All The Grocer articles in 29 February 2020 – Page 5
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NewsWyke Farms to expand renewable energy division at Wincanton site
Some 288 panels on the roof of one of Wyke Farms’ buildings will create 96kw of solar energy per hour
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Kellogg’s is shaking up its global palm oil strategy
After pressure from two orangutan-loving schoolgirls, the supplier set itself a 2025 deadline for more ethical palm oil
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NewsRiverford to offer packaging-free vegetable boxes
The organic produce box supplier’s new offer will come without punnets, bags or rubber bands…
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NewsLeon teams up with Finnebrogue to introduce nitrite-free bacon
The move meant Leon was the first restaurant chain to sell nitrite-free bacon, it claimed
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NewsQuorn claims ‘flavour enhancer’ may help salt reduction effort
Research has shown use of an enhancer can enable a 15%-40% reduction in salt content
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NewsFSA planning nationwide reporting system for allergen incidents
The move follows the adoption of new legislation making it mandatory for food-to-go-businesses to use full ingredient labelling
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NewsPukka teams up with Marston’s for Steak & Ale pie
It has reformulated the pies with Marston’s Pedigree amber ale
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarkets slash promotions as food inflation begins to bite
Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose have all cut their total number of deals year on year
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NewsUK negotiating mandate for EU trade talks missing vital details, warns industry
Boris Johnson’s negotiating position is missing essential details on minimising border controls and potential disruptions from next year, industry figures have claimed…
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NewsMedia Bites 28 Feb: Reckitt Benckiser, AB InBev, M&S
Reckitt Benckiser has taken a £5bn impairment on the acquisition of baby formula maker Mead Johnson as its new chief executive seeks to draw a line under a period of underperformance.
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NewsCity snapshot: ‘Distressed’ deals boost fourth quarter food and drink M&A numbers
UK food and drink deal volumes edged upwards in 2019, though the final quarter was aided by a high number of ‘distressed’ M&A deals as tough macro-economic conditions continue to constrain dealmaking in the sector. Plus, Beyond Meat fails to hit market expectations, share prices plunge again and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsItalian food producers stockpile in UK over coronavirus fears
If factories start to close due to the outbreak, a potential shortage of Italian ingredients will add concern to businesses
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Comment & OpinionAldi ad gives doubting Ann the third degree
Aldi’s new ad kicks off by introducing us to Ann, who we’re immediately told ‘doesn’t like Aldi’
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NewsSainsbury’s teams up with Ecover to trial in-store refills
The supermarket said the move had the potential to save more than a million tonnes of plastic a year
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Comment & OpinionMonkeyface pricklebacks: too evolved to eat?
Is there a better name in the animal kingdom than monkeyface prickleback? No
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Comment & OpinionEmoji campaign offers virtual support for Welsh foodie favourites
Food & Drink Wales has been busy drumming up support for the land of leeks and lamb
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Comment & OpinionEuropean citrus fruit fanatics enjoy a juicy week
It’s been a big week for fruit – though not in the way health or food waste campaigners would want
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NewsAsda and FareShare’s ‘you buy one, we give one’ leads to hike in sales
Charitable tieup with FareShare and supplier partners sees birth of ‘you buy one, we give one free’ promotion
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NewsAquafresh pushes new flavours in bid to stem declining sales
The GSK-owned brand has launched a trio of fruit-flavoured -toothpastes it said would ‘add some excitement to brush time’
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NewsTV ads for food and drink still dominated by HFSS products finds new research
Nielsen analysis found almost half of all food adverts shown during September 2019 on ITV1, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky1