All The Grocer articles in 6 July 2019
Previous issues.
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Analysis and FeaturesOC&C Global 50 report 2019: how fmcg giants reinvented the wheel
The latest top 50 report shows organic growth is returning. How have the global giants managed it?
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NewsCoca-Cola offers ‘upside-down’ cans at Stranger Things pop-up
The soft drinks giant will challenge guests to enter a hidden ‘upside-down’ world
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NewsOrganic growth makes return to the world’s largest fmcg players
The world’s largest fmcg companies have rediscovered organic growth as measures taken to address competitors, customers and shifting consumer tastes have begun to bear fruit.
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NewsWalkers adds vegetable-based crisps duo to Oven Baked lineup
With no more than 15g of fat per 100g, they promise to contain ‘40% less fat than regular vegetable chips’
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Comment and OpinionTailor made: MPs’ fast fashion report has lessons for sales
The Environmental Audit Committee recently delivered a rather damning verdict on the contemporary fashion supply chain
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Analysis and FeaturesWeather turns against Coupe as Sainsbury’s struggles for growth
With the collapse of its Asda merger, a plunging share price and an investor revolt over pay, Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe could have done without the weather depressing first-quarter general merchandise sales, too.
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NewsSupermarket prices flat but signs of return to inflation
Supermarket prices have stayed flat year on year, but there are signs food price inflation could be creeping back into the market after close to a year of stagnant prices.
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NewsAsda links with marine pollution group to offer water refills
As part of the plans it will encourage shoppers to refill bottles at water fountains in its stores
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NewsBettys & Taylors sees profits fall despite sales hike
Yorkshire Tea maker Bettys & Taylors reported a drop in profits despite strong sales growth as rising commodity costs and exchange rate volatility hit the bottom line.
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NewsCompany Shop profits surge amid national footprint expansion
Company Shop posted a double-digit profits growth last year as the food surplus distributor benefited from the opening of its flagship store in St Helens.
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NewsWarburtons posts loss as slump in traditional bread hits
Bakery giant Warburtons swung to an eight-figure annual loss as it soaked up significant restructuring costs from the continued slump of the traditional bread market.
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NewsTickets go on sale for food and drink Leadership Symposium
This year’s roster includes former Tesco CEO Terry Leahy and Co-op CEO Steve Murrells
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NewsMale skincare hit by 10% slump in volumes
Skincare’s performance is typical of the downward trend across male grooming
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Comment and OpinionPedants delight as Arby’s ‘marrot’ makes a meaty point
Meat producers are always whining about plant-based brands using names like ‘steak’ and ‘burger’
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Comment and OpinionNonna your business: Birra Moretti to ‘deliver’ grandmas
Birra Moretti is to ‘deliver’ experienced Italian grandmothers – or ‘nonnas’ – to the homes of beer drinkers
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Category ReportFull of, not free from: free-from category report 2019
Today’s free-from products are shouting as much about what they do contain as what they don’t
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Comment and OpinionWimbledon inspires strawberries & cream strangeness
Wimbledon is here, bringing with it the fine sporting tradition of necking loads of strawberries & cream
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NewsSpar retailer Eat 17 targets £1m sales by supplying c-stores
Eat 17 is now ‘ready to partner with like-minded retailers’ to grow its fresh manufacturing and wholesale channel’
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NewsAsda scraps single-use plastic bags from online orders
The supermarket giant said the move was expected to remove around 85 million plastic bags from production each year…
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NewsAmazon ‘poses biggest risk to wholesalers in the UK’
Delegates at the Federation of Wholesale Distributors annual conference have been warned of the threat to market share