All The Grocer articles in 30 September 2023
Previous issues.
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NewsCity snapshot: UK retail sales rebound in August despite lower fuel sales
UK retail sales rebounded in August as volumes recovered from a wet July, despite a drop in fuel sales as prices rose
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NewsTropicana extends into smoothies with Kids duo
The pair ‘would offer a convenient and healthy solution for families’, Tropicana said
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NewsTesco boss Ken Murphy leads calls for government u-turn on food waste reporting
Speaking as UN and business leaders met in New York for the Champions 12.3 summit, Murphy said there needed to be “global action across supply chains” led by governments across the world
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NewsPieminister and This team up on plant-based pie
The vegan take on a classic pie flavour has rolled into Sainsbury’s and Waitrose
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NewsAnne de Kerckhove to take over as chair at Eagle Eye Solutions
De Kerckhove will join on 1 October as non-executive director and will take over as chair at the conclusion of the AGM in November, when Malcolm Wall will step down
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NewsHealeys spends £5m on improvements at Cornish cidery
Tank capacity at the Truro site has jumped by 60%
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NewsCo-op Food MD Matt Hood vows to put more pressure on police over shoplifting
Co-op Food like-for-like sales were up 4% in the first of 2023 – but ‘leakage costs’ came to about £33m
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NewsAldi lists bowel cancer symptoms on toilet wipe packaging
It follows a similar move last year with toilet roll
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NewsAldi looking for 100 new area managers, with salaries rising to £90k
The successful candidates will be enrolled on the discounter’s area manager programme, which is open to applications now
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NewsBottled water brand Wenlock Spring blasts supermarket calls to row back on DRS
Wenlock Spring’s director Matthew Orme said DRS was vital to ensure the UK met its environmental targets
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NewsPoundland’s website relaunched as fully transactional site
The retailer’s e-commerce operation has been digitally migrated from Poundshop.com to Poundland.co.uk
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NewsSnowfox revenues surge as sale to Zensho completes
The acquisition of sushi specialist Snowfox Group by Japanese foodservice giant Zensho has been completed as new accounts show the strength of growth under its previous owner
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NewsCity News: Naked Wines shares plunge on £15m loss
Naked Wines shares plunged to new multi-year lows this week after it fell to a £15m loss and downgraded earnings expectations amid a “slower than expected” start to its trading year
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NewsCity snapshot: Cash-strapped shoppers drive record sales at Aldi
Aldi has boosted sales to a record high as the cost-of-living crisis pushed more shoppers through the doors of the discounters.
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NewsMedia Bites 25 September: THG, Wilko, retail sales
A £200m sale of a business park owned by THG boss Matthew Moulding has fallen through
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NewsHeadstand debuts coffee leaf infusions trio
After debuting a coffee leaf seltzer last year, the brand is going after posh tea drinkers with its latest innovation
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NewsNorthern Monk leans into lower duty band with Sup ‘golden’ beer
It comes after the government revamped the alcohol duty system last month
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NewsThis sells stake to ITV for TV ad campaign
Plant-based brand This has sold a minority stake to ITV in return for up to £4m worth of advertising across the station’s channels
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NewsSoft drinks giants urge Rishi Sunak to spare deposit return scheme from axe
The letter to Sunak is signed by the bosses of companies including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Suntory and AG Barr
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NewsTesco locks 1,000 prices until 2024 in latest attempt to battle Aldi
Today Aldi revealed sales were up by nearly £2bn to £15.5bn and claimed the cost of living crisis had changed shopping habits for good