All The Grocer articles in 5 May 2018 – Page 3
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Comment and Opinion
We should all sign up to make food & drink more sustainable
Ultimately we need the whole sector, supported by the government, to collectively make the food system more sustainable
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News
Halewood wins UK distribution rights for Centenario rum
The Liverpool-based distributor also announced the end of its 10-year partnership with Chinese beer brand Tsingtao
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Comment and Opinion
Catching up with the low-sugar zeitgeist
We tend to forget the role of high street coffee chains in fuelling our monstrous sugar addiction
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Analysis and Features
Risk of citrus greening disease in Med produce 'very high'
Reasearchers warned Europe could not remain immune to the disease, which has devastated citrus crops in the US…
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Analysis and Features
Oil prices at highest level since 2015
Falling yields in Russia and OPEC member states has rattled oil markets
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Analysis and Features
Soft drinks levy reverses trend of declining inflation
A spike in soft drinks prices since the Soft Drinks Industry Levy came into force on 5 April has pushed up the GPI
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Analysis and Features
US demand for coldwater prawns declines
Sluggish demand from the US caused coldwater prawn prices to decline in April
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Profiles and QandAs
My food & drink job: Craig Chambers, tour guide & general helper, Rock Rose Gin
Craig’s interest in the drinks industry was sparked by the craft beer boom, which led to a discovery (and love of) craft spirits
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News
Marks & Spencer introduces My M&S Favourite in-store campaign
Shopfloor staff to wear name badges showing their favourite M&S products
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News
The Collective wins New Zealand funding for global expansion
Yoghurt brand The Collective has secured funding from a New Zealand private equity house
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News
Sainsbury's reduces selected meat & fish prices by up to 30%
This is in addition to JS’s £150m investment to cut prices on almost 1,000 everyday grocery items announced in March, strategy is to make its stores ’the retail destination of choice for customers’
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News
Iceland kicks off second stage of its BWS push
The retailer has plans to stock over 90 wines and 100 beers and to launch a slew of own-label spirits
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News
Asahi UK cuts alcohol levels in Tyskie & Lech Polish lagers
The brewer has ditched glucose syrup from both beers’ recipes, dropping Tyskie’s abv from 5.5% to 5% and Lech’s from 5.0% to 4.8%
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Grocer 33
Asda on top again - and 15% cheaper than Sainsbury's
Asda CEO Roger Burnley joked he “was gutted that Sainsbury’s had won the Grocer 33 last week because of an air freshener”
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News
Unilever adds Sure Invisible Antibacterial antiperspirants
The new range for men and women combines ‘best-ever anti-marks formula with new antibacterial odour protection’
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Comment and Opinion
Suppliers face a stark choice on Sainsbury's-Asda merger
Wholesale and retail are now effectively one market for procurement and we have a duopoly in the retail market, says Steve Parfett of AG Parfett & Sons
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Analysis and Features
Edge & Son: 'gene to fork' process reaps rewards for butcher
With their wealth of farming knowledge and expertise on nose to tail butchery and native breeds, it quickly becomes clear
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News
Major revamp aims to make Special K snack bars healthier
Owner Kellogg’s will back the new variants with a £10m push
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News
City snapshot: Kerry volumes up 3.7% in first quarter
Global taste & nutrition and consumer foods group Kerry has posted 3.7% growth in business volumes in the first quarter of 2018 and reaffirmed its earnings guidance for the full year. Plus, organic net sales fall again at Kraft Heinz, food inflation edges up according to BRC-Nielsen and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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News
Media Bites 3 May: Sainsbury’s/Asda, Ocado, Kraft Heinz
UBS research that found that two in five of Asda’s largest stores are a five-minute drive from a Sainsbury’s has increased the likelihood of the £7.3bn merger facing close scrutiny by the Competition and Markets Authority.