All The Grocer articles in 6 January 2018 – Page 2
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NewsSalvatore Bianca appointed EG Group country manager for Italy
Appointment comes six months after EG bought more than 1,176 Esso service stations in Italy from Exxon Mobil
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NewsOrnua refinance bank funding with €610m package to support growth
Irish dairy Ornua has secured a new five-year funding package of €610m to help support future growth.
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NewsCampbell Soup Co buys Kettle and Metcalfe's Skinny owner for $4.9bn
US food group Campbell Soup Company has agreed to buy Kettle Chips and Metcalfe’s Skinny owner Snyder’s-Lance for $4.9bn (£3.7bn) to expand its exposure to the faster growing snacking market.
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NewsCity snapshot: Vimto sales power ahead but Nichols profits held back by Yemen conflict
Healthy Vimto sales have helped Nichols continue to power ahead in the UK, but the conflict in Yemen has affected its international business and held back group profits growth. Plus, Morrisons hires former Unilever executive for board
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NewsMedia Bites 19 December: Hershey/Amplify, Campbell's/Snyder's-Lance, Majestic Wine, Morrisons
Two mega deals in the US are featured in the papers on a quiet morning for food and drink as things wind down before Christmas.
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NewsWaitrose ramps up development capability in NPD focus
The retailer will open the new facilities, located at its Bracknell headquarters, in the middle of next year…
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NewsYazoo raises prices on new price-marked packs
Inflation is now creeping into convenience channel after price of FrieslandCampina brand rose by 127%
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NewsAmazon Prime users complain to ASA about fast-track delivery
Five subscribers have complained that Amazon is in breach of its advertised next-day promise
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NewsWaitrose in cheese export deal to Paris-based Franprix
The retailer has begun supplying four cheeses, piccalilli, lemon curd, marmalade and shortbread to 150 Paris branches…
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NewsHancocks to offer confectionery click & collect in the UK
The Today’s Group member was bought by US food wholesaler Innovative Bites earlier this year…
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NewsMRH signs Booker partnership deal after P&H collapse
Booker will deliver chilled and ambient groceries to 370 MRH store
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NewsSkinny Brands wins £1.5m funding to develop low-calorie booze
Investors include the likes of former Goldman Sachs MD Nigel Robinson and Fatface founder Tim Slade
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NewsAldi predicts premium Specially Selected will reach £1bn in 2018
The discounter said sales of Specially Selected had already soared by 32% this year
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NewsSainsbury's ramps up olive oil prices again
The retailer this week hiked prices on 21 SKUs across own label and branded bottles
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News2 Sisters pledges to publish results of all factory audits
It comes as The Guardian and ITV published fresh claims over ‘process issues’ today
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NewsNisa member introduces one-hour delivery service for his store
Nisa Oxbridge store manager Russell Andrews has launched Nisa Now with online food delivery company One Delivery
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco and Booker set to complete £3.7bn merger after formal clearance by CMA
Tesco and Booker have been formally given the go ahead this morning by the competition authority to complete their £3.7bn merger. Plus, Supermarket Income REIT acquires Tesco Extra supermarket in the North Lanarkshire from Legal and General for £50m
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NewsMedia Bites 20 December: 2 Sisters/Tesco, Steinhoff, M&S
2 Sisters is back in the papers again as its food safety scandal rumbles on; and Steinhoff conitnues to make headlines as it admits its financial position is “evolving daily”.
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Feature SynopsisFocus on ready meals and soup: 20 January
Britain’s love affair with the microwave continues - but our tastes are getting more experimental
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NewsNepenthe introduces range of wines from Adelaide Hills region
It was “an inspiring viticultural region”, said Nepenthe winemaker James Evers