All The Grocer articles in 17 December 2022 – Page 14
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Media Bites 16 November: avian flu, Imperial Brands, champagne, Ocado
The avian flu outbreak is leaving high-end butchers struggling to source hand-reared and organic birds, while eggs shortages hit supermarkets and hospitality.
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Big Drop secures seven-figure funding to boost alcohol-free beer supermarket listings
Alcohol-free craft brewer Big Drop has smashed a multimillion-pound crowdfunding target
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Sterling Meat Company to boost high street presence with NPIF funding
Northern butchers chain Sterling Meat Company is expanding its food-to-go format after securing a £500k investment
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City snapshot: Supermarket volumes set to fall this Christmas as shoppers retreat from rising prices
Shoppers will buy less and more carefully this Christmas as the rising price of groceries continues to put pressure on households, according to the latest industry research. Plus, full-year profits tumble at Imperial Brands and Wincanton posts strong first half
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Media Bites 15 November: Oatly, Ocado, inflation, Pladis
A busy morning in the papers takes in tumbling shares at Oatly, Ocado’s ambitions in Asia and soaring prices for food brands.
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Oatly plans redundancies on downgraded outlook and spiralling losses
Oatly is planning to slash its employee headcount as part of a package of cost-cutting measures
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Vegan ready meal brand Allplants makes retail debut
The move into retail would help it reach ‘even more plant-curious people’ and prove frozen food was far ‘healthier and tastier’ than people often perceived, said the brand
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Asahi to launch alcohol-free Super Dry 0.0% beer
The launch forms part of Asahi Europe & International’s Legacy 2030 ambition to make 20% of its portfolio alcohol-free by the end of the decade
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Birds Eye sales growth freezes as demand falls from pandemic highs
Revenues at Birds Eye have fallen for the first time in four years
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Humble Warrior closes third funding round to scale functional drinks brand
The third funding round at the company sees Nando’s grocery CEO Georg Gruber join as executive chairman and investor
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City snapshot: Cake Box profits squeezed by rising costs
Profits have crumbled at fresh cream cakes retailer Cake Box as rising ingredients costs and low consumer confidence put pressure on the group’s bottom line. Plus, PZ Cussons agrees a new £325m credit facility
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Media Bites 14 November: Autumn Statement, M&S, Morrisons
It is a quiet weekend in the papers for fmcg news as headlines focus on the upcoming Autumn Statement.
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Christmas adverts reviewed: can anyone best Asda’s Buddy the Elf?
This year supermarkets must balance lush festive ads against a public struggling with costs. Did they live up to the challenge?
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Deliveroo launches ‘Collecteroo’ food bank collection service with Trussell Trust
The Collecteroo service runs for five days in December in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Cardiff
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Bakkavor plans closure of Leicester and Sutton Bridge sites, putting 900 jobs at risk
The ready meals and fresh foods producer is to begin a 45-day consultation period with staff
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Britvic on the hunt for new CFO as Joanne Wilson steps down
Wilson will remain with Britvic until the end of her notice period in May 2023
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Lindsay Boswell to step down as CEO at food redistribution charity FareShare
Boswell this week announced he would step down from the helm of FareShare, a role he has held since 2010
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City snapshot: OC&C 150 illustrates pre-crisis recovery for big food businesses
The UK’s 150 biggest suppliers bounced back to the industry’s highest growth rate for three years ahead of the cost-of-living crisis earlier this year.
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Media Bites 11 November: Tampon tax, B&M, WH Smith, Haleon
A full morning of fmcg news in the papers picking up on the latest results from B&M, WH Smith and Haleon as well as a report showing retailers failed to pass on tax savings on tampons.
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Swedish coffee brand Löfbergs makes UK debut with Tesco and Ocado listings
Löfbergs UK MD Wilson Clarke said he was ‘excited to show off a taste of Swedish heritage to the British people’