All The Grocer articles in 01 February 2025 – Page 3
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News
Science in Sport reset now ‘well underway’
The sports nutrition business saw revenue finally pick up in the second half of the year
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News
Montezuma’s back in black in first year after rescue
Revenues at the business surged in the year to 31 May 2024 to £10.8m – higher than at the chocolate maker’s peak – as new owner Paramount Retail Group focused on a turnaround
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Scottish salmon no longer needs to be labelled ‘farmed’, tribunal finds
A Defra lawyer said during the court hearing there was ‘no need for the PGI to include unnecessary pejorative words’
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Iceland scraps plastic-saving mince packs with return to ‘classic’ packaging
Iceland has reversed its plastic-saving move, posting on X: “You asked, we delivered. The classic mince packaging is back!”.
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KVI Tracker
Biscuit prices rocket by as much as 60% due to ingredient inflation
As many as 200 biscuit lines have risen in price in the traditional big four and Aldi this month
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News
Asda vows to be ‘cheapest’ as it brings back Rollback prices
The retailer is set to launch a new heavyweight advertising campaign fronted by Joe Wicks
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Booker invites catering customers in new money-saving campaign
The wholesaler is inviting new and existing customers to reach out to their local branches
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Harlech Foodservice secures two new ice cream supplier contracts
The wholesaler has added family-run Sidoli’s to its roster of ice cream suppliers
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Comment & Opinion
Gaming set-ups are an untapped opportunity for fmcg
The gaming set-up has become a canvas for self-expression and brands can integrate themselves by understanding what gamers want, says Emma Thompson, head of agency at Golley Slater
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News
Coca-Cola Europacfic Partners recalls ‘small number’ of soft drinks over chlorate fears
The recall is limited to 6x250ml Appletiser multipacks, and tall imported Coca-Cola and Sprite cans
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Gusbourne falls back on DTC as wine sales stutter
Direct sales now make up a third of the English wine maker’s revenue
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Greencore delivers positive Q1 but warns of ‘unprecedented’ labour cost challenges
Sandwich maker Greencore has reaffirmed its full-year guidance following a ‘strong’ first quarter with volumes growing ahead of the market
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City snapshot: Fever-Tree shares up 16% after Molson Coors buys stake
Molson Coors is buying a 8.5% stake in Fever-Tree for £71m as part of a long term partnership in the US, Liberation Labs closes a $50.5m fundraise, and retail crime hits all time high.
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News
Media Bites 30 January: shoplifting, job cuts and Lidl’s first pub
The papers have been focusing on Tesco job cuts, a steep rise in violent shoplifting and the continued fallout from last year’s October budget
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Molson Coors buys 8.5% stake in Fever-Tree as part of US tie-up
Fever-Tree co-founder and CEO Tim Warrillow called it a ‘transformational step’
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Cocoa-free chocolate maker Win-Win appoints Mark Golder as CEO
Golder brings over 30 years’ experience to the role
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Häagen-Dazs adds stick format for ‘fan favourite’ ice creams
The launch is being backed by a ‘six-figure’ campaign
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Category Report
All out of luck? Household paper products category report 2025
Loo roll brands have lost unit share to cheaper own label. How can they revive their fortunes?
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News
Pret a Manger opens first shop in Africa, in Johannesburg
South Africa is the 20th international market for the sandwich chain
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Waitrose gives farmers biodiversity boost with free mapping tools
Waitrose farm suppliers will now get free access to Land App’s digital mapping tools