All The Grocer articles in 29 June 2019 – Page 3
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News
Shoppers in favour of plastic-free aisles and bag ban, finds survey
The independent poll of 2,000 consumers found that 58% were worried about packaging in general…
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Co-op opens On the Go concept convenience store in London
Aimed at busy shoppers, the premises feature fast self-service tills and separate ‘food for now’ and ‘food for later’ area…
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Morrisons to kick-off store picking in Plymstock next week
More branches in the south-west region are expected to quickly follow
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Comment and Opinion
Plastics Pact must highlight successes to win public support
Wrap needs to do a more effective job on PR and measuring progress
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Profiles and QandAs
My food & drink job: Danielle Scott, engineering apprentice, Mars Wrigley
Danielle talks us through life as an apprentice and what the future holds for her at Mars Wrigley
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Henderson Group to invest £26m on company-owned stores
The investment will include £17m on nine new-build stores and £9m for six Spar and Eurospar refurbishments
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Central England Co-op launches summer food bank appeal for children
The society said food banks often saw a rise in demand from families when the ‘safety net’ of free school meals was removed
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M&S links with ITV Weather’s Lucy Verasamy for fresh campaign
24 episodes are to be shown over the next six weeks in the tie-up
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Poundland takes on One Below with 50p ‘manager’s specials’ lines
Many One Belows are close to Poundlands, including one immediately next door in London’s Bexleyheath
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The Big Interview
Tim Smith: how I’m rebuilding trust at Pret a Manger
The ex-FSA boss has made 88 recommendations on how Pret should improve its food safety systems
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Asda adds 100 new wines in major shake-up of its booze aisles
Jacob’s Creek has been completely delisted in the range review
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UK Plastics Pact identifies ‘problematic’ materials to remove from sale
Wrap today published a list of eight “problematic or unnecessary” single-use plastics
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Comment and Opinion
Grocer Gold Award winners are rewriting the industry rulebook
UK grocery is still striving for the mantle of ‘world leader’, says David Sables
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News
Adrian Hipkiss to lead marketing at Boost Drinks
Founder and MD Simon Gray described Hipkiss’ appointment as marking an “important milestone”
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Eat 17 offers first online ordering in London
The chain has partnered with on-demand grocery startup Grocemania
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M&S extends In the Bag meal kit trial to more stores
The original six-store trial went live in February
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Waitrose and IRI link up to create customer behaviour portal
Users will be able to assess the impact their in-store activity has on shopper behaviour alongside sales
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Pinkster launches Gin Jam Cocktail Mix made with discarded raspberries
It comes packed in 20g sachets, with a two-year shelf life
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Bidfood to relaunch Punjab Kitchen as Simply Puree
The acquisition took place in January but was only confirmed by Bidfood’s South African parent company Bidcorp last month
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Thomas Blackwall to take over as British Coffee Association chair
Blackwall will be responsible for supporting the industry through the next phase of Brexit negotiations