All The Grocer articles in 29 June 2019 – Page 4
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News
Shrinkage costing UK retailers almost £11bn a year
The top five stolen items by value in food retail were alcoholic drinks, cheese, meat, sweets and canned fish
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News
Retailers to be given ‘self-policing’ GSCOP role as Adjudicator steps down
Christine Tacon confirmed she is to step down next year after seven years in the role
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Analysis and Features
Botanical rum, oolong tea gin and rosé cider: what’s coming in booze this July?
Every month The Grocer takes a close-up look at the hottest booze launches hitting the shelves of the UK’s supermarkets. This time around we’ve got London-made single malts, an upmarket brand extension for Magners and an oolong tea gin.
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Sainsbury’s responds to War on Plastic with loose fruit & veg price cuts
The move comes after the programme compared the cost of loose versus packaged items at both Tesco and Sainsbury’s
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McDonald’s to scrap plastic salad containers & McFlurry lids
Salads will be served in cardboard containers, disposing of the plastic bowl, shaker salad cups and lids used currently
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Aldi to roll out loose veg trial in England
The discounter started selling five lines without plastic wrapping in Scotland earlier this year and is set to do the same
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Weetabix appoints Gareth Turner to head of brand role
He joins Weetabix Food Co after a five-year stint at Arla
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Lactalis declares cheese recalled over listeria fears safe
A recall of Galloway cheddar this week was based on ‘false positive’ results, the supplier said
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Comment and Opinion
Disruptive times are inspiring divergent thinking from the supermarkets
Not that long ago the supermarkets spent all their time copying each other
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News
Border Biscuits removes 90% of plastic from packaging
The brand has swapped clear plastic trays for recyclable cardboard
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Feature Synopsis
Focus On Poultry and Eggs: 20 July
Brits are tucking into chicken like never before. But could the chicken dinner soon become an unaffordable luxury?
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News
City snapshot: Cost inflation and weak pork market drive losses at Karro
Losses continued to mount at pork giant Karro Food Group in its first full year under CapVest ownership, plus all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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News
Media Bites 21 June: Domino’s Pizza, Brexit, Kraft Heinz
Domino’s Pizza Group is in advanced talks to replace its chief executive amid unrest among its British franchisees and a disappointing recent share price performance, according to Sky News.
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UK retail sales dip in May as rain dampens growth
UK retailers saw sales fall back last month as April’s record-breaking temperatures gave way to wetter weather in May.
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Comment and Opinion
Why Tesco won’t be left behind in the technology race
Dave Lewis has told analysts the retailer will be ramping up its technological offer
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News
Kroger suffers first quarter earnings slump
Kroger, the largest pure-play grocery chain in the US, has posted a 62% slump in profits for the first quarter of 2019, due to lower gains on business sales and lower gross margins in its pharmacy business.
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News
Mondelez takes majority stake in US fresh-from-fridge energy bars maker Perfect Snack
Mondelez has agreed to acquire a majority stake in refrigerated protein bars maker Perfect Snacks as it looks to expand its healthy snacking portfolio.
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Energy bar producer Wholebake rescues Bounce Foods from administration
Gluten-free snack manufacturer Wholebake has acquired Bounce Foods for an undisclosed sum, rescuing the Surrey-based brand from administration.
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News
Aldi delists Collective copycat Moo yoghurt
The yoghurts had misled shoppers into ‘buying something it isn’t’, said Collective co-founder Amelia Harvey