All The Grocer articles in 9 February 2019
Previous issues.
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Profiles and QandAs
My food & drink job: Lydia Owens, commercial executive, Pip & Nut
Keen actor Lydia explains how a job at Covent Garden’s 26 Grains sparked her interest in food
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Profiles and QandAs
My food & drink job: Lucy Crump, key account manager, General Mills
Former General Mills receptionist Lucy tells us how she worked her way up to her current role
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Profiles and QandAs
My food & drink job: David Walker, retail development manager, Heineken
David tells us why resilience and adaptability are key to success in the industry
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Profiles and QandAs
My food & drink job: Julia Masselos, marketing & design executive, Feedr
Julia tells us what it’s like working in the ‘multidimensional yet intensely personal’ world of food
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Comment and Opinion
Radio 4 puts a human face to the stats in High Street Blues
A good chunk of The Untold – High Street Blues was heartbreaking stuff
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News
Edgard & Cooper debuts wet and dry catfood options
The grain-free lineup comprises 14 high-meat content SKUs
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News
MPs urge end to plastic waste exports to developing nations
The call was welcomed by campaign group A Plastic Planet
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News
Co-op partners with Deliveroo for rapid delivery in London
Deliveroo is also taking orders for convenience stores across the country supplied by the Co-op-owned buying group Nisa
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News
Tennent Caledonian hires Kenny Gray as MD for Scotland
Tennent has also hired a new commercial and marketing director
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News
Aldi UK marketing director Adam Zavalis leaves for Boots
Zavalis ‘played an important part in Aldi’s award-winning marketing team over the last six years’
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Analysis and Features
How Bargain Buys is turning Poundstretcher sales around
Opened under the name Bargain Buys, 45 new Poundstretcher stores are helping turn around a sales slump
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Comment and Opinion
How Aldi keeps getting things right
Aldi and Lidl have had a profound impact on our industry in the past five years, taking almost all the growth, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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News
Burton’s lands a catch at last with Thomas Fudge’s acquisition
After failing to land a number of key acquisition targets in recent years, Burton’s Biscuit Co has snapped up premium biscuit manufacturer Thomas Fudge’s from private equity owner Livingbridge.
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News
Ocado shares burnt by Andover blaze
Ocado boss Tim Steiner hailed the company’s “18-year overnight success” on Tuesday, but it was another overnight event that rocked the market this week.
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News
Supermarket prices rise again after Christmas cuts
The Grocer Price Index moved back into annual inflation of 0.4% in January compared with a 0.4% price drop in December
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News
Pork product duo turn to crowdfunding to improve scale
Serious Pig and Cannon & Cannon have both turned to the crowd to scale up their retail presence.
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News
Unilever moves into snacking with £150m Graze acquisition
The Anglo-Dutch group’s first deal under new CEO Alan Jope was sealed this week.
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News
Vaping uptake on the rise among older Brits
The proportion of e-cig users in early middle age has increased from 13% to 20% from 2016 to 2018
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Category Report
Smoke signals: tobacco category report 2019
From May, tobacco will be tracked using microprint, chemical markers and unique codes
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Category Report
In the spotlight: vaping category report 2019
Vaping is starting to take centre stage in supermarket strategy and display