All The Grocer articles in 18 December 2021 – Page 6
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NewsMedia 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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NewsCity 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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NewsVita 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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NewsWalkers 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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Feature SynopsisFocus 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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NewsBudweiser 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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Feature SynopsisFocus On Easter and Spring: 22 January
What will the first potentially normal Easter for three years hold for grocery?
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Comment & OpinionGrocery 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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NewsGopuff 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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NewsMedia 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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NewsCity 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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NewsAlcohol-free spirits sales rocket in the run-up to festivities
Diageo’s recently launched non-alcoholic versions of its top spirit brands have stolen the lion’s share of sales in the supermarkets
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Grocer 33Asda has cheapest Christmas dinner (unless you have a Tesco Clubcard)
Our Christmas basket was £105 at Asda, £4.90 cheaper than Sainsbury’s
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NewsKarmacist secures £700k to bring world’s first nutrigenomics wellness supplement to market
Supplements producer Karmacist has raised £700,000 in a pre-seed round backed by former John Lewis Partnership chairman Charlie Mayfield.
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Grocer 33Christmas availability in good shape across the board as Tesco takes win
Tesco’s Extra in Toxteth, Liverpool, took the win with 83 points, aided by near-perfect stock availability
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NewsStraight & Narrow raises £180k to launch 0% range ahead of Dry January
The business, which attracted 120 investors on the Seedrs platform, will first bring six 70cl drinks to market, priced at £15 a bottle, with a further seven to follow.
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NewsBooker strike threatens 1,500 convenience stores at Christmas
Unite claims Booker has backtracked on a review of drivers’ pay in February
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NewsMPs demand urgent review of how government handling of pandemic has hit high streets
In a report published today, the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee says there should be an immediate “lessons learned” review of high street support
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NewsRapid delivery grocer Getir launches Christmas ad campaign
The song-filled ads will air tonight during Tipping Point and Grayson’s Art Club
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NewsSupermarket bosses sent ‘9,000’ emails urging Boxing Day store closures
The Grocer reported earlier this week how Organise, a UK campaigning network of over a million people, had rallied its members to send a standard email saying staff should have Boxing Day off