All The Grocer articles in 29 June 2024
Previous issues.
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Maddy Hooton, brand manager, Takis
Brand manager Maddy shares how she stokes the flames of gen Z’s viral obsession with spicy Takis
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Frances Cope, innovation technologist, New York Bakery Co
Frances shares her journey into the world of bagels, including her role in the launch of NY Bakery Co’s newest NPD
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ProfilesMonty Bojangles’ Andrew Newlands on teamwork, Ikea and Marilyn Manson
’Put 200% into everything you do. If you fail, at least it wasn’t because you didn’t try hard enough’
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Analysis & FeaturesAs DCS Group hits £350m, what’s next for the distributor?
It’s been a significant year for DCS Group – the UK’s leading distributor of household, health and beauty products. Not only does 2024 mark its 30th anniversary but, for the first time, it has reached £350m, in a sales milestone. Through its operations in serving the wholesale and convenience sector, ...
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ProfilesUnilever’s Georgina Bradford on food poverty, Elton John and Euro 2024
’I would really like to see the industry taking a more collaborative approach to eradicate food poverty in the UK’
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer Cup winner Greggs CEO Roisin Currie on ‘a point of pride’
There have been few high street success stories to match Greggs’ pivot from take-home bakery to takeaway behemoth
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Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Bestway wins E-Commerce Initiative of the Year
This groundbreaking real-time analytics dashboard for suppliers, gave them “unprecedented” visibility into their brand performance
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Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Drylock wins Supply Chain Initiative of the Year
This logistics revamp led to a 10% efficiency gain on palletisation and a 75% reduction on greenhouse gas emissions versus standard trucks
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Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Abel & Cole wins Sustainability Initiative of the Year
An intervention with the potential to deliver a “massive impact” in the battle against packaging waste, said our judges
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Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: CJ Lang wins Technology Initiative of the Year
One Spar employee said “in all my 26 years’ service with this company, it is, in my opinion, the biggest game-changer to date”
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Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: The Felix Project wins the Waste Not Want Not Award
With more than 1,000 volunteers, 105 tonnes of fruit was rescued that would otherwise have been left to rot
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Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Moth is Drinks Brand of the Year
This brand has established itself as the market leader, now holding a 70% share of the ‘super-premium’ RTD segment
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Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Dash Water is Soft Drinks Brand of the Year
The brand’s fun stunts have bolstered brand awareness and helped its social media following soar
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Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Love Corn is SME Brand of the Year
Judges were impressed by the unique proposition, whose HFSS-compliant credentials managed to steal shelf space from the giants
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Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Vadasz is Food Brand of the Year
‘Creating a new superfood category’ was the ambitious aim of this kimchi, fresh pickles and ferments brand
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Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Flo is Health & Beauty Brand of the Year
The winner brings meaningful difference and much-needed excitement to the somewhat staid period care category
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Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Astonish is Household Goods Brand of the Year
From opening a £25m facility to expanding into personal care, this West Yorkshire homecare brand is extremely ambitious
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Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Tesco Finest is Own-Label Range of the Year
Judges were particularly impressed with premiumising meal deals and the brand’s laser focus on great packaging
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Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Finnebrogue is Employer of the Year (Supplier)
The winning supplier’s revised people strategy included a returners programme, a mental health programme, improved leave policies and two pay rises
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Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Tesco is Employer of the Year (Retailer)
The supermarket’s improvments to pay, maternity, paternity and adoption leave benefits, and a new virtual GP service stood out to judges