All The Grocer articles in 7 January 2017 – Page 6
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NewsAldi to become highest-paying supermarket with wage hikes
The new rate surpasses the £8.45 per hour paid to staff by rival Lidl
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NewsSir Mo Farah makes way for new Quorn champs
Adam Peaty and Kate Richardson-Walsh are the brand’s latest stars
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NewsPotato supplier Preva Produce slips into administration after challenging season
Preva Produce, a potato supplier for the likes of Walkers and Kettle, has fallen into administration after difficult end to 2016, leading to 20 redundancies
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NewsPip & Nut pops up in Selfridges and launches cookbook
The brand will take residency at the London retailer for a month from 9 January
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NewsAdjudicator role extension impractical, warns PTF
The Provision Trade Federation warned extending the GCA powers would be impossible to fund
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NewsDebbie & Andrew's launches flexitarian sausage range
Flexilicious went on sale this week and follows laucnh of similar products by Finnebrogue last year
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NewsFSA calm over unpasteurised milk despite recent scares
Regulator has ‘no plans’ to clamp down on raw milk sales, despite recent campylobacter outbreak
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Comment & OpinionSuccessful NPD is about core values
It’s important we seek out new ways to expand our brand portfolio, and that we do so in a planned and thoughtful manner
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NewsPieminister growth heats up on new site openings and supermarket launches
Profits have increased three-fold to £315k at premium pie maker Pieminister as the expansion of its restaurants and new retail launches helped sales grow 17% to £10.7m in the year to 31 March 2016.
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NewsCadbury Creme Egg ‘super-fans’ star in £4m TV ad
The campaign is the brand’s first new small screen creative in four years
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NewsCrawshaw Christmas recovery eats into profit margins
Value meat retailer Crawshaw Group has continued to make progress in its turnaround as sales over Christmas improved thanks to a festive hamper and higher footfall in store.
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NewsMedia Bites 6 December: High street, Boots, Aldi, PureCircle
Britain’s retail sector weathered its fourth poor December in a row with negative like-for-like sales growth on the high street; Boots owner struggles with weak pound and Aldi raises wages for shop floor staff.
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NewsNew gluten-free group plans tougher standards
Gluten-free manufacturers have vowed to bring in new measures to protect consumers
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NewsMinistry of Cake taken over by Mademoiselle Desserts
French patisserie manufacturer Mademoiselle Desserts has swallowed Ministry of Cake as part of plans to expand its UK presence.
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NewsEaster chocolate prices set to rise as shrinkflation hits
Shrinkflation and changes to supermarket promotions threaten to hike the cost of the UK’s annual chocolate binge
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NewsFarmers set to launch Enjoy Milk free-range milk brand
Enjoy Milk is the brainchild of the Free Range Milk Marketing Board and will be backed by generic markting cmapaign for British milk
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Grocer 33'Welcoming' Sainsbury's Great Boughton takes Grocer 33 win
The store was “bright and welcoming” with “seasonal offers and a real buzz”
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Grocer 33Sainsbury's Caldy Valley Road, Chester: G33 store of the week
I’ve been store manager for two years but we’ve got some great colleagues who have been here for a long time
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NewsUnilever signs up as the official sponsor of Waste Not Want Not
Unilever UK has signed up to become official sponsor of The Grocer’s Waste Not Want Not food waste campaign
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NewsRetail leaders oppose extension of GCA to primary producers
Supermarket leaders have urged the government to reject calls for the remit of Christine Tacon to be extended