All The Grocer articles in 31 August 2019 – Page 3
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News
McCain unveils Brew City frozen snack brand to accompany craft beer
The launch will be backed by a £6m, multichannel campaign including TV, OOH, print and online
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Analysis and Features
Hard seltzers: can boozy sparkling water recreate its US success here?
Across the pond, hard seltzer has become a booming category
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury’s Dulwich: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We made sure we planned for having the right colleagues in the right place and went after the key lines customers wanted’
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Grocer 33
Another score in the 90s for Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s Dulwich store provided a full basket of 33 products and top marks in all but two of our categories
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Comment and Opinion
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis: grocery must end the art of packaging air
It’s staggering how much excess packaging is used, says Tesco CEO, Dave Lewis
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News
Spar to notify local shoppers of price reductions with Gander app
Two hundred and seventy UK stores with Henderson Technology’s EdgePoS went live last Friday
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News
Harvey Nichols launches first RTD cocktail range
Source: Harvey Nichols The range is available in both single-serve and sharing formats Harvey Nichols has launched a range of own-label pre-mixed cocktails. Coming to stores this week, the “chill and serve” range includes Old Fashioned, Vesper Martini and Negroni blends in single-serve (£6/100ml) and sharing ...
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News
Jameson and Fourpure link for limited-edition whiskey
The drink is made by finishing the ubiquitous Irish whiskey in casks of Fourpure’s Shapeshifter IPA
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News
Former Happy Egg Co exec to bring vegan ‘Just Egg’ to the UK in 2020
David Wagstaff launched Happy Egg in the US in 2012 and turned it into a multimillion-dollar business
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News
Food and drink leaders demand answers to 11 no-deal preparation questions
The FDF is warning ministers are ignoring calls for clarity from businesses most likely to be affected
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News
Tesco, Asda and Poundland caught selling knives to children
Test purchases found retailers failed to prevent the sale of a knife to a child on 15% of occasions
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News
José Antonio Echeverría replaces Ron Lewis in key CCEP role
CCEP said Echeverría was an experienced business and operations leader
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Comment and Opinion
The pension legislation changes for which grocery businesses need to prepare
Businesses can no longer keep trustees at arm’s length, says Rosalind Connor of ARC Pensions Law
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News
Online grocer 8Dol targets 25 UK cities with expansion plan
8Dol uses its own warehouses and cycle couriers to offer a range of up to 600 products
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Grocer 33
Asda wins again but margin of victory shrinks
Asda has made it eight Grocer 33 pricing wins in a row – though its victory margin was much narrower than last week
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News
Brooke Bond tea returns to UK shelves after 20-year absence
The brand’s core brew was previously called D, and was advertised on 1980s TV with the jingle “I could do with a D”
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News
City snapshot: McColl’s blames weather for third quarter sales slide
Convenience retailer McColl’s has announced a 2.2% drop in third quarter like for like sales, blaming “highly unseasonable” weather for the revenue drop. Plus, Pernod Ricard reports “strong” annual sales growth as it announces share buyback and $223m US spirits deal, PZ Cussons sells Greek food business and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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News
Media Bites 29 Aug: Supermarkets, Altria/Philip Morris, WH Smith
UK supermarkets swept higher after a cheery analysis concluded they could flourish even if the UK doesn’t strike an agreement with the EU.
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News
Greggs shares rise on UBS upgrade
Greggs shares rose over 3% after the stock was upgraded by analysts at UBS who believe in a “significant” growth opportunity for the baker
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Comment and Opinion
Pilgrim’s Pride move for Tulip shows US has UK meat sector in its sights
US pork producers could now have a much easier route to market for their pork in the UK