All The Grocer articles in 17 March 2018
Previous issues.
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NewsFood safety experts warn against inspection reforms
Food safety experts warn against inspection reforms
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NewsMoy Park and Tayto 'named and shamed' over underpayments
Northern Irish businesses among 179 companies singled out by Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy for underpaying staff
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NewsLidl to scrap 5p bags as part of move to reduce plastic
Lidl to scrap 5p bags as part of move to reduce plastic
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Feature SynopsisFocus on Soft Drinks: 14 April
The long-awaited sugar tax is finally hitting home. From 1 April, brands with more than 5g of added sugar per 100ml will be subject to a government levy.
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NewsWhy meat suppliers must wake up to alternative proteins
Beef + Lamb New Zealand has published an in-depth report on the future of alternative proteins. So what insights does it have for the meat industry?
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NewsMedia Bites 12 March: Morrisons, P&G, Consumer spending
Welsh ice cream and gluten-free pies from Yorkshire are some of the locally sourced products Morrisons will add to its shelves this week as its customers ask for more British food
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NewsCity snapshot: Retail footfall falls again in February
Retail footfall declined by 0.5% in February according to the latest BRC – Springboard footfall and vacancies monitor, though this latest decline marked an improvement on recent falls in shopper numbers. Plus, consumer spending made its weakest start to the year since 2012 and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsBenRiach adds 60.5% abv Batch 2 whisky to cask strength range
It rolls out this month into specialist retailers and independents
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NewsLucozade Sport kicks off £3.5m FitWater push
The cross-channel campaign includes outdoor ads ‘to appeal to the growing demand for functional drinks’
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NewsSauce Shop hits £150k crowdfund target in less than a week
The Nottingham condiments startup has closed its latest crowdfunding initiative 24 days early
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NewsCoffee cup debate: government shies away from 'latte levy'
Coffee cup debate: government shies away from ‘latte levy’
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NewsMüller makes first move into free-from with Lactose Free yoghurts
Müller Corner Lactose Free will go on sale in Asda from May in strawberry and red cherry flavours
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NewsViolence against shop workers on the increase
Injury to staff in all roles in retail doubled last year in violent attacks featuring knives and syringes
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NewsIceland wins landmark ratings battle over AHS refrigeration
The Supreme Court’s decision could lead to UK supermarkets and cold stores successfully appealing inflated rates bills..
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NewsMeal-kit operator Gousto secures £28.5m in new funding
Hargreave Hale joins existing investors in the company, Angel CoFund, MMC Ventures and BGF Ventures
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NewsFruittella adds first hard candy with sugar-free Fruit Drops
The two variants, Citrus Mix and Red Berry Mix, are sweetened with isomalt, acesulfame K and sucralose
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NewsSignature Flatbreads back in family control after Aryzta exit
UK-based flatbread supplier Signature Flatbreads is back under family control after a deal to buy out joint venture partner Swiss bakery giant Aryzta.
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NewsHeck to alter sausage pack artwork following Times article
Brand insists it has not misled consumers after article misled shoppers by suggesting all animals in its supply chain grazed outside
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NewsMedia Bites 13 March: Just Eat, Gousto, Chinese takeaways
Deutsche Bank has downgraded takeaway delivery firm Just Eat over £50m investment plan to fend off food delivery rivals Uber and Deliveroo
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NewsCity snapshot: Fever-Tree annual sales jump 66% but margins edge back
Drinks mixer supplier Fever Tree has announced yet another jump in sales, but a fall in its gross profit margin in its preliminary results. Plus, Greencore has announced a major restructure of its US operations and downgraded earnings expectations, Applegreen and CCR update the market and all the rest of this morning’s news from the City