All The Grocer articles in 29 February 2020 – Page 2
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Range PreviewRange preview: Asda Easter eggs 2020
With a mix of vegan options, old classics and new flavour combinations, Asda has fussy eaters cracked this Easter. Here’s our pick of the new range
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NewsExtra 220 million eggs sold last year, according to British Lion
Retail sales enjoyed their 13th year of growth, with year on year volumes up 3.4%
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NewsGS1 to expand ProductDNA database to smaller suppliers
The ProductDNA database has previously been limited to large suppliers
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NewsAduna targets £1bn baobab market via tree-planting partnership
It aims to build and preserve an 8,000km wall of trees across the African Sahel region
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NewsNFU president brands lower-standard post-Brexit food imports idea ‘insane’
Minette Batters called for the government to protect ‘high’ UK standards in future trade deals
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NewsSalt study leads to calls for mandatory reduction targets
Food companies have warned draconian new salt reduction targets will be “impossible” to hit
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NewsHigh street failures blamed for soaring government redundancy payouts
The Insolvency Service last year paid out £346m to workers made redundant by the collapse of a company
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NewsGordon’s adds Sicilian Lemon flavour to gin lineup
It hopes the “outstandingly zesty” innovation will follow in the footsteps of Gordon’s Pink Gin
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Comment & OpinionStep by step: how to un-cancel your fmcg brand on Twitter
So your food brand has been cancelled and your mentions have turned into an evil hate swamp. What now?
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NewsGen Z shoppers ‘most ethically minded’ health & beauty consumers
Gen Z is more likely to consider buying a beauty product linked to a good cause than other generation, survey finds
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NewsSupermarkets urged to pressure chocolate manufacturers over unsustainable cocoa
Many retailers have sustainability and traceability commitments on their own-brand products, but are failing to pressure other brands to end their unsustainable practices, according to a Lumina Intelligence report.
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NewsHome Bargains warehouse staff given ‘inflation-busting’ pay rise
The raise puts the new basic rate at £10.10 an hour…
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NewsTesco to restructure in-store bakeries putting 1,800 jobs at risk
Tesco bosses claimed they were responding to customer trends which had seen a big shift in customer tastes and preferences
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Barbecue: 28 March
Welcome to the clean eating barbecue. Burgers may still be the mainstay of the barbie, but UK consumers are increasingly turning to healthier options
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NewsSuperdrug and Savers plan 80 new stores in 2020
Meanwhile a further 20 Superdrug stores are set to convert to Savers
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NewsManiLife raises over £250k to fund NPD and new listings
The peanut butter brand has smashed its crowdfunding target in two days
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NewsJohn Lewis & Waitrose invest £100k in Colombian coffee farmer programme
The funding will be used to kickstart a new training and education programme led by ASOPEP
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NewsPlastic campaigners call for action to be taken on ‘valueless’ sachets
An open letter to the government has been signed by Iceland MD Richard Walker and Thornton’s Budgens founder Andrew Thornton
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NewsMedia Bites 26 Feb: Tesco, UK Farming, Amazon
More than 1,800 jobs are set to go in Tesco’s bakeries after a slump in sales of traditional loaves of bread as customers turn to bagels and flatbreads
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NewsCity snapshot: Danone cuts 2020 guidance on ‘volatile and uncertain’ outlook
French dairy giant Danone has cut its growth targets for 2020 amid ‘volatile and uncertain’ global economic conditions and the potential impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Plus, Diageo and SSP Group warn of financial hits from COVID-19 outbreak, annual results from McColl’s and Nichols and all the rest of the latest news from the City.