthrough for a multi-brand coalition led by reusable packaging platform Reposit, whose ultimate aim is to enable shoppers to ‘buy anywhere, return anywhere’
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NewsKitwave Group acquires Creed Foodservice for £60m
The family-owned wholesaler will join Kitwave’s foodservice division
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NewsDRS compromise as Wales drops plans to include glass from wines and spirits
The Grocer understands negotiations, which have eased after Labour’s victory in the general election, have been going on for weeks
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Comment & OpinionThe Oasis reunion is a golden opportunity for low & no-alcohol
Brands should inspire audiences to remain lucid enough to fully immerse themselves in the Oasis reunion, says Harry Wright, strategy director at Imagination
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NewsIceland warns rivals not to mimic its ‘iconic’ King Prawn Ring this Christmas
Iceland’s lawyers were ’more than ready’ to take action against products deemed to mimic the 30-year-old product
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NewsDanone doubles down in kefir with $280m offer for Lifeway Foods
The offer follows the French multinational’s expansion into the kefir market in the UK
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Comment & OpinionIs Feastables founder MrBeast a good ally for Tony’s?
Does the association with Donaldson risk tarnishing the noble Dutch brand’s reputation?
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NewsMrBeast Lunchly kits for kids criticised by health campaigners
The meal kits are the result of a collaboration between YouTubers MrBeast, Logan Paul and KSI
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NewsMorrisons trials British farm bus tour for consumers to meet farmers
The tours will offer customers a behind-the-scenes perspective of working farms and the chance to meet the makers of their food
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Category ReportA taste for the exotic: Dairymen ice cream category report 2024
While vanilla is still king, more unusual flavours are gaining traction and helping ice cream to rival restaurant desserts
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NewsHenderson Retail sees turnover jump 7.6% to £614.9m
The Spar retailer, which owns 100 supermarket, convenience, and forecourt stores across Northern Ireland, said its turnover was driven by strong grocery sales
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NewsScotmid Co-op enjoys 40% surge in trading profit to £2.1m
During the six months to 27 July, Scotmid also reported an almost 1% rise in turnover to £214m
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NewsMedia Bites 26 September: consumer spending, Co-op, Brexit border checks, single-use plastic
Co-op has revealed a £40m hit from shoplifting in the first half of the year, and personal spending on retail has improved
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ProfilesHow Mathew Carver has hailed cheese from road to restaurant
Carver’s Cheese Truck is marking a decade spent on the road evangelising about artisanal British cheese
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Comment & OpinionThe UK is the poor relation in global surplus food efforts
In countries like Australia, Singapore and Mexico, significant advances in policy and technology have supercharged surplus redistribution efforts, says George Wright, FareShare CEO