All The Grocer articles in 18 December 2021 – Page 3
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NewsCity Snapshot: McColl’s expands Morrisons Daily conversion programme
Embattled McColl’s Retail Group has agreed an extension with wholesale partner Morrisons to convert a further 100 of its stores to the Morrisons Daily fascia. Plus, AG Barr upgrades full-year profit expectations as recovery continues.
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NewsMedia Bites 29 Nov: Asda/EG Group, Black Friday, Gail’s Bakery
The billionaire Issa brothers are weighing up a merger of Asda and their petrol station business EG Group, which would value the combined business at £26bn
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NewsBol gets major range refresh with round of new recipes
The plant-based brand has added seven new SKUs
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NewsTideford Organics appoints new head of sales and marketing manager
It has appointed Russ Fowlkes, formerly of Panesar Foods, and Christine Forrest, formerly of Pasta King
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NewsEco-cleaning brand Neat lands at Tesco
The listing exemplified Tesco’s desire to ‘encourage shoppers to make sustainable swaps’, said Neat
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NewsHofmeister mascot George the Bear returns as brand launches £600k funding round
It had ‘spotted a clear gap in the market to catapult a Bavarian beer to the same level of success seen by its counterparts from other European countries’, Hofmeister said
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NewsFace mask rules: retailers ‘extremely concerned’ about abuse of staff
ACS CEO James Lowman said retailers would not challenge shoppers breaking the rules
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NewsIrn-Bru maker AG Barr’s shares fizz higher on profits upgrade
The group continued to benefit from the return of trading with the hospitality industry and consumers drinking out of the home again.
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NewsAsda charters cargo ship to shore up Christmas supply
Asda has chartered its own cargo ship to protect the availability of key festive products including decorations, toys, clothing and gifts
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NewsMedia Bites 30 November: AG Barr, Asda, Omicron variant, SSP Group
AG Barr, Asda and the new Covid variant all come under the media glare this morning.
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NewsCity snapshot: Greencore returns to profit on food to go recovery
Food to go specialist Greencore has returned to profit as revenues recovered due to the relaxation of Covid restrictions. Plus, updates from Treatt, Marston’s and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsNutrisure claims UK first with ‘superfoods’ range for over-50s
Called SuperAge, the brand would meet ’the daily health and wellbeing needs’ of older, affluent customers, said Nutrisure
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NewsAldi trials new ‘supersized’ trolley to highlight extra Specialbuys throughout December
The discounter will be adding new lines to its Specialbuys range more frequently throughout December, making each Tuesday an ‘on-sale’ day, along with the usual Thursday and Sunday
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NewsEG Group hails performance of foodservice brands in Q3
Revenues at EG Group soared more than 20% in the third quarter thanks to its growing foodservice business
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NewsCity Snapshot: Food prices soar in November and set to get worse over Christmas - BRC
Shoppers are likely to pay more for their Christmas dinner this year as food prices rocketed to their highest levels in more than a year.
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NewsMedia Bites 1 Dec: Inflation, Christmas Retail, Sainsbury’s
British households are facing a more expensive Christmas shop after labour shortages and surging costs pushed retail prices higher
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NewsLucky Saint to become official beer of Dry January
The alcohol-free brand has inked a deal with Alcohol Change UK to front the campaign
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NewsSeedrs snapped up by US fintech firm Republic in $100m deal
Republic said it expected the deal with Seedrs to lead to new innovations and products for European investors and private businesses
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NewsO’Brien Fine Foods eyes UK expansion with Bearfields of London acquisition
Bearfields supplies cooked and raw ham to customers, including Lidl and Costco, as well as pub and café groups, catering businesses and independent retailers
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NewsMedia Bites 2 December: Omicron, Selfridges, Seedrs, Pets at Home
The Omicron coronavirus variant threatens to intensify imbalances that are slowing growth and raising costs, the OECD said on Wednesday as it significantly increased its inflation forecasts from three months ago.