All The Grocer articles in 19 December 2020 – Page 16
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NewsCity snapshot: Lockdown and Covid costs drive WH Smith to £280m loss
WH Smith has fallen to a £280m loss as the due to the coronavirus-driven closure of stores and a slump in its travel business.
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NewsAldi to give store and distribution staff 10% Christmas bonus
The discounter is to give store and distribution staff a 10% bonus for November, paid in December ahead of Christmas
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NewsGinsters adds Mexican empanada to vegan pastries lineup
The empanadas use Gold&Green Foods’ Pulled Oats – a new brand of meat-style protein made from oats, pea and faba bean
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NewsGuinness recalls newly launched alcohol-free version over contamination fears
The Diageo-owned brand urged shoppers not to consume purchased cans of the drink
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NewsMedia Bites 11 November: Amazon, Sunday trading, Premier Foods
Amazon has been charged by the European commission with using the sales data of independent retailers selling through its site to illegally gain an advantage in the European marketplace
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NewsCity snapshot: Coca-Cola HBC puts fizz back in trading as countries emerge from lockdown
Coke bottler Coca-Cola HBC has reported “strongly” improved trading in the the third quarter as its markets across Europe and Africa reopened, but volumes cotinued to be affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Plus, grocery tech firm Eagle Eye has signed a five-year agreement with Australian retail chain Woolworths Group, and markets continued to rally yesterday on vaccine hopes.
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NewsPoundland to open 45 UK and Ireland stores within 12 months
Ten of the 45 are set to open by Christmas
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NewsPremier Foods wins over consumers during lockdown as sales boom
Premier Foods boss Alex Whitehouse is confident the group can hold on to the wave of new shoppers flocking to its household favourites
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NewsRibena slashes plastic sleeves in £1.6m relaunch to boost recyclability
Its plastic sleeves have been reduced by 50%, which the brand claims will give it a massive advantage when being recycled
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NewsMolson Coors moves into DTC with new e-commerce platform
It’s full range will be available for home delivery across the UK
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NewsJimmy’s Iced Coffee launches trade subscription service
It comes as the brand’s online sales have surged this year
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NewsDash Water achieves B Corp status
The brand, whose drinks are made with surplus fruit & vegetables that would otherwise have gone to waste, has joined the likes of Charlie Bigham’s, Vita Coco and Abel & Cole in winning the certification
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NewsHeineken revamps Sol lager to reflect beer's solar energy credentials
The brewer has installed 4,000 panels at its UK site and 9,212 at its Dutch base
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NewsCity snapshot: MPM snapped up by 3i Group in £125m deal
Premium pet food manufacturer MPM has been sold by ECI Partners to private equity investor 3i Group as the flurry of deals in the petcare space continues. Plus, Nestlé has acquired a majority stake in recipe kit business Mindful Chef for an undisclosed sum. And the FTSE 100 rallies after news of a victory for President-Elect Joe Biden.
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NewsMedia Bites 9 November: Brexit, Nestlé, Hovis, Tesco, M&S
The papers are fit to burst with news that Joe Biden was declared as the next President of the US after a protracted election. But there was still plenty going on in food and drink over the weekend.
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NewsJim Broadbent plays Santa Claus in Aldi Christmas ad
The ad picks up where Aldi’s Top Gun-style teaser ended, with Kevin the Carrot plummeting to Earth after falling out of a plane
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NewsJames Lousada promoted to CEO at Quintessential Brands
Lousada has taken the helm of the spirits supplier amid a leadership shake-up
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NewsRetailers relieved as shoppers resist panic-buying
Supermarkets breathed a sigh of relief this week as England entered its second national lockdown with little sign of panic-buying
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NewsLidl launches new donations scheme to help tackle hunger
Shoppers can donate products costing between 35p and £2.45 by having a flyer scanned along with their shopping at the checkout
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NewsMedia Bites 5 Nov: M&S, John Lewis, Premier Foods
Marks & Spencer swung to a loss for the first time in its 94 years as a public company as it warned of ‘significant uncertainty’ ahead due to the pandemic and Brexit