All The Grocer articles in 18 May 2024
Previous issues.
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NewsLidl staff to get third pay rise in 12 months
The move is set to make Lidl the joint-highest paying supermarket alongside Aldi
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InterviewsKaan Hendekli on JJ Foodservice’s puzzling pathway to growth
JJ Foodservice has just acquired Gatelands Supplies – and is on the hunt for more ways to drive growth. Its COO talks acquisitions, technology and service
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NewsThe Grocer Gold Awards 2024 shortlist unveiled
In total 125 companies are represented in the shortlists for the 35 awards
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Comment & OpinionFive years and £50m looks ambitious to do away with seasonal labour
One wonders what a £50m investment in funding to accelerate farm automation over the next five years might achieve
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NewsThe Salad Project partners with Deliciously Ella on plant-based menu
The quick service restaurant will offer four new colourful salads designed by plant-based champion Ella Mills
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NewsEthosa raises £230k to strengthen brand
Waterless personal care company Ethosa has raised £230k via crowdfunding to drive growth
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NewsCity News: AB InBev shows signs of recovery after North America disruption
The world’s largest brewer AB InBev was up this week on hopes it might be emerging from a torrid time in North America
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NewsCity snapshot: Premier Foods appoints non-exec to the board
Premier Foods has appointed Malcolm Waugh as an independent non-executive director.
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NewsMedia Bites 13 May: Fever-Tree, Morrisons, apprenticeships
Fever-Tree is teaming up with one of the leading makers of French rosé wine as it seeks to grab a slice of the lucrative spritz market from Aperol
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NewsFever-Tree expands into booze with rosé wine spritz
The tipple is made from Fever-Tree’s raspberry & orange blossom soda and Mirabeau’s Forever Summer rosé
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NewsAll Things Butter secures seven-figure seed funding
Disruptive dairy startup All Things Butter has closed a £2.2m seed funding round to support a wider rollout of its products and prepare an overseas launch
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NewsWet weather could cut UK self-sufficiency by a tenth
The projected crop reduction in key arable crops due to lower crop area and poor yields is expected to reduce UK self-sufficiency across all farming sectors by 8%
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NewsAsda to redevelop London store site into ‘new town centre’ with 1,500 homes
The supermarket has partnered with property developer Barratt London in a project to transform a 10-acre brownfield site which is currently home to its existing Park Royal superstore
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NewsHome delivery player Flash targeting 100 stores by year end
Owned by independent retailer Leon Whittaker, who runs Premier MJs in Royton with his father Justin, Flash has 38 retailers signed up so far, after launching last spring
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NewsI Am Nut OK cheese alternative brand secures Ocado listing
The brand used real cheese cultures to create techniques to ferment cashew nuts into a range of artisanal products
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Comment & OpinionUnderfunding of local councils imperils all of us in grocery
Financing local government is incredibly complex and deeply boring, but it impacts literally every Grocer subscriber and everyone else in our industry, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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NewsWaitrose, Twinings and Fortnum & Mason receive new royal warrants
Waitrose is the only supermarket to hold a royal warrant from King Charles
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NewsAbel & Cole launch online refillable brand Club Zero into physical retail
A handful of independent stores in London and the south east are already stocking the range
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NewsPremium boxed wine Laylo eyes expansion with seven-figure backing
Founded by former Naked Wines marketing director Laura Riches and COO Laura Rosenberger in 2020, the business secured $1.3m (£1m) in a round led by Anotherway Ventures