All The Grocer articles in 29 December 2018 – Page 5
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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’
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Comment & Opinion
An energy drinks ban based on no evidence would set a dangerous precedent
You cannot have ministers making decisions based on knee-jerk reactions about what is popular among parents
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News
Veganuary launches 2019 campaign with call to MPs to go vegan
The charity estimates 300,000 people will sign up in 2019
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News
Bakery brand Mission unveils Disney Kitchen wraps
The five-strong range includes carrot, tomato ketchup and strawberry variants – a UK first, according to Mission
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News
Captain Birdseye stars in his own calendar
The calendar had been released to celebrate the British public’s ‘overwhelming response’ to the rebooted character, Birds Eye said
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Comment & Opinion
How UK retail can help slash the environmental impact of rice farming
Rice production currently emits the same level of CO2 as Germany, says Chris Brown, global head of environment at Olam International
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News
Food to go drives Greencore sales increase after US exit
Greencore has posted a 4.2% rise in annual sales from continuing operations after the sale of its US business as its food to go revenues grew by double-digits.
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News
Media Bites 4 Dec: Sainsbury's/Asda, Unilever, McColl's
Tesco has said that the proposed merger of J Sainsbury and Asda should not go ahead unless “extensive remedies” are provided by its rivals, writes The Times.
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News
Half of shoppers to desert meat if UK allows chlorinated chicken imports
Research by the AHDB found that four out of five shoppers would change the way they shopped if the UK imported US meat
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Tanqueray unveils new-look Christmas gift set
The brand has launched 250 limited edition gift sets, featuring a House of Hackney-created pattern
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News
UK meat exporters 'rapidly expanding' business to Canada
Meat exports grew seven-fold from 2012 to 2017, said DIT. It comes as the CETA trade deal was ratified by parliament earlier this month
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Analysis & Features
Unilever CEO Paul Polman steps down: analyst reactions
Unilever’s long-standing CEO Paul Polman has today announced his retirement after 10 years at the company. Here’s how analysts have reacted
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Analysis & Features
Alan Jope: who is Unilever's new chief executive?
Unilever has announced that its longstanding CEO, Paul Polman, is to step down in January. Meet his replacement, Alan Jope
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News
City snapshot: Unilever CEO Paul Polman to retire and be replaced by beauty chief Alan Jope
Unilever has announced that its CEO Paul Polman will retire in 2019 to be replaced as by currency president of its beauty & personal care division Alan Jope.
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News
Media Bites 29 Nov: Altria/Juul Labs, Unilever/Horlicks, Black Friday
Altria, the company behind Marlboro cigarettes, is in talks to take a stake in Juul Labs, the US$16bn ecigarette start-up that has seized three-quarters of the US vaping market since its launch in 2015, according to the FT.
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Comment & Opinion
Brexit and veganism are a growing threat to UK seafood
Brexit isn’t the only iceberg threatening to sink seafood. Animal welfare campaigners have now turned their focus on fish
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News
Seafood sector faces battering under Brexit plans, says report
The UK’s £1.3bn seafood exports to the EU are at risk if an agreement isn’t reached on fisheries, a new Rabobank report warns
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Profiles
My food & drink job: Tom Jordan, co-founder, Jubel
Tom’s move into the food & drink industry was an unconventional one. He talks us through quitting a city job to start a business from scratch
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News
Suppliers set for tougher competition, regardless of Brexit outcome: Lord Price
Speaking at the NFU’s annual Henry Plumb lecture, Lord Price added the age of austerity would likely continue for some time yet
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News
Warburtons to debut Robert De Niro TV ad at Easter
The two-time Oscar winner filmed his role this week in a secret UK location