All The Grocer articles in 5 September 2015
Previous issues.
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NewsOff-trade beer Q2 sales fall after strong 2014
Sales of beer through grocers and off-licenses fell 6.2% to 3.7 million barrels
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco Project Reset: big bang or softly softly for next phase?
Sources suggest the chain is wary of alienating shoppers through implementing the SKU cull too quickly
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NewsUnion urges workers to join Tesco's downgraded pension scheme
Usdaw claims the retailer is ”justified” in scrapping its final salary scheme
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NewsNew York Bakery Co moves beyond bagels with soft pretzels
New York Bakery Co is kicking off a major effort to extend beyond bagels
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NewsMedia Bites 1 Sep: Living wage, Tesco/Dunnhumby, Morrisons
Fashion and gift retailer Oliver Bonas has become the first high street chain in Britain to promise its staff an independently calculated living wage.
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NewsCity snapshot: Real Good Food gets extra £3.4m for Napier Brown
Real Good Food (RGD) has announced it has completed the disposal of its sugar business Napier Brown and received a further £3.4m from Tereos.
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NewsCrisps out, fruit in: how kids' lunches are getting healthier
The proportion of kids’ lunchboxes containing crisps has halved in the past 15 years, according to new research.
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NewsHot Diggidy Dog sauce faces heat of Dragons' Den
Chilli sauce brand Hot Diggidy Dog faced the dragons of Dragons’ Den on Sunday (30 August) but came away empty-handed.
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NewsBritvic launches first sugar-free Tango variant
Britvic is introducing the first Tango variant to be entirely free of added or naturally occurring sugars.
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NewsHipp launching desserts for older babies and toddlers
Hipp Organic is expanding its range with its first range of desserts for toddlers aged 15 months+.
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Confectionery: 3 October
This year’s Focus On: Confectionery will explore the state of the British chocolate and sugar confectionery sectors and the burgeoning ‘healthy’ market, in three distinct articles
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NewsApetito moves to Living Wage for its staff
The frozen food supplier said it would also seek accreditation as a Living Wage employer in future.
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NewsAldi launches YouTube TV channel
The new channel will offer recipes, advice and news on the latest food trends
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NewsWhitworths launches Fusions dried fruit and snack range
Whitworths is to unveil a new line of dried fruit and nut snacks aimed at health-conscious consumers.
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Comment & OpinionSunday should be kept special
Proposals to reform Sunday trading are badly thought through and should be scrapped, argues Steve Parfett
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Comment & OpinionWill Poundland’s website prove worth the wait?
So Poundland has finally launched online. And no one could accuse it of rushing things. It started building its website in 2011, but it’s been stuck in development hell since. It came close to launching in 2013 and 2014, but CEO Jim McCarthy demanded further improvements. Today it went live, ...
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NewsBen & Jerry's pushing green message with Save Our Swirled
Unilever-owned Ben & Jerry’s is looking to flag up its commitment to the environment with new ice cream variant Save Our Swirled.
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NewsManflu moves into food market with chicken soup
Winter remedies brand Manflu has launched its first food product – a chicken soup boasting 13 vitamins and minerals.
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NewsStores urged to transform fixture to boost lamb sales
Supermarkets need to radically overhaul their lamb fixtures if they want to boost flagging sales, according to new consumer research from AHDB Beef & Lamb.
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NewsMade in Chelsea star's Candy Kittens debuts on-pack promo
Confectionery brand Candy Kittens has teamed up with Thorpe Park to launch its first on-pack promotion.