All The Grocer articles in 17 December 2016 – Page 27
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Comment & Opinion
Return of the never-ending argument: the badger cull is back
Badger culling – that most inflammatory of topics – is back on the agenda this week
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News
City Snapshot: Ahold and Delhaize post pre-merger sales growth
The newly combined Ahold Delhaize (AD) has “kicked off with good momentum” after both Ahold and Delhaize Group reported strong second quarter results
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News
Media Bites 25 Aug: Tesco, Amazon, WH Group
Tesco has fired the latest salvo in what is being dubbed the “time wars” between food retailers by launching a same-day click and collect service for grocery orders.
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News
Swizzels adds Drumstick specials to Christmas line-up
buyAlso available is Swizzels Sweet Shop Favourites selection
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Comment & Opinion
Soho chefs are right to raise the profile of packaging waste
Ed Baines one of a number of high-profile chefs to campaign on the issue A call to end ‘the scourge of Soho’ landed on London mayor Sadiq Khan’s doormat yesterday. Signed by five influential signatories, the stirring prose demanded a ban on the ‘unsightly’ and ‘damaging’ blight ...
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News
Coca-Cola bottle the UK’s ‘most recognisable’ brand packaging
Toblerone’s triangle and the Marmite jar came second and third
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Feature Synopsis
Focus On Alcoholic Drinks: 8 October
Brits have knocked back an extra 22 million litres of supermarket bought booze in the past year. So which sectors, brands and retailers are driving this? And how is what Brits drink changing?
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Feature Synopsis
Focus On Confectionery: 1 October
Britain has the sweetest tooth in Europe, forking out more on confectionery than any other country. UK confectionery sales have risen to nearly £11.5bn, 5.6% more than in 2011. What’s driving this?
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News
Glorious! launches four-strong superfood-inspired range of soups
Each 600g pot contains two of your 5 a day
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News
Strong travel performance puts WH Smith on track
WH Smith (SMWH) has announced this morning it is on track to meet market expectations for its full-year trading after strong performance in its travel division
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News
Alex James made Jacobs ‘chief taste curator’ in lunch push
The musician and cheesemaker will create recipes for the snacks brand
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News
Media Bites 24 Aug: Supermarket sales, SABMiller, UK exports
The arrival of warm weather and a gold-tinged Olympics feelgood factor has boosted British supermarket sales over the past three months
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News
High Court backs SABMiller’s request to split crucial merger vote
The UK High Court has approved SABMiller’s plan to hold two separate shareholder votes on the AB InBev takeover deal, potentially putting the global mega-deal under threat.
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Comment & Opinion
Rise of contactless puts pressure on grocers to keep pace with the tap & go revolution
Shoppers spent £9.27bn on a total of 1.1 billion contactless payments in the first half of this year, overtaking the £7.75bn spent last year in total
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News
Asda sells off loss-making photo business for £5.35m
Asda has agreed to sell its photo division to Photo-Me for around £5.35m, the UK-listed photo company announced this morning.
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News
Beer and cider sales boosted by late blooming summer
Champagne sales also benefited from the sunny weather, with value up 4.9%
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News
Cocofina secures £75,000 investment from TV Dragons
Nick Jenkins and Sarah Willingham made a joint pledge in exchange for 20% of the business
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News
Onken makes play for breakfast on the go with porridge
Ready-to-eat Onken Porridge will launch in the UK this autumn
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News
Harviestoun Brewery puts two craft brew bestsellers into cans
Schiehallion and Bitter & Twisted are to roll into Tesco and Sainsbury’s across Scotland
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News
Media Bites 23 Aug: Supermarket price war, Contactless payments, Tourist spending
“Supermarket price war would kill profits”, writes The Times (£) this morning, warning that “the front line in the fight for food shoppers is about to get bloody”.