Elinor Zuke
Elinor is senior reporter at The Grocer. She covers Independent retailers and wholesalers, off licences, the food service sector, logistics, pricing and promotions.
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NewsBrits buying just a third of recommended veg amount
Think tank the Food Foundation has launched a new online toolkit to help retailers sell more veg
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Shoppers to cut back on 'too expensive' fresh fruit & veg
One third of the 2,009 people who took part in the survey said they had cut down on sugar in the past year
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Aldi overtakes M&S and Waitrose in customer service ranking
The supermarkets with the lowest customer service levels were Tesco, Asda and the Co-op
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The Climate Group reaches 100 members as Carlsberg signs up
RE100 members together will create demand for 146 terawatt hours of renewable electricity annually
- People News
Aldi seeks 4,000 new staff in recruitment drive
The roles are predominantly for store assistants, assistant store managers and deputy store managers
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Breakfast cereal prices fall as retailers chase volume
Major mults have been lowering the price of cereals in a bid to stay ahead in the supermarket price war
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Kellogg's goes on the offensive with 60% increase in deals
Kellogg’s leapt from 10th to fifth place with 162 featured space promotions
- Analysis & Features
Pork farmers earning less despite on-shelf price rises
As pig farmers warn of a mass exodus amid plummeting farmgate prices, fresh pork prices on the shelf have increased
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Tesco leads the multiples on offering deeper discounts
The mults’ promotional strategies are once again under intense scrutiny
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New year willpower tested as mults cut deals on fruit
Shoppers with healthy eating aspirations would do well to avoid a trip to the supermarkets this month
- Analysis & Features
Mults go big on deals but opt for shallower cuts
The mults ramped up discounting over the crucial four weeks spanning Christmas and new year
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Sainsbury's takes the lead as most mults hike promotions
The big four are cutting more prices in an attempt to regain ground before the year’s end
- Analysis & Features
Christmas dinner getting cheaper as turkeys fall 9% per kilo
Shoppers are in for a cheaper Christmas dinner with prices of festive favourites being kept down across the big four
- Analysis & Features
An End to Hedging
A new bakery, deli and butchers’ counter has helped Noel Kavanagh’s former Somerfield achieve massive sales growth…
- Category Report
Savoury pies & meat snacks: Succour for Pukka amid pie declines
Meat and wheat have been two of the ingredients worst hit by inflation this year…
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Health Lottery rapped over mortgage ad
The Health Lottery has been reprimanded by the ASA for implying that buying a lottery ticket is a solution to financial worries and security.
- Comment & Opinion
Value for money?
Several newspapers have run stories this week about own brand budget lines getting more expensive at the supermarkets…
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2 Sisters strike called off as negotiations continue
A planned strike by 1,200 workers at 2 Sisters Food Group has been called off by union Unite as negotiations with management progress.
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Customs make major illicit alcohol seizure in the Midlands
Customs officers have seized enough illegal alcohol to fill an articulated lorry at a self storage facility in West Bromwich.
- Analysis & Features
What does Ken's move mean for Greggs... and for Brakes?
News that Ken McMeikan had quit as Greggs CEO to move to Brakes was greeted…
