All The Grocer articles in 30 April 2022 – Page 13
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Sharpham Park launches pair of spelt-based milk alternatives
The brand was founded by fashion industry veteran Roger Saul
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Tofoo Co partners with Flying Goose for sriracha tofu blocks
The NPD, which will hit Waitrose in April and Tesco in May, was “one of several NPD launches planned for 2022”
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Unilever aims to shake up deodorant category with new-tech launches
The overhaul includes Sure Nonstop Protection – the brand’s ‘biggest upgrade in antiperspirant technology in 30 years’
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Fox’s and Burton’s Biscuits unite to become one business
It will be led by Simon Browne, who was previously MD of Burton’s Biscuits
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Tom Kerridge poised to challenge Pukka and Higgidy with retail pie range
The chef, owner of the double Michelin-starred Hand & Flowers pub in Marlow, has applied to register the names ‘Humble Pie’ and ‘The Humble Pie by Tom Kerridge’ with the Intellectual Property Office
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City snapshot: Grocery sales fall back amid soaring inflation
Take home grocery sales have slumped by 6.3% in the 12 weeks to 20 March as inflation hit its highest level for a decade, according to the latest market share data from Kantar. Plus AG Barr bounces back to top pre-pandemic results and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 29 March: Asda, Heineken/Carlsberg, Cadbury
Profits at Asda doubled last year as the supermarket chain announced that it would be launching a new value range of groceries with a similar name to Waitrose’s cut-price line
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KP Snacks adds Flavour Kravers peanut range to target evening snackers
As younger consumers were ‘significantly influenced by flavours when making purchasing decisions’, the snacks would ‘drive sales in this demographic’ said KP Snacks
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Caterforce appoints Iain Julier as trading controller in newly created role
He takes up the newly created role with more than 26 years of purchasing experience iun retail, wholesale and foodservice
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Meat alternative brand This adds caramelised onion sausages
The innovation would encourage ‘more meat eaters to trial and adopt plant-based food’, said This
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Teapigs launches its first decaf tea, Abraca-decaf
The NPD offered ‘all the award-winning full flavour of Teapigs everyday tea, but with none of the caffeine’, said Teapigs.
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Lidl becomes latest supermarket to contact government over jobs for Ukrainian refugees
The discounter said it had 3,000 live vacancies across the business, with 1,200 more jobs in warehouses to be created by the end of 2025
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Aunt Bessie’s launches ‘gigantic’ Yorkshire pudding and veg sides into Sainsbury’s
The brand said it was “now seeing a renewed focus on show-stopping roast dinners” following two years of restricted celebrations
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Period products up in price as inflation hits menstrual care sector
As a result, low income households were ‘having to leave behind these necessities’, said period poverty charity Freedom4Girls
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Pesto suppliers in hunt for sunflower oil alternatives as Ukraine war threatens supply
A large portion of the global supply of sunflower oil comes from Ukraine and Russia
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City snapshot: UK retail sales unexpectedly fall in February
UK retail sales fell back unexpectedly in February as increased eating out hit the grocery sector and online sales fell back
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Comment and Opinion
McCormick move reminds us progress often comes at a cost
McCormick’s new site is good for the company and the planet – but not its 380 Littleborough employees
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Vita Coco launches CBD-infused cola drink into Sainsbury’s
The drink combined coconut water health benefits alongside CBD, which had been claimed to reduce anxiety, said Vita Coco
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McColl’s CEO Jonathan Miller steps down amid crisis talks
The convenience chain remains locked in talks with its lenders to avoid collapse
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City snapshot: McColl’s CEO Jonathan Miller steps down amid crisis talks
McColl’s CEO Jonathan Miller has stepped down from his role as the convenience chain remains locked in talks with its lenders to avoid collapse