All The Grocer articles in 17 December 2022 – Page 26
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BrewDog marketing chief Dan Jones leaves to join Small Beer Co
Small Beer Co co-founder Felix James said the business was “beyond excited to welcome Dan as the latest addition to our executive team here at the brewery”.
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Nestlé appoints three executives to senior team
Nicholas Wahli has been made MD for Cereal Partners Worldwide, while Alex Gonnella has been promoted to group marketing director
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Nisa invests £5m into Co-op own-label pricing
The move marks the first major strategy initiative be be announced by new MD Peter Batt
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Aunt Bessie’s teams up with RNIB to create accessible packs for visually impaired people
The brand has launched new packs with Navilens technology, which helps visually impaired and blind shoppers find products in store and allows on-pack information to be heard instead of read
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Belazu and Miso Tasty team up for limited-edition cooking paste
Source: Belazu/Miso Tasty The NPD is said to be a “magical” combination of the brand’s hero products Upmarket ingredients company Belazu has teamed up with Miso Tasty to launch a Miso Harissa Cooking Paste. The limited-edition NPD is billed as the first of its kind and a ...
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City snapshot: Hot summer and off-trade reopening boost AG Barr
AG Barr has posted strong first half growth as out-of-home consumption rebounded and the soft drinks maker benefited from the warm summer weather. Plus SSP Group sees travel rebound, new interim CEO at Domino’s and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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Media Bites 27 September: Unilever, Aldi, Sainsbury’s
The papers focus on the retirement of Unilever boss Alan Jope and plummeting profits at Aldi.
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‘They’re using us as a first-stop shop.’ How Aldi is changing the way we shop
Aldi’s UK & Ireland boss said the retailer was seeing ‘unprecedented’ changes in shopping behaviour
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Aldi boss admits store opening programme more challenging than expected, as it misses target
The discounter was aiming to have 1,000 UK stores by 2022 but currently has only 970, with another 16 to be opened this year
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Terry’s launches vegan Chocolate Orange bar
The team had aimed to make the taste ’as close as possible to the original’, using the same real orange oil
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City snapshot: UK profits plunge at Aldi as investment in price hits bottom line
Aldi suffered a near 80% drop in operating profits in 2021 as sales flatlined ahead of a strong rebound in growth in 2022. Elsewhere, Alan Jope to retire from Unilever, Sainsbury’s scraps property sale, updates and Finsbury Food Group and Chapel Down and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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Media Bites 26 September: Morrisons, Pound, Christmas retail
Morrisons’ private equity owners have asked hundreds of staff to invest thousands of pounds of their own money in the business
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Meat snacking brand The Curators enters plant-based with trio of Veggie Puffs
The HFSS-compliant snacks are made from peas and provide 10g protein per pack
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Biscuits sales decline hits Pladis recovery
Revenues at Pladis have crumbled due to falling demand for biscuits in the wake of the pandemic and the impact the McVitie’s owner pushing through price increases
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Nestlé UK revenues approach £2bn after out-of-home rebound
The rebound in out-of -home sales and hybrid working habits helped Nestlé UK grow revenues to near £2bn last year, but mounting cost pressures suppressed profits
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Mini budget slammed as missed chance to fix business rates
BRC CEO Helen Dickinson said retailers would have to pass the rising bill on to shoppers
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Aldi rolling out soft plastic collection points to nearly all stores
Aldi said it expected to collect up to 1,000 tonnes of plastic a year once the bins were installed in over 800 stores
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What Truss’s HFSS offensive tells us about the new government
The procedural issues of changing policy will not stand in the way of Truss and her team’s unwavering dogma, says Adam Isaacs of Dentons Global Partners
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Global 50 report shows strong growth for consumer giants
The globe’s consumer goods giants hit their highest growth levels for a decade last year amid a post-Covid resurgence according to the OC&C/Grocer Global 50
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Media Bites 23 September: Morrisons, Consumer confidence, Lidl
Trevor Strain, Morrisons’ chief operating officer and previously its finance chief, is reportedly close to finalising his departure