All The Grocer articles in 4 August 2018 – Page 4
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NewsNyetimber 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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NewsGuy 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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Comment & OpinionGendered 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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NewsAsda 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Briggs has been replaced by VP of own brand at Asda Lizzy Massey
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NewsThe Collective accuses Aldi of copying its yoghurts
Gourmet yoghurt brand has joined Heck in challenging the discounter over copycat products
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NewsMeadow 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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NewsQuaker 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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NewsWBA 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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NewsMedia 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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NewsDemand 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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NewsCity 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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Analysis & FeaturesWhy 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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NewsSupers and c-stores grow share in food-to-go
The MCA UK Eating Out report showed supermarkets and c-stores now hold a 14% share of all out-of-home eating occasions
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Analysis & FeaturesAfter a series of breaches, can Red Tractor be trusted again?
Red Tractor CEO Jim Moseley’s bullish call for the government not to “reinvent the assurance wheel”, will no doubt be ringing in his ears this week after the scheme hit the headlines - and not for the first time this year - for all the wrong reasons
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NewsAldi to support British family farms alongside charity
It will support the charity’s flagship Farm Resilience Programme, set up in July 2016
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NewsFood & drink M&A activity on the rise despite Brexit concerns
Recorded deals for the second quarter of 2018 were 28% higher than the first quarter
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NewsKerrygold faces lawsuit over claims its cows are grass-fed
Californian Dyami Myers-Taylor has a filed a suit alleging its cows are also fed corn, soya and GM feeds
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Comment & OpinionWill consumers abandon gum if they know it contains plastic?
If Iceland is to believed, 85% of people don’t know gum is made from synthetic polymers and plasticisers
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Category ReportSunny side up: Breakfast category report 2018
The breakfast category has bounced back from two years of decline, with shoppers shelling out an additional £10m on the first meal of the day
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NewsAntibiotic use in agriculture sees continued decline
The game bird sector reduced antibiotic use by 36% in 2017 amid other drops in usage across poultry and pigs