All The Grocer articles in 3 February 2018
Previous issues.
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Comment and OpinionIt’s Groundhog Day for UK high streets with yet another review
If it were not that the problems facing the high street were so serious, the announcements from the latest high street minister, Jake Berry, would have been comedy gold
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Analysis and FeaturesPower list 2018: Who is pulling the property strings?
The rise of online, the discounters and multichannel have all rewritten the rules in supermarket property
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Comment and OpinionHas Poundland’s elf had the last laugh in the face of ASA slapdown?
The campaign featured the character in a series of sexually suggestive posts on Twitter and Facebook
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Category ReportSauces break new ground: cooking sauces category report 2018
Cooking sauces are now pioneer territory as Brits demand new frontiers in health and authenticity
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NewsShortlist for 2018 Convenience Retail Awards announced
The shortlist for the 2018 Convenience Retail Awards has been released
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Category ReportA fair fight? Fairtrade report 2018
In the face of blows by Cadbury, Sainsbury’s and Tesco, can Fairtrade show the will and skill to keep its fans on board?
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NewsStruggling soy crop set to hike price of animal feed
A drought in Argentina could push up the price of soy-based animal feed this year, experts warn
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NewsCoca-Cola cutting back on promotions for its flagship soda
Latest data suggests CCEP has scaled back promotional activity on its flagship carbonates brand
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Comment and OpinionSuppliers will take up service roles
The shifting sands of grocery route-to-market are provoking breakthrough thinking from sales leaders….
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NewsPoppy's Picnic turns down Dragon and kicks off crowdfunder
Raw petfood brand Poppy’s Picnic has shunned an offer secured on the BBC’s Dragons’ Den to raise over £350k in crowdfunding.
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Comment and OpinionThe Russell Hume scandal has shown how easy it is to relabel meat
The Food Standards Agency has received government signoff to properly fund the National Food Crime Unit
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NewsRaisio mulls feed business sale and focus on healthy eating
The group announced this week it was considering a sale of its cattle and fish feed businesses
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NewsStatus is not the only path to fulfilment at work
How do you measure status? Is it by the work you do, or your job title? Or how much money you earn?
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Comment and OpinionJob cuts sugar-coated as better customer service won't wash
This week Morrisons said it was axing 1,500 managerial positions but also creating 1,700 customer colleague roles
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NewsTea industry split over Co-op teabag pledge to cut plastic
Through a tie-up with Typhoo and Ahlstron-Munksjö a method of heat-sealing bags has been developed
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NewsConvenience stores hit out at changes to ATM fees
Link intends to implement a phased reduction in interchange from 1 July
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NewsCo-op's £50m price cuts close gap on convenience rivals
The Co-op’s £50m price investment has succeeded in making it much more competitive with its main convenience rivals
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NewsCity snapshot: Food and drink M&A deal values soar in 2017
A busy food and drink M&A market in the first weeks of 2018 has continued the momentum of 2017, which saw a strong rise in deal values, according to the latest quarterly M&A report by Grant Thornton. Plus, Weetabix sales fall 1.2% in the first quarter of new US owner Post Holdings and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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NewsMedia Bites 2 Feb: Unilever, Sainsbury's, Morrisons
A busy day for food and drink sees the papers packed with stories on Unilever, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and more this morning.