All The Grocer articles in 29 December 2018 – Page 7
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Analysis & FeaturesGrocery data explained: how do Kantar Worldpanel, Nielsen and IRI work?
We explain how grocery’s three main category data providers collect data, the benefits and limitations of their methodologies – and why their read of certain categories can vary so much
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Comment & OpinionThe ASA Kellogg’s ruling is a win for low-sugar reformulations
The ASA has reversed its decision to ban a Coco Pops Granola ad that had been seen on children’s TV
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NewsMorrisons ramps up V Taste SKUs in vegan range expansion
The grocer has expanded its V Taste tertiary brand across chilled and bakery, following its frozen debut in September
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NewsUK pig production gets boost as cereal farmers switch to livestock
The number of pigs in the UK broke five million for the first time since 2004, according to Defra
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Comment & OpinionIndustry must unite on allergen data or face more preventable deaths
It will take industry-wide collaboration and support from government to collate allergen information, says Coral Rose, managing director of Country Range Group
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Comment & OpinionGovernment must drop policy changes and focus on Brexit to avoid chaos
Plastic tax, packaging regulations and DRS must all wait while Brexit takes priority, says David Thomson, CEO of Food and Drink Federation Scotland
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NewsSSP Group CEO Kate Swann steps down after “record” year
Travel food-to-go specialist SSP Group has announced its CEO Kate Swann is to step down next year after it posted 22.7% surge in full year underlying operating profit and revenue growth of 9.5%.
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NewsMedia Bites 21 Nov: Sugar tax, Compass Group, Patisserie Valerie
Britain’s sugar tax has raised well under half the originally forecast amount in its first seven months, reflecting a huge shift by drinks manufacturers to cut the amount of sugar in their products.
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NewsASA reverses ban on Coco Pops Granola TV ad
In August, the watchdog ruled the ad breached rules about advertising HFSS products to children
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Comment & OpinionHow can farmers reconcile Brexit with calls for higher quality meat?
It’s been a rough week for farmers, and not just because of the bleak turn the weather has taken
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NewsAllied Bakeries unveils another Burgen bread revamp
The overhaul follows a redesign in February 2017 – when plans for new variants were put on hold
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NewsHalo revamps packs with home-compostable outer wrap
The wrap is a home-compostable biopolymer laminate, rather than a bioplastic
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NewsMüller to offer extra cash to farmers for improving herd health
It comes as both Müller and Arla have recently launched a raft of initiatives to improve farmer resilience
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NewsAldi plans to slash wholesale banana prices could set 'dangerous precedent'
Growers have warned the move could prompt similar moves by other retailers
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NewsAunt Bessie’s joins Yorkshire pudding wrap craze
The brand has also launched a frozen veg mix and two potato products
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NewsQuorn opens 'world's biggest' meat alternative factory
The brand has invested £150m in the new facility as part opf a bid to become a billion dollar brand by 2027
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NewsSupermarkets should do more to inspire shoppers in meat aisle, claims AHDB
Some retailers were ’ignoring the meat aisle’, suggested the levy board, and missing opportunities to trade shoppers up
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NewsCould Iceland’s ‘banned’ Christmas ad have made it to TV screens?
The ‘banned’ ad exploded on social media, being shared by celebrites including environment secretary Michael Gove
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat this new Tesco herbal tea tells us about the 'food and mood' trend
The launch has caught the attention of industry experts, who see it as an important milestone in the development of functional food and drink in the UK
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NewsScandal-hit Patisserie Valerie hires ex-Tulip boss Francis as new CEO
Francis has replaced Paul May at the helm of the crisis-hit bakery chain