All The Grocer articles in 5 May 2018 – Page 6
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News
Waitrose links with Merchant Gourmet for healthy pop-up
The counter will offer healthy fast food and step-by-step recipe cards
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Eat Natural makes ‘plastic neutrality’ commitment
The brand aims to offset its annual plastic footprint by financing the collection of 115 tonnes of ocean plastic
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Feature Synopsis
Focus on oils: 2 June
Sunflower oil has returned to growth for the first time in four years. And it’s back with a bang.
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McDonald's announces UK recruitment drive after 5.5% global sales growth in Q1
McDonald’s has recorded positive sales growth despite concerns in the casual dining sector, and committed to recruiting 1,000 new managers in UK stores.
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City snapshot: Grocery growth eases to slowest rate for a year amid 'pivotal moment'
The overall grocery market grew at its slowest rate for over a year at 2%, while a combined Sainsbury’s and Asda would result in a combined entity with a potential grocery market share of 31.4% according to Kantar Worldpanel. Plus, the latest market share figures from Nielsen, Just Eat’s first quarter sales jump 49%, DS Smith posts pre-close update and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 1 May: Sainsbury’s/Asda – analysis, predictions and song
A swathe of media coverage is dedicated to the shock Sainsbury’s and Asda merger announced yesterday, looking at the CMA investigation, industry consolidation and Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe’s show tunes.
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Comment and Opinion
How scared should suppliers be about the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger?
Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe said that Sainsbury’s had “good supplier relations and supported British producers extensively” but that hasn’t stopped the NFU from expressing its concerns vociferously …
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Luxury cereal start-up Spoon seeks £250k investment from the crowd
The business, founded in 2013, is currently experiencing 100% like-for-like sales growth
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Analysis and Features
Sainsbury’s and Asda merger: the key facts and figures
Your at-a-glance guide to what you need to know about the mega merger that shocked the UK grocer market
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Müller to increase milk price for farmers from 1 June
Price rise follows stabilisation of commodity markets and comes as supplier looks to recruit more farmers
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Quiqup extends one-hour delivery service to Dubai
This comes after the company raised £20m in private funding to fuel geographical expansion
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Webinar
Plastic and the packaging conundrum
Plastic is the new public enemy number one. But how should the industry, which is so reliant on plastic as a packaging solution, respond?
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News
Asda-Sainsbury's suppliers 'face massive squeeze on prices'
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe’s prediction of 10% price cuts would have suppliers “choking on their cornflakes”
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Farmers protest as neonicotinoid ban is extended
Warnings ban on pesticide could lead to lower productivity and increase in imported crops
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Analysis and Features
Sainsbury's Asda merger: Twitter reacts
Over the weekend, news broke of a “mega-merger” between Sainsbury’s and Asda. Here’s how Twitter reacted to the story
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News
Sainsbury's and Asda call for 'fast track' CMA probe
Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe said this morning the companies would call for a CMA probe to go straight to a Phase 2 stage
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Nestlé Purina acquires dogfood subscription service Tails.com
The digital-first service, which expects sales to be in excess of £20m this year, will continue to operate as a standalone entity
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Analysis and Features
Proposed Sainsbury's-Asda merger: analysts' reaction
Shockwaves were sent through the industry this weekend after it emerged a merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda was on the cards. Here’s how leading analysts have reacted to the news
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News
Concha y Toro to bring Californian 1,000 Stories wine to UK
The upmarket wine, a red zinfandel (14.5% abv), rolls into Sainsbury’s and Ocado this month with a hefty £18/750ml price tag
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Sainsbury’s shares surge on Asda deal confirmation
Sainsbury’s shares have hit their highest level for almost four years this morning, surging 15% on the news that the UK’s second and third largest grocers have agreed merger terms.