All The Grocer articles in 18 December 2021 – Page 14
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What to do if Christmas lines come late? Just ask Oops
Surplus food seller expects influx of late Christmas stock
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City Snapshot: Stocks crash on fears over new South Africa Covid variant
Food-to-go grocery stocks are amongst those shares that have plunged this morning on fears that a new Covid variant could lead to new restrictions on leisure and travel to mitigate its spread
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Media Bites 26 November: Huel, alcohol/crisps shortages, Greencore, Rémy Cointreau
The plant-based meal replacement maker Huel has hired bankers to advise on an initial public offering in London after a surge in popularity for its products in the pandemic fitness boom.
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Patrick Coveney leaves Greencore to join SSP Group as CEO
Greencore CEO Patrick Coveney is to leave the food-to-go specialist to take the reins at SSP Group
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Sports nutrition brand KBF Enterprises plans £1.5m expansion
The investment in its production capabilities would allow it to produce 150,000 snack bars per day, or 54 million per year, said KBF
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Tango vows return to Tesco after weeks of supply challenges
A spokesman for Tango owner Britvic told The Grocer the brand had “recently encountered a supply issue impacting the production of Tango Orange”
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City snapshot: Rémy Cointreau upgrades guidance as sales surge past pre-pandemic levels
French spirits player Rémy Cointreau has upgraded its full year guidance after first half revenues jumped 52% driven by the global recovery from Covid. Plus results from Paypoint, Mitchells & Butlers and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 25 November: Alcohol shortage, Lidl, Britvic
Britain is facing a Christmas alcohol shortage unless the government does more to address the lack of HGV drivers, a group of 48 wine and spirits companies have told the transport secretary.
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Online wine merchant seeks £150k to back mission to ‘eradicate wine snobbery’
UK online wine merchant Smashed Grapes has launched a £150k fundraising drive
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General Mills sells European dough business and Jus-Rol brand to Cérélia
General Mills has continued to streamline its portfolio of food assets with an agreement to sell its European dough businesses, which includes the Jus-Rol brand.
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Aldi launches Christmas click & collect slots
More than 200 Aldi stores across the UK offer click & collect
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Lidl GB CEO: this Christmas ‘much harder work’ than any before
Lidl is in a much better place than 12 weeks ago, and expects to a deliver a great Christmas for customers despite new isolated issues daily
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Naturya enters new categories with 20-strong range of ‘superfood solutions’
’Superfoods’ are set to follow ‘the same growth trajectory’ as protein, the brand has claimed
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Brits paying more to feed pets after Nestlé hikes cat and dog food prices
The fmcg giant – which owns Purina and Felix – upped the cost of the majority of its product ranges at the beginning of this month
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Asda appoints former M&S boss Stuart Rose as chairman
Rose is currently non-executive chairman of EG Group
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Media Bites 24 Nov: Asda/Stuart Rose, Pret A Manger, Pets at Home
Asda has appointed Stuart Rose, the Conservative peer and former boss of Marks & Spencer, as its first dedicated chairman in more than 20 years
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Comment & Opinion
Asda’s in-store pub shows it is thinking ahead as the craft beer boom slumps
The ‘pub’ in Asda’s Milton Keynes store could help inject some excitement and differentiation back into the craft beer category
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Princes launches platform to collaborate with retailers on NPD
The platform will provide access to a 3,000-strong consumer panel, which will be used to trial products and provide feedback
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Sun Valley Nut Co sold to German confectionery group Zertus
German food group Zertus has acquired The Sun Valley Nut Company as part of its push into healthier snacking in the UK
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The Real Olive Company seeks wider retail listings for NPD as it beats £200k crowdfunding goal
The producer of fresh, organic olives, olive oils and antipasti is overfunding for another two weeks and has currently raised more than £250k from 350 investors.