All The Grocer articles in 01 June 2024 – Page 2
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NewsSainsbury’s promotion sees ‘Nectar Purple’ cans hidden in Diet Coke multipacks
Shoppers can win £100 of Nectar Points by finding a purple can
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NewsM&S to invest £30m in new and existing London stores
New fresh-market style Foodhalls are set to open in Sidcup and Friern Barnet, while branches in Chancery Lane, Teddington, Blackheath and Islington are among those in line for modernisation
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Comment & Opinion£700m for Princes suggests the deal famine could be over
After plenty of twists and turns, Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi has secured a deal to sell its canned food giant Princes in a deal that augurs well for the long-awaited uptick in food and drink dealmaking to finally take hold
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NewsUsdaw slams government for ‘political stunt’ as Criminal Justice Bill is dropped
Usdaw ‘not convinced they ever intended to follow through’ on the promise of a standalone offence for assaulting a shopworker
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NewsMedia Bites 29 May: Ocado, Fever-Tree, Online food delivery
Ocado is set to drop out of the FTSE 100 after six years. as it is poised to get booted out when the latest reshuffle takes place in June
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NewsAll Things Butter launches Cinnamon Bun flavoured butter
The brand claims the new Cinnamon Bun Butter marks the creation of a new supermarket category
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NewsWilko set to expand grocery partnership with Iceland Foods
The move is an extension of an established partnership between Iceland and Wilko owner CDS Superstores
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NewsThousands of firms facing legal action over missing packaging data as deadline looms
The Grocer understands the deadline will not be extended again
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NewsBroadland Drinks seeks to shake up French wine with Anarchy launch
A trio of serves in lightweight bottles are available via wholesale now
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NewsPetrol pump prices not falling as quickly as wholesale costs, says AA
‘When a drop in wholesale costs equivalent to a £2 saving from a tank of fuel barely shows weeks later, it looks very much like the same old story,’ said an AA spokesman
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NewsAnglesey cheese plant Mona Dairy on brink of collapse
Directors at the plant said they had failed to source sufficient short-term funding for it to keep functioning in its current form
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NewsLabour ready to revive Henry Dimbleby’s plans for wave of HFSS taxes
“I think there is a real prospect that a Labour government will revisit the sugar tax,” said one top industry source
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Comment & OpinionNatasha Clinical Trial shows a new way forward on food allergies
Doctors say they are already seeing children on the trial who are able to tolerate the foods which previously would have triggered a severe allergic reaction, says Nadim Ednan-Laperouse, co-founder of the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation
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KVI TrackerJuice suppliers ‘exploring’ alternative fruit as orange futures hit new highs
Brazilian crop yields are expected to be their lowest in 36 years
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Comment & OpinionWhat Leadsom, Gove and Eustice brought to Defra in their reign
As parliament is prorogued this week, we say goodbye to former Defra secretaries Andrea Leadsom, Michael Gove and George Eustice, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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Comment & OpinionSqueezy butter – perfect for home bakers or just plain wrong?
The new Anchor Squeezy product, where Arla has ‘taken our delicious butter and popped it into a bottle’, will hit the mults in July
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Comment & OpinionFood & drink needs to get ahead of the UPF debate
Everywhere you look – in the media, online, and in the bookshop window – we’re confronted with warnings about ultra-processed foods, says Tom Horsman, director at SPQR Agency
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NewsM&S announces Alison Dolan as new CFO
Dolan is currently CFO of leading digital property portal Rightmove, a post she has held since 2020
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NewsCathedral City launches TV advertising campaign
The adverts will run throughout May, June and July across national TV slots and social media
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NewsAldi invests £750m in 20-year partnership with UK apple grower
The new 20-year deal will see the introduction of the ‘Aldi Orchard’ – a 200-acre plot on New Green Farm in Gravesend