All The Grocer articles in 01 June 2024 – Page 3
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Comment & Opinion
How fmcg can take advantage of summer sporting events
The evolving consumer habits around major sporting events offer opportunities and challenges, says Ananda Roy, SVP of global thought leadership and strategic insights at Circana
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News
Rontec extends contract with Morrisons as it opens 100th Daily store
Rontec, Morrisons’ longest-standing Daily franchise partner, has also extended its contract with the supermarket to 2030
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News
Iceland Foods launches accelerator scheme for exclusive brands
Iceland will invest a minimum of £100,000 in helping brands develop exclusive products for its stores
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News
GCA postpones supplier survey due to general election
The Grocer understands the results of the annual YouGov survey, which were due to be published in the middle of June, will now not come out until the end of July at the earliest
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News
Hostility to UPFs in parliament growing amid ‘deafening’ industry silence
A white paper published by marketing and PR agency SPQR includes a forensic breakdown of all mentions of UPF in the current parliament
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News
Tesco in wind farm deal as it chases renewable energy target
The wind farm, being built by EDF Renewables UK, started construction this week and is due to become operational in 2026
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News
Glenshire Group bolsters leadership team as it grows estate
Starting next week in a newly created role, Aleksandra Copeland, formerly head of central operations at forecourt operator Applegreen, has been hired as group operations director
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News
Gym-goers ready meal delivery service rebrands to broaden appeal
Lions Prep – which has delivered more than seven million meals since its launch in 2016 – has changed its name to Frive
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News
Amazon Just Walk Out tech powering Milton Keynes supermarket
The supermarket – called The Corner Store – sees customers scan their credit card or mobile wallet at an entry gate, before taking items from shelves and leaving
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News
Co-op invests £6.4m to cut fruit & veg prices for members
Rolling out from this week, the exclusive discounts for members are as much as 44% compared with the standard price, and an average of nearly 20%
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News
Asda announces £50m store upgrade programme
The programme, starting at the Long Eaton store in Nottingham, will cover 170 stores in total and is expected to complete by the end of November
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News
Wet weather pushes wholesale veg prices by up to 66%
Crops including parsnips, cauliflowers, leeks and cabbage are all significantly up in price following the recent floods
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Comment & Opinion
Fairtrade’s Shared Impact will ensure long-term security for growers
The pressing issues faced by farmers have now reached a critical point that cannot be ignored, says Fairtrade Foundation associate director for sustainable sourcing Anna Mann
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News
Aldi 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
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News
Cathedral 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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News
M&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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Comment & Opinion
Food & 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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Comment & Opinion
Squeezy 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 & Opinion
What 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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KVI Tracker
Juice suppliers ‘exploring’ alternative fruit as orange futures hit new highs
Brazilian crop yields are expected to be their lowest in 36 years