All The Grocer articles in 13 May 2023
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Promotional FeaturesHow premium is winning with shoppers
Find out how premium brands are coming out on top, and what they have to offer consumers in there evolving behaviours.
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NewsMedia Bites 10 May: John Lewis Partnership, Sainsbury’s, John Allan
The boss of John Lewis will face a vote of confidence on Wednesday, amid growing staff anger at her leadership
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NewsPoundstretcher chief executive Derek Lawlor departs
It has been reported that Lawlor left following a difference of opinion with Poundstretcher owner Aziz Tayub
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NewsAsda continues rollout of Express convenience format
Asda opening Wiltshire site this month after setting its sights on 300 Express c-stores by the end of 2026
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NewsBAT appoints James Murphy as new research chief
James Murphy has been with BAT Group for more than 17 years in various senior roles
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NewsJeremy Clarkson said to be on Sunak’s guest list for ‘inflation summit’
It is understood the PM has cast the net far and wide for attendees to the event next Tuesday
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NewsTesco cuts bread and butter prices to match Sainsbury’s
The supermarket today announced it was reducing the price of loaves by 10p and taking the same amount off its core butter products
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Comment & OpinionUltra-processed food can be nutritious – depending on its makers’ motives
It’s not about UPF versus healthy, let alone debunked dead-ends like calories and HFSS, says Modern Baker co-founder Leo Campbell
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NewsElfBar pulls all TikTok marketing after breaching ad rules
Imperial Tobacco raised complaint with Advertising Standards Authority over vape brand’s day-in-the-life ad
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NewsPrinces signs pre-harvest supply contracts with tomato growers
Pricing has been set in collaboration with the Department of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Foggia
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NewsOutdated Defra systems accused of putting industry at risk
A report by parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has slammed the ‘inefficient and expensive’ systems
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NewsCrosta & Mollica launches chilled ready meals into Waitrose
The ready meals contain Italian ingredients and require ‘minimal preparation with maximum taste’, said the brand
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NewsFarming heads call for action on food security
Food bosses at the Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum criticised the government’s dismissal of a need for a national food strategy
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NewsSysco trialling bespoke butchery operation
The wholesaler has launched the project to provide a more personalised butchery proposition to local operators
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NewsJJ Foodservice launches premium seafood range
The new range includes whole lobster, scallops and crab meat and will be available for the wholesaler’s London customers
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NewsComfort reformulates fabric conditioners to improve fragrance
The conditioners are being sold in 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles featuring updated designs
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Comment & OpinionThe Sunak food summit should invite diverse voices from farmers to citizens
We need different voices pushing for diversity on our plates, biodiversity on and off farm, and diversity in our workforce, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Comment & OpinionAs report reveals IT catastrophe, is Defra fit for purpose?
With 14 million transactions per year carried out on paper, Defra seems ill-equipped to oversee food safety, animal welfare, food shortages, air quality and water suppliers
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NewsFilco says new Filcard loyalty scheme is boosting basket spend
The South Wales-based independent retailer has 2,000 shoppers signed up to the scheme
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NewsBonfire of EU red tape delayed after backlash
The government is scrapping the Retained EU Law bill’s ‘sunset’ clause