All The Grocer articles in 29 December 2018 – Page 4
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News
Media Bites 10 Dec: Christmas retail, Pipers/PepsiCo, Tesco trial
“Christmas gloom settles on the high street”, writes The Times as shopkeepers prepare themselves for the quietest festive period since the credit crunch.
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Analysis and Features
McColl's shares hit record low as shadow of P&H collapse endures
A year has proved a long, painful period for McColl’s investors, who have seen the value of their shares drop by more than 75% after another damaging profit warning this week.
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News
Supermarket prices in deflation as festive period looms
Supermarket prices remained in annual deflation for a second consecutive month in November
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News
Cadbury Darkmilk chocolate to get Salted Caramel variant
Darkmilk will be supported by a £6m spend, including its first TV ad in May
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News
Keith Weed to retire as Unilever marketing chief
Weed is set to depart in April after 35 years with the fmcg giant
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News
Pladis pledges to cut plastic waste by 2025
The McVitie’s owner has pledged to make all plastic packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable
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Comment and Opinion
How to build a growing scheme with farmers based on trust
We formed close relationships with our growers and brought them together with our bakers to celebrate the production loop, says Pladis UK & Ireland’s Richard Plant
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News
Unilever to invest €100k in plastic-free laundry tablet
The planned innovation was one of 10 ideas to emerge from a recent one-day ‘hackathon’
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Comment and Opinion
What retailers can learn from the success of 'cheap and cheerful' B&M Bargains
B&M works very hard to deliver what matters to consumers, says Jeremy Garlick, Partner at Insight Traction
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Comment and Opinion
How small brands can make a big difference to refugees' lives
Brands looking to make a positive change should find a retail partner who will champion their causes, says Cat Gazzoli, founder of Piccolo babyfood
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News
Market share gains drive first half growth at packaging giant DS Smith
FTSE 100 packaging firm DS Smith has grown organic revenues by 3.2% in the first half due to volume growth and market share gains and announced plans to sell its plastics division.
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News
Media Bites 6 Dec: Patisserie Valerie, Deliveroo, Beyond Meat
Scandal-hit cake and coffee chain Patisserie Valerie has secured the services of a new finance chief after a hiatus of almost two months.
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Comment and Opinion
Food and drink must be at the table when it comes to action on waste
You don’t have to be David Attenborough to work out there needs to be a step-change in the packaging used by the food and drink industry
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News
Fiona Kendrick to step down as Nestlé chairman
Kendrick joined Nestlé in 1980, taking on a number of roles in the UK and overseas
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News
Conker joins with lifeboat institution for navy-strength gin
There was “a perfect synergy between the two seaside brands”, said Conker’s founder
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Comment and Opinion
Inexperienced and ignorant buyers are choking the life from suppliers
Product empathy is disappearing, and new buying models are compounding the problem, says David Sables
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News
Kellogg’s turn waste Corn Flakes into beer
The 5% abv Throw Away IPA is made from ‘ugly’ Corn Flakes from Kellogg’s Manchester factory
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News
Ex-Dairy Crest dairies MD Mike Sheldon takes reins at Vitacress Salads
Sheldon most recently worked for Medina Dairy, and left Dairy Crest in 2015
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News
McVitie’s adds Jaffa Cakes variant to Nibbles lineup
Almost a third of UK households buy into Jaffa Cakes, which is worth £54m, according to owner Pladis
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News
Nairn’s adds ‘first-ever’ gluten-free popped oat snack
Pop Oats promises ‘60% less fat per serving than the average packet of fried crisps’