All The Grocer articles in 18 December 2021 – Page 10
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City snapshot: Hilton agrees €90m deal for Dutch salmon producer Foppen
Hilton Food Group is making its first foray into North America with acquisition of international smoked salmon producer Dutch Seafood Company, trading as Foppen. Plus ABF issues trading update ahead of AGM.
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Media Bites 10 December: Plan B, gig economy, avian flu, Spam
The papers continue to focus on the fallout from the introduction of the government’s Plan B to tackle to Omicron variant.
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Gopuff appoints former MP Luciana Berger as corporate affairs chief
She joins from global communications firm Edelman, where she has been MD, advocacy and public affairs, since May last year
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Comment & Opinion
Grocery suppliers and retailers can help eliminate plastics from agriculture
“Soils are one of the main receptors of agricultural plastics and are known to contain larger quantities of microplastics than oceans,” according to the UN FAO
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Feature Synopsis
Focus On Easter and Spring: 22 January
What will the first potentially normal Easter for three years hold for grocery?
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Budweiser Brewing Group appoints new UK&I president
Brian Perkins, a 10-year veteran of the Budweiser and Stella owner, has been promoted from zone Europe commercial and marketing VP
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Focus On Cereals Including on the Go: 22 January
As cereal faces down looming HFSS regulations, how will brands and retailers respond?
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Walkers crisps shortage set to extend deep into January
The crisps giant has been struck by supply issues since October - understood to be the result of an SAP upgrade at owner PepsiCo
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Vita Coco duo launch non-HFSS cereal brand Surreal
Surreal will debut with four flavours, none of which contain sugar and are touted as offering 13g protein and 5g net carbs per bowl
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City snapshot: Packaging demand boosts sales and profits at DS Smith
FTSE 100 packaging player DS Smith grew revenues and profits at a double-digit rate in the first half of its financial year driven by strong demand from the ’resilient’ fmcg sector.
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Media Bites 9 December: Plan B, Tesco, SSP, Nestle
Boris Johnson has been accused of wrecking the hospitality industry “to save his own skin” after announcing new Covid restrictions that threaten to wipe £8bn off its sales at the height of the festive season.
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Heather Mills sells 25% stake in VBites to Intersnack owner Pfeifer & Langen
The €3bn-plus turnover conglomerate plans to use its might to accelerate growth of the plant-based cheeses and fish-free products part of Mills’ group
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Aldi CEO Giles Hurley reassures customers discounter will have plenty of Christmas supplies
It comes in a week of warnings strike action could lead to shortages at some other supermarkets
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Crackd reformulates to make its vegan egg substitute ‘more eggy’
The original was designed with baking in mind, until ‘Instagrammers found out they could scramble it’
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Meatless Farm appoints Dior Decupper as first global CEO
Dior Decupper was formerly Upfield GM for Benelux and France
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Media Bites 8 Dec: Strikes, Inflation, Booths
Asda has joined Tesco in facing the prospect of strike action ahead of the key Christmas trading season
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City Snapshot: McColl’s warns of continued supply chain disruption as revenues fall by £140m
McColl’s has warned it will continue to be hit by supply chain shortages as the c-store group revealed revenues tumbled 11.2% to £1.1bn in 2021. Plus, SSP sinks to another loss of more than £400m, and Nestle sells 4% of its L’Oreal holding.
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McCain Foods acquires $55m minority stake in Strong Roots to drive growth and foodservice push
Strong Roots would continue to operate in an independent capacity, but McCain would work with it to ‘provide plant-based, environmentally responsible, positive food choices’, it said
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Brothers Drinks brings Babycham back under control of Showering family
Cider producer Brothers Drinks has acquired iconic sparkling perry brand Babycham from current owner Accolade Wines for an undisclosed sum.
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Feature Synopsis
Focus On Jams, Spreads and Honey: 15 January
The lockdown surge in home-baking is over. So how can jams, spreads and honeys reinvent themselves?