All The Grocer articles in 29 August 2020 – Page 8
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NewsCity snapshot: Premier Foods sales surge 22.5% in first quarter
Premier Foods has posted a 22.5% surge in first quarter sales driven by consumers flocking to its brands during the coronavirus lockdown period. Plus, food inflation holds steady at 1.5% and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 29 July: National Food Strategy report, Reckitt, Greggs, Amazon Fresh
UK ministers should spend an additional £1bn a year on the “nutritional safety net” to combat obesity and hunger
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NewsKP shifts into peanut butter with Crunchy and Smooth spreads
The move makes KP the latest in a series of fmcg heavyweights to launch into peanut butters
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NewsAldi on course to have created 4,000 jobs in 2020
The discounter said today it remained on track to hits its target of 1,200 stores by 2025, up from around 890, despite the pandemic
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NewsWales-based foodservice supplier falls into administration
A foodservice supplier to the likes of Domino’s Pizza, Wagamama, Mitchells & Butlers and P&O Ferries has collapsed following the UK-wide shutdown of the hospitality industry during the Covid-19 outbreak.
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NewsMondelez buoyed by home market as coronavirus hits sales
Strong demand in its North American home markets offset declines in emerging markets and Europe
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NewsFormer Iceland joint MD Nigel Broadhurst explains resignation
Broadhurst’s surprise departure marked the end of a career spanning nearly four decades
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NewsMedia Bites 30 July: Pizza Hut, Majestic Wine, Aldi
Pizza Hut has become the latest restaurant chain to put a financial restructuring on the menu by hiring advisers to explore the possibility of an insolvency agreement that could entail significant job losses
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NewsCity snapshot: Lockdown stockpiling boosts Nestlé’s first half sales
Panic buying in March has helped Nestlé to a stronger-than-expected start to the year as consumers turned to trusted brands during the coronavirus outbreak. Plus, on the busy morning, updates from AB InBev, Danone, Compass Group, Casino and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMajestic Wine to open new stores following lockdown customer surge
The retailer has unveiled plans for two new shops in Henley and Beckenham
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NewsReal Foodists makes debut with plant-based Yo’ridge
The NPD is billed as a cross between yoghurt and porridge, but is completely plant-based
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NewsBrits’ alcohol intake almost cut in half despite in-store sales surge
With social occasions in decline thanks to coronavirus, Brits have been drinking less
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NewsMedia Bites 31 July: John Lewis Partnership, Amazon, Nestlé
Turning unwanted John Lewis and Waitrose shops into homes, launching a gardening business and striking new partnerships are some of the ideas to save the retail group
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NewsCity snapshot: Lockdown hits first half performance at Kerry Group
Revenues and profits were hit at Kerry Group in the first half of the year as the global closure of foodservice businesses hit its business in the second quarter. Plus, half year results from AB InBev, Pets at Home sales slow and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMondelez adds duo of treatsize bags to Halloween seasonal lineup
A duo of ‘treatsize’ bags have been launched
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Comment & OpinionOur young people are hungry for immediate action on obesity
Young people want healthy options to be made more affordable, says James Toop, CEO of Bite Back 2030
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NewsMedia Bites 3 Aug: Amazon, John Lewis/Waitrose, Byron Burger
Amazon has struck deals to open more than 10 Amazon Go convenience stores and is holding talks on about another 20
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NewsHeineken profits plunge as UK pub network closes
Profits at Heineken have fallen off a cliff as the brewer’s high exposure to the pub trade in the UK led to lower volumes and higher costs during the coronavirus lockdown.
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Confectionery: 12 September
Across two reports, this feature will look at the future of the confectionery market
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NewsMedia Bites 4 Aug: Eat Out To Help Out, Heineken, Hammerson
British high streets received a boost from the launch of the government-backed discount dining scheme on Monday