All The Grocer articles in 18 December 2021 – Page 11
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Carlsberg Marston’s to close London Fields Brewery with view to sale
The move “in no way reflects upon the hard work and dedication” put into building the brand, said CMBC boss Paul Davies
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Nuud wins £750k investment in funding round led by Candy Kittens founders
Jamie Laing and Ed Williams said they had been “immediately impressed with the strength of the Nuud brand”
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Tesco facing industrial action at another nine DCs in run-up to Christmas
Usdaw members at the nine DCs are set to join Unite members already planning walkouts at another four
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Feature Synopsis
Focus On Ready Meals and Soups: 8 January
Soup makers are offering more functional benefits, new formats and more plant-based flavours. Is this the next generation of soups?
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City snapshot: Grocery sales fall back despite mounting price inflation
Grocery sales fell by 3.8% in the last 12 week period, according to Kantar, despite inflation rising to its highest level since June 2020.
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Media Bites 7 December: Tesco, Spar, Sainsbury’s, AG Barr, Boots
The risk that Tesco will be severely hit by strike action in the crucial pre-Christmas period has escalated dramatically, after the number of distribution centres facing staff walkouts more than tripled to 13 – more than half the total.
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Comment & Opinion
Why we should be optimistic about the future of food
By leveraging science it is possible to create a sustainable future where food security is the benchmark and not the goal, says Abigail Stevenson of the Mars Advanced Research institute
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Asda offering 10% Christmas discount to NHS and emergency service workers
The supermarket will take 10% off shopping bills over the Christmas period for holders of a ‘Blue Light Card’
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Mindful Chef claims category first by introducing carbon labels to its recipe kits
The labels would enable customers to select recipes which were in line with the WWF’s target of reducing dietary-related emissions, said Mindful Chef
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Alcohol-free brewery Drop Bear achieves B Corp status
The Swansea-based brand achieved a score of 83.9
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Inspired Pet Nutrition acquires Pet Food UK as it kicks off buy-and-build strategy
Inspired Pet Nutrition has snapped up Barking Heads dog food maker Pet Food UK as part of a buy-and-build strategy to create a player of significant scale in the category.
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Tesco facing Christmas shortages over strike action, warns union
Over 1,000 warehouse workers and HGV drivers have voted to strike over a 4% pay rise offer
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Campaign group aims to ‘inundate’ supermarket bosses with demands for Boxing Day closures
Organise – a campaigning network of over a million people across the UK – is urging its members to directly email CEOs with a standard message
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City Snapshot: Irn-Bru owner AG Barr acquires 60% stake in Moma to enter plant-based milk market
AG Barr has taken an initial 60% equity stake in Moma Foods, with a path to full ownership agreed over the next three years as part of the deal. Plus, Unite threatens strike action at Tesco warehouses ahead of Christmas and Just Eat Takeaway hit by broker downgrade.
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Media Bites 6 Dec: Walgreens/Boots, Tesco, Omicron
The parent company of Boots, Britain’s biggest high street chemist, is to explore a sale of the business next year that could value it at well over £5bn
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Cost price increases up by double digits Greencore warns
Greencore said packaging and labour costs had increased, leaving it no choice but to increase prices
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Asda trials GoodMaps wayfinding app at Stevenage store
The app can pinpoint a user’s location to within a metre and communicates directions to an object or area via audio, enlarged visual, and touch commands
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L’Oréal to launch ‘The Marsh Mellow’ make-up in UK despite US trademark dispute
The cosmetics giant has applied to register the name as a trademark with the International Property Office under class 3, covering face make-up preparations
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Robinsons Squash struggles with pineapple juice shortage
Over recent weeks retailers have struggled to get hold of one of its core squash lines
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Lidl minimum store size now 18,000 sq ft to fit more SKUs
The discounter’s minimum desired unit size outside London has grown from 14,000 sq ft to 18,000 sq ft