All The Grocer articles in 29 June 2019 – Page 5
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Comment and Opinion
‘War on Plastic’ adds pressure on an industry in packaging limbo
Alternative packaging often has its own downsides, says Ian Weston, associate partner at Food Strategy Associates
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News
City snapshot: Online and discounters to drive 12.5% UK grocery market growth by 2025
The UK grocery industry is set to grow by £24.1bn by 2024 driven by surging online and discounter sales according to a report from IGD. Plus all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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News
Media Bites 20 June: Tesco, M&S, Ocado
Hundreds of Tesco staff made redundant last month were underpaid or overpaid, prompting the supermarket to ask some to return money.
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News
Fuel10K makes ‘future food’ debut with direct-to-consumer offer
The Complete Meal is a powered shake ‘packed with complex carbohydrates, wholegrain oats and flaxseed’
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Comment and Opinion
How Oasis, Oatly and BrewDog are benefiting from ‘unadvertising’
Brands are increasingly using ‘honesty’ as a tactic, says Jamie Williams
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Comment and Opinion
Sainsbury’s post-merger foodservice strategy looks a smart move
Mults should focus on shopping experience, not price wars they can’t win
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News
Ocado sells beauty retailer Fabled to Next as focus shifts to M&S deal
Ocado has sold beauty and wellbeing retailer Fabled to FTSE 100 fashion firm Next, as the online grocer plans to shift its focus to the joint venture inked with Marks & Spencer.
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News
Heineken to add calorie & nutrition labelling to all ciders
Full information will roll out on packs of Bulmers, Old Mout and Strongbow before the end of the year
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News
Bell Food warns on profits as China's swine fever drives up pork prices
Switzerland’s Bell Food Group warned of a 9.4% earnings reduction in the first half of its financial year, due to a “massive” jump in pork prices linked to the outbreak of the African swine fever in China.
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News
Growers assessing damage after flooding hits key Lincolnshire growing areas
Crops waiting to be harvested had been deluged with up to 80mm of rain in a single day last week
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Comment and Opinion
Rapid grocery delivery: how compelling is the business case really?
Is there enough demand to justify the high level of investment in rapid grocery delivery, asks Google’s Harry Walker
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News
City snapshot: Coca-Cola HBC completes Bambi confectionery deal
Coca-Cola HBC has completed its acquisition of Bambi, Serbia’s leading confectionery brand. Plus, Whitbread begins to return cash to shareholders following the sale of Costa Coffee to Coca-Cola, Steinhoff cuts annual losses in delayed accounts and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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News
Media Bites 19 June: Tesco, John Lewis, Sainsbury’s
Tesco is mulling the launch of “Finest” upmarket convenience stores to compete with Marks and Spencer’s Simply Food stores.
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News
Allied Bakeries to cease production at Cardiff site
The cost-cutting move will see the Kingsmill site operate as a logistics centre only
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News
Catering butcher Nigel Fredericks ceases trading
Catering butcher Nigel Fredericks has ceased trading nine months after it was taken over by three former directors of Russell Hume.
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News
Mordue Brewery closes its doors after failing to find a buyer
North East-based craft brewer Mordue Brewery has collapsed into administration after failing to secure a buyer for the 24-year-old business.
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News
Pladis adds lower-sugar McVitie’s Granola Oat Bakes
Dark Chocolate & Almond and Cranberry contain up to 16.7g of sugar per 100g
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News
Zero-waste online supermarket Good Club raises £400k
Direct-to-consumer grocer Good Club has successfully raised £400k to underpin its ambition to become “the world’s first zero-waste online supermarket”.
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News
Global Brands adds bag-in-box packs and new flavours to All Shook Up range
It has also launched a bag-in-box pack for the brand’s Passion Fruit Martini and Flamingo Colada flavours
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News
P&G prepares UK launch for ‘world first’ Gillette Heated Razor
And UK shave club for women Friction Free Shaving is to make its high street debut