All The Grocer articles in 16 November 2019
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News
Poundland shifts aim to top-up grocery missions
Mat Ankers said new price points had allowed Poundland to introduce enough new lines to cater for the “top-up convenience” mission
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News
Retailers urge caution over Labour’s Apprenticeship Levy plans
Climate apprenticeships would be part-funded by diverting 25% of the funds employers already set aside through the Apprenticeship Levy
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News
Waitrose to trial new store format with John Lewis products
A second trial will launch on 29 November
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Comment & Opinion
Wine experiment is one giant leap for booze lovers
Last week Bogof questioned the scientific necessity of sending an oven to space
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Comment & Opinion
Quality Street makes for a festive fry
It’s not Christmas unless a plucky fish & chip shop owner has decided to horrifically deep-fry something festive
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Comment & Opinion
The Glenlivet pops up with a real thriller
Seemingly out of nowhere, whisky brand The Glenlivet has popped up with a genuinely thrilling ad
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News
Fuller’s London Pride in 60th anniversary marketing campaign
Asahi UK claims the campaign will reach more than 2.5 million of the UK’s adult population
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News
Poundland, B&M and Home Bargains slammed for selling caged hen eggs
All the UK’s major supermarkets have either stopped selling eggs from caged hens or pledged to go cage-free
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Comment & Opinion
Dispatches: The Secrets of Amazon barely lifts the lid
An undercover reporter spent four weeks at an Amazon warehouse, but the online behemoth’s supposed evils were skipped over at rapid rate
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Analysis & Features
ASF crisis set to swell pork & poultry production in Europe
Despite expected growth across nearly all regions, global meat production will fall
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Comment & Opinion
What are the big brands doing about black plastic?
Supermarkets have made strides on black plastic removal. Suppliers must catch up
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Comment & Opinion
Burger King’s Vegetarian Butcher deal is a massive coup for Unilever
The unfancied brand will now have a presence in 2,500 fast food outlets in Europe
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My Alternative CV
Hannah McCollum, Chic P, on Westlife, labradors and The Sound of Music
‘My first job was in an old-fashioned sweet shop at age 12’
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News
Welsh indie Filco Market to reopen fire-damaged store
Filco Bryntirion suffered extensive smoke and heat damage in the fire
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Category Report
Remaking the classics: savoury pastries & meat snacks category report 2019
Revamping old favourites doesn’t always go down well – but in savoury pastries, the spirit of reinvention is sending sales soaring
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News
Supermarkets warned to act now to prevent tuna stocks ‘collapse’
A draft report by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission claims Spanish vessels illegally caught 13,000 tonnes of Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna in 2018
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Grocer 33
Asda way out in front for its fourth consecutive win
A Rollback deal on Absolut vodka helped win it for Asda this week
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News
Müller Milk & More shifts into low-alcohol craft beer delivery
As of last week, three of Big Drop’s 0.5% brews are available to order through Milk & More’s website
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Analysis & Features
Is the Conservatives’ promise on SAWS expansion enough?
Boris Johnson might have finally listened to the concerns of British growers, but does his new pledge go far enough?
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News
Kers plays down Singh rift rumours as 2 Sisters profits rise
Kers insisted the pair work ‘closely together’ leveraging each other’s strengths