All The Grocer articles in 17 December 2016 – Page 20
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NewsMedia Bites 14 Nov: Tesco, M&S, Birds Eye
Prosecutors will decide within weeks whether to pursue a plea arrangement with Tesco and bring further charges against former bosses over the profits scandal which plunged Britain’s biggest retailer into crisis in 2014.
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NewsGreencore swoops for $750m Peacock to "transform" US business
Greencore has announced the US$747.5m (£594.3m) acquisition of US convenience food supplier Peacock to “transform” its business in North America.
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NewsCity snapshot: Premier Foods sales and profits fall
Premier Foods recovery came to a halt in the first half as sales stalled and profits fell as unseasonably warm weather turned customers away from its gravy, stocks and puddings
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NewsDiscounter growth falls to lowest level for five years
Growth at Aldi and Lidl has slowed to the lowest level since the end of 2011 as Tesco and Morrisons have started to make steady recoveries, according to Nielsen retail performance data.
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NewsB&M Bargains profits from rapid store expansion but prices to rise
B&M Bargains warns prices in store are likely to rise in 2017 because of the slump in the value of sterling as sourcing from China gets more expensive.
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NewsPremier Foods looks to home advantage to battle price rises
CEO Gavin Darby said the Mr Kipling and Bisto maker was a different proposition to its multinational rivals thanks to 95% of its range being manufactured in the UK.
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NewsExports drive increased sales and profits at Moy Park
Third quarter sales edged up at Northern Irish chicken producer Moy Park as a jump in exports negated a fall in domestic sales volumes.
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NewsMedia Bites 16 November: Tesco, Premier Foods, B&M, BAT
The latest Kantar Worldpanel data, Premier Foods and B&M results, and the latest on the British American Tobacco offer for Reynolds all get a showing today.
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NewsCranswick makes move into Northern Ireland with Dunbia deal
Cranswick has snapped up the pork business of Northern Irish meat giant Dunbia for an undisclosed cash sum
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NewsMorrisons widens Amazon partnership with Prime Now store-pick service
Amazon Prime customers can now order a full Morrisons shop via the Prime Now app
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Analysis & FeaturesFrom free ice cream to street food in Bombay: the delicious foodie perks offered by food & drink industry employers
Our roundup of the best food-related employee benefits on offer in UK food & drink
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Comment & OpinionFoodie benefits can reap big rewards in staff loyalty. Pass the free beer!
‘Soft’ benefits rarely make the headlines but can add enormous value to employees
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NewsMedia Bites 17 Nov: Amazon, Morrisons, Ocado, Co-op
The papers concentrate their coverage of the Amazon and Morrisons one-hour delivery tie-up on the crash in Ocado’s share price the news caused.
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NewsCity Snapshot: Majestic Wine insists sales growth will boost profits after first half loss
Majestic Wine has posted a £4.4m first-half loss after weak commercial performance and the failure of a US marketing campaign despite sales growth of 13%.
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NewsWalmart warns Asda turnaround ‘will take time’ as like for likes fall 5.8%
Walmart stressed it remained confident in the management team and said progress had already been made
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Comment & OpinionMüller faces frothing in its non-aligned milk pool
After a relatively quiet past few months, there could be fresh stirrings of mutiny in the sector
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NewsMajestic Wine recovery on track despite plunging into the red
Majestic Wine insisted its turnaround strategy is working despite swinging to a loss in the first half, with the wine retailer at the “tipping point” of transforming growing sales into profits.
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NewsDove tackles body image anxiety in new campaign
The Unilever brand has called on businesses to take its Be Real Body Image Pledge
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NewsMedia Bites 21 Nov: Petrol prices, Business rates, Tesco
Morrisons is cutting the price of petrol to below £1 a litre for the first time since the Brexit vote, escalating a pre-Christmas price war among Britain’s biggest supermarkets.
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NewsIndustry groups hit out over curbs on business rates appeals
A collection of retail and leisure business groups have called on the UK government to rethink proposals that limit firms appealing that their categorisation of business rates is too high.