All The Grocer articles in 9 December 2017
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NewsOn-pack labelling: food companies propose portion-based plan
Many products, including cheeses, biscuits and olive spreads, would have red warnings replaced with amber lights
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NewsAppleby Westward unveils retailer club with own-label rebates
Appleby Westward said it was investing £600,000 to support Spar own-label products over the course of next year
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NewsNational Food Crime Unit will need an extra £5m
It is vital to move into Phase 2 before the UK leaves the EU, boss Andy Morling has warned
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NewsMorrisons vows to fight data leak compensation ruling
Retailer may be forced to make a large payout despite claiming it had done all it could to protect staff
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NewsIceland launches premium gin range at The Food Warehouse
Iceland’s own label gin, Towpath (43% abv), will hit shelves for the first time, and three SKUs from posh mixer brand Fever-Tree will sit alongside
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NewsThatchers launches 10-packs of Haze cloudy cider
The new format, set to roll out from January, was “a natural progression to ensure customers are stocked up to enjoy at home”
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Feature SynopsisFocus on Easter and Spring: 7 January
Focus On: Easter & Spring by Ash O’Mahony Publishing: 7 January Copy deadline: 20 December The Story Britain’s confectioners truly cracked it last Easter. Sales of Easter confectionery jumped by more than £25m (8.3%), perhaps partially down to the unusually long cool-off period after ...
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NewsPots & Co raises £4.5m to invest in kitchens and drive growth
Pots & Co sells its ceramic dessert pots in Waitrose, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Ocado, Whole Foods Market, Harrods, Booths and Selfridges
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NewsSainsbury's opens own barista-staffed coffee bars
The six bars, branded ‘1869 Coffee’, will look to tap into growth enjoyed by Costa and Starbucks…
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NewsFortnum & Mason credits record sales to tea and hampers
Tea sales spiked by 18% and the luxury retailer’s hampers also enjoyed a strong year, with sales up by 15%
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NewsFyne Ales adds Origins range of foraged-ingredient beers
The NPD was designed to showcase the brand’s “provenance and status as an authentic Scottish farmhouse brewery”
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Müller to pay Direct milk producers 1.5ppl less from January
It marks the end of a sustained period of price rises by the dairy giant and the wider dairy sector, amid tightened dairy commodity supplies
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NewsWaitrose launches £35 Christmas wreath decorated with sprouts
The horticultural innovation is only on trial this year in Waitrose Food & Home branches
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NewsMedia Bites 4 Dec: Food waste, Palmer & Harvey, Amazon, Simply Fresh
East of England Co-op will become the first major retailer to sell food beyond its “best before” dates.
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NewsCity snapshot: McColl’s annual sales rise 19.1% but like-for-like sales slip in fourth quarter
McColl’s Retail Group (MCLS) has reported a 19.1% uplift in annual sales following the acquisition of 298 Co-op convenience stores, but like-for-like growth tailed off towards the end of the year. Plus a look ahead at finance news this week and all the latest news from the City.
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Comment & OpinionCollaboration between startups and corporates is great – but the 'human fit' has to be right
A growing number of big companies are looking to form partnerships with entrepreneurs. But significant hurdles to collaboration remain, says Alessio D’Antino of Crowdfooding
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NewsYeo Valley to boost c-store presence with distribution deal
Supplier has teamed up with Omsco and Freshways to distribute organic milk into convenience channel
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NewsNisa to supply McColl's stores in wake of P&H collapse
Nisa’s new short-term contract begins today
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NewsCauli Rice rebrands as Fullgreen to go ‘beyond cauliflower’
The changes will take effect from 11 December to better reflect the portfolio’s all-natural ingredients, said the brand
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NewsTesco trials Next fashion tie-up at Surrey Quays store
Tesco launch more than 50 concessions at various UK stores in 2017