All The Grocer articles in 14 October 2023
Previous issues.
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NewsNyetimber set for ‘biggest ever’ wine harvest
It comes as production of English wine has increased by 130% in the space of five years
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NewsAldi kicks off festive worker hunt, offering 3,000 store roles
The discounter is looking to fill both temporary and permanent positions
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Feature SynopsisFocus on Plant Based Food & Drink: 11 November
Yhe dairy alternatives fixture is looking somewhat overgrown
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NewsCity snapshot: BlueNalu raises $33.5m to scale lab-grown seafood
Lab-grown seafood innovator BlueNalu has raised $33.5m in a series B funding round to continue progress towards launching its sustainable, high-end bluefin tuna across the world.
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NewsMedia Bites 9 October: Waitrose/Amazon, John Lewis, Sainsbury’s
Groceries from Waitrose could be sold via Amazon under a deal being discussed by the supermarket chain and the online retail group
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NewsJamie Oliver and Tesco join forces for advertiser-funded programming
Oliver and Tesco will next week launch Jamie’s 5 Ingredient Meals on Channel 4, which they said was aimed at helping consumers buy less food in their weekly shops
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NewsCurious Brewery and Wild Beer Co sold to St Peter’s Brewery
The sale means a second change of ownership in a year for The Wild Beer Co
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Comment & OpinionJLP’s next leader will need fresh ideas to earn back trust
The next leader must grasp the exceptional opportunity to recalibrate understanding of today’s customers, says Julie Oxberry, group CEO at Household
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NewsAsda accelerates move into convenience with first 11 Co-op conversions
The supermarket giant launched the first 11 sites last week, including in Yorkshire, Leicestershire, Lancashire, Somerset, London, Scotland, and Devon
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NewsLondon Essence expands Crafted Sodas range with two variants
The duo are sweetened naturally with fructose and contain less than 20 calories per 100ml
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News£3,550 a tonne: the society-changing value of industry’s food surplus fight
City Harvest has released research from leading consultant Bain, which shows its social return on investment has doubled since 2018
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NewsWaitrose and Amazon in talks over third-party tie-up
Both Amazon and Waitrose have declined to comment on the reports
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NewsWaitrose to use cow manure to power tractors at Leckford farm
The supermarket has installed a biomethane storage and extraction plant at its farm estate
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NewsCJ Lang buys convenience chain ScotFresh as it bolsters managed estate
Previously supplied by Booker, the acquisition will see ScotFresh’s nine stores and 130 colleagues supplied and served by CJ Lang’s distribution centre in Dundee
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NewsAber Falls gains Welsh whisky GI status
The brand was left off the initial list of products handed UK GI status in July
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NewsBooker marks 400th Budgens store opening
The store is owned by independent retailers Paul McKenna and Graeme Wilson, and was transformed from a garden centre following a £650,000 investment
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NewsM&S reusable container trial leads to ‘game-changing’ multi-retailer initiative
The scheme is now being opened up to other retailers and brands, who can register their interest by 30 October
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NewsMedia Bites 10 October: Ultra-processed foods, Labour, grape harvest
Ultra-processed foods including chocolate bars should be labelled as “addictive substances” to help tackle soaring global obesity rates, a team of scientists have argued.
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NewsCity snapshot: Supermarket sales growth rebounds despite falling inflation
Grocery price inflation fell for the seventh month in a row to 11% last month as take home grocery growth rose to 9.1%.
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NewsSarah Jessica Parker readies UK launch for lower-alcohol wine duo
Parker told The Grocer lower-alcohol products were ‘a growing part of the spirits and the wine industry’