All The Grocer articles in 06 February 2016
Previous issues.
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Feature Synopsis
Focus On Pasta & Pasta Sauces: 4 November
What inflation? As prices rise elsewhere in grocery, the average price of pasta is falling as retailers fight tooth and nail to keep hold of shoppers
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Comment & Opinion
Diversity doesn’t stop with gender… but it’s a good start
The BRC’s new gender diversity initiative is a timely reminder for the grocery industry to not go the same way as the IT crowd
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Analysis & Features
Britain’s ‘veg panic’ needs a little perspective
A shortage of fresh produce in UK supermarkets is creating havoc in the country, with lettuce and broccoli sales now being rationed in some supermarkets
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News
Media Bites 15 April: Unilever, Poundland, AB InBev, Mars
Unilever warns of fragile growth across emerging and developed markets; Poundland moves to reassures investors as sales slide; AB InBev strikes jobs agreement with South African government to ease through SABMiller takeover; and Mars introduces new labels for its brands.
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News
City snapshot: Adelie changes at the top as Freshpak concludes sale
The Grocer has two exclusive stories this morning on Adelie and Freshpak
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News
No G rolls gluten-free pies, quiches and tarts into Morrisons
The brand will be available in 355 stores around the UK
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News
Tim Steiner: supermarkets 'running out of price war ammo'
Ocado boss Tim Steiner has accused his supermarket rivals of ‘running out of ammo’
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Grocer 33
Asda Carlisle: Grocer 33 store of the week
Throughout January we’ve had lots of 50p lines across a whole range of essentials
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Category Report
Cooking sauces category report 2016
Are there any rays of sunshine in this commoditised sector?
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News
Premier symbol fascia gets updated look and mission-based layout
Booker has refreshed the Premier symbol fascia with an updated look and mission-based layout
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Category Report
Cooking sauces category report 2016
Value is evaporating from the cooking sauces market as shoppers go for cheaper alternatives
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Category Report
Fairtrade category report 2016
The coming end to EU sugar beet quotas in 2017 is already hitting Fairtrade sugar
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Comment & Opinion
How 'recruitment feng shui' can help harmonise business
Loss of a senior employee doesn’t always have to be a cause for high blood pressure and emergency board meetings
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Comment & Opinion
MSC's blue tick eco-label is credible and independent
If a product doesn’t carry MSC’s blue tick eco-label on the pack, retailers cannot claim it contains MSC-certified fish
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Analysis & Features
Lidl Deluxe Lemon & Raspberry Semifreddo: acid test
Meaning ‘half cold’, semifreddo is an Italian dessert similar to ice cream but not churned, and allowed to thaw slightly
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News
1 in 10 Brits believe fruit has no health benefits
The survey also revealed 13% did not consider sugar, processed foods or satfats to be bad for them
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Comment & Opinion
Retailers have to make 'healthy' exciting
The M&S Adventures in Food campaign started the year highlighting the virtues of healthy eating
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Comment & Opinion
Sunday trading debate is being politicised by George Osborne
Liberalisation of Sunday trading would achieve a sanitised, homogenised feel to the UK
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News
Kenyan tea prices eased by better harvest outlook
Kenyan tea prices have dropped below $3.50 per kg (£2.40) for the first time since last June