All The Grocer articles in 8 June 2019
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Video
Video briefing: What’s hot in cider?
Brands and retailers have had to make some smart moves to catch a new wave of young, affluent and in more cases female cider drinkers coming their way
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Analysis and Features
Sainsbury's new Taste the Difference ready meals: own label showcase
To give you an in-depth look at the range, we’ve chosen a selection of the new products and enlisted an expert to give you their thoughts
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News
Sugro wholesaler members to share in £1.25m surplus
MD Neil Turton said the increase reflected a healthy year’s trading
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News
Müller sets new sugar reduction target
If Müller achieves its goal, it would be well on course to meet Public Health England’s voluntary sugar reduction target
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Analysis and Features
Unpacked: a closer look at Waitrose’s plastic-free trial
We head to Waitrose’s Botley Road store to unpack the pros and cons of its plastic-free trial
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News
Mortimer's Orchard cider makes off-trade launch into Sainsbury's
Two flavours, English Apple and English Berry, will roll out this month
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News
Graham's the Family Dairy to bring back glass bottles
It marks the first time in over 60 years Graham’s has sold fresh milk in glass bottles
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Grocer 33
Happy staff help Sainsbury’s Fulham Wharf to win
Our shopper had a “pleasant shop”, finding the store “very clean”, “well signposted” and “organised”
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury's Fulham Wharf: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘It’s an absolutely fantastic achievement that we can deliver such great service and availability to our customers’
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News
British pig producers cut antibiotic use further
The pig sector’s antibiotic use fell 16% in 2018, putting it closer to the 2020 industry target
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News
City snapshot: Ocado makes £17m bet on vertical farming
Ocado is committing £17m into two acquisitions to make it a global leader in the newly emerging vertical farming industry. Plus, retail footfall plummets in May to its worst month in six years, Distil posts double-digit annual growth and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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News
Media Bites 10 June: Retail footfall, Patisserie Valerie, Majestic Wine
Stores suffered their steepest fall in customer visits in six years last month as Brexit uncertainty deters shoppers.
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News
Food prices back in inflation as UN warns over global prices
The Grocer Price Index edged up 0.1% in May, following a 0.3% decline the previous month
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News
Helen Warren-Piper to take over as Mars Petcare GM
She will take up her new role on Monday (10 June), replacing Deri Watkins
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News
Amazon launches retail kiosks in London railway stations
The kiosks are new collection points in Amazon’s Treasure Truck service
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Analysis and Features
Do supermarkets have their eye on Scotland?
The major mults are looking to serve a proud food nation via a variety of ‘local’ initiatives
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News
Applegreen blames Brexit for 'challenging conditions' in the UK
Fresh from its acquisition of UK service station group Welcome Break, Irish forecourt group Applegreen warned economic headwinds and Brexit were beginning to bite.
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News
Biff's Kitchen raises 'six-figure sum' to broaden vegan offering
Vegan fast food specialist Biff’s Kitchen has raised a six-figure sum from a private fundraising drive to grow its jackfruit burger offering and develop a new retail range.
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News
Symington's sees sales and profits rocket as turnaround continues
The Ragu owner reported a rise in sales in the year to 26 August 2018 from £115m to £120.3m…
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Comment and Opinion
Scotland is on a food journey - and its government is paying attention
Credit where it’s due, the Scottish government at least has a plan