All The Grocer articles in 4 April 2015
Previous issues.
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NewsTiptree adds salted caramel and banoffee spreads
Wilkie & Sons also puts Sweet Pepper Relish under Tiptree brand in time for barbecue season
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NewsNew Protein Mousse range is sugar-free, added-protein
The range is available from Superdrug and independent health food stores now, and comprises peach & mango, café latte and strawberry & white chocolate flavours
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NewsLittle's rebrands packs to celebrate new MD
The new-look pack is intended to incorporate influences of Scandi design and retro 1940s/50s American packaging
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NewsIFE 2015 in pictures
The world’s food and drink industry descended on London’s Excel Centre last week for IFE
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NewsHellmann's to get Olive Oil mayonnaise-style variant
The NPD - pitched as ideal with salads, grilled meats and sandwiches - would appeal to consumers looking for different flavours and formats during the barbecue season
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NewsCarlsberg directly addresses Stella Artois in new ad campaign
The ‘Trust Your Tastebuds’ push will centre on billboards advertising Carlsberg Export carrying the messages ‘7/10 prefer Export to Stella – 3/10 can still change their mind’
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NewsStirling in line for new £20m dairy plant, 450 jobs
Graham’s The Family Dairy’s new 150,000 sq ft facility would be built on farmland west of Craigforth and open within the next three years subject to planning approval
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NewsFlavourly smashes £300k crowdfund barrier
Flavourly has smashed its £300,000 fundraising target 18 days ahead of the investment deadline on crowdfunding platform Crowdcube.
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NewsTreatt stock jumps on positive first half update
Shares in listed ingredients group Treatt jumped 3% today to 144.7p as it reported “solid” revenue growth in its first-half compared with a year ago, with profits also up.
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NewsMedia Bites 31 March: Tesco, M&A, B&Q, Heineken
The Grocer’s exclusive interview with Tesco boss Dave Lewis makes this morning’s papers, alongside news of B&Q store closures, changes to Heineken’s executive team and a strong start for M&A activity.
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NewsCity Snapshot: Heineken streamlines executive team in growth bid
Dutch brewer Heineken has announced significant changes to operating structure and its executive team in a bid to reenergise flagging sales. Plus the latest consumer confidence index from GfK and share price movements from the City.
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NewsEU dairy quotas come to an end
NFU diary board chairman Rob Harrison urges all European countries to “act responsibly and collectively” to protect against future market volatility
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NewsFree-from pet food Laughing Dog gets first major supermarket listing
From next month, two of the brand’s Wonderfully Wheat Free recipes – chicken and lamb - will be rolled into 200 Sainsbury’s stores
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NewsIrish Dairy Board rebrands as quotas end
The new name Ornua is a derivation of the Irish Gaelic words ‘Ór’ and ‘nua’, which translates as ‘new gold’
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NewsDavid Cameron visits Sainsbury's new digital lab
The London-based digital lab is scheduled to open in the summer and will give developers, digital designers, product owners, engineers and testers a modern space to work
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NewsLabour pledges business rates cut
Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls said today the party would bring in cuts in business rates for small businesses worth an average of £400
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NewsReckitt Benckiser CEO Rakesh Kapoor’s pay up 64% to £11.2m
The total pay packet of Reckitt Benckiser CEO Rakesh Kapoor rose by almost two-thirds last year to £11.2m less than a year after investors chastised RB’s pay policies at its 2014 AGM.
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NewsMarston’s acquires Wainwright and Lancaster Bomber beer brands
Brewer Marston’s has signed a deal with Daniel Thwaites to acquire its beer division, including Wainwright and Lancaster Bomber ales.
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NewsRustlers to drop 'laddish' image, expand into paninis
“Rustlers’ audience has changed and the brand is no longer the sole preserve of lads and young men,” said Kepak marketing director John Armstrong
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NewsScotmid and Seaton Valley co-ops to merge
Scotmid is Scotland’s largest co-op and has 350 stores, while Seaton Valley has five stores in Northumberland and Tyne & Wear