All The Grocer articles in 4 August 2018 – Page 2
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Analysis and Features
Why did Lorente leave Asda and what now for Burnley?
Jesús Lorente lasted just seven months in his role as Asda’s CMO
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News
City snapshot: Heineken agrees Chinese beer partnership with China Resources
Heineken has struck a partnership deal with China Resources that will see it acquire a 40% shareholding in the company controlling Chinese beer market leader CR Beer. Plus, global pharmacy giant Walgreens Boots Alliance kicks off sales process for its sports nutrition businesses PhD Nutrition and The Protein Works and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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News
Demand for British barley could soar amid Europe price hikes
Latest forecasts from Mintec suggest the German winter barley crop will fall 18% year on year
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News
Media Bites 3 Aug: Amazon, M&S, Starbucks
Amazon has revealed that its UK corporation tax bill almost halved to £4.5m last year, days after the US company posted a record profit of $2.5bn (£1.9bn) in its most recent quarter.
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News
WBA kicks off sales process for sports nutrition brands
The Grocer understands WBA has hired Spayne Lindsay to handle a sales process for its PhD Nutrition and The Protein Works.
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News
Quaker slashes sugar levels in its hot cereal lineup
The brand has removed more than 175,000kg of sugar in a bid to provide healthier breakfast choices
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News
Meadow Foods secures 'strategic investment' from PE firm Exponent
Private equity firm Exponent has acquired dairy group Meadow Foods from fellow PE firm Paine Schwartz Partners.
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The Collective accuses Aldi of copying its yoghurts
Gourmet yoghurt brand has joined Heck in challenging the discounter over copycat products
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News
Asda VP of non-edible grocery Phil Briggs to leave role
Briggs has been replaced by VP of own brand at Asda Lizzy Massey
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Comment and Opinion
Gendered products need genuine benefits – don’t just lump the ‘pink tax’ on women
If you’re charging extra for a woman’s product, there should be a justifiable reason
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News
Guy Dodwell leaves Diageo for craft distiller consultant role
Dodwell left this week after 19 years, taking up a new role as consultant at craft distiller Bristol Distilling
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News
Nyetimber revamps bottle designs to celebrate anniversary
Selected bottles of the British fizz have been given new labels designed to celebrate the winery’s 30th anniversary
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My Alternative CV
Paul Bungener, FAIR Drinks, on Wu-Tang Clan & Snickers theft
‘My first job was harvesting grapes in the south of France when I was 15 years old’
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News
Remeo Gelato raises £500k from investors to grow listings
The supplier, which is currently listed in Waitrose and Ocado, said sales had increased three-fold this summer
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News
PHE apologises after falsely accusing Lotus of sugar increase
The FDF claimed other companies had also raised concerns about the PHE data
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Analysis and Features
Yazoo Choc Mint: acid test
The rise of milkshake bars such as Shakeaway has helped grocery take-home sales shoot up 10.8% to £156.7m
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Grocer 33
Morrisons St Andrews: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I started off working for Asda but I then moved into fashion retail, working for Matalan and then in Arcadia and BHS’
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Grocer 33
Polite staff at winning Morrisons in St Andrews
Our shopper said it was ‘a positive shopping experience’ despite ‘many empty containers’ in the fruit & vegetable aisles
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News
Morrisons set to offer 'wonky flowers' for sale
The flowers will be priced at £3 per bouquet, compared with £5 for a standard version
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News
Bottled ale shakes off craft competition to return to growth
PBAs have added 2% (£4.4m) in value sales to reach £276.1m over the past 12 months