All The Grocer articles in 19 December 2020 – Page 5
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NewsMedia Bites 18 November: Asda, Unilever, Imperial Brands
Shoppers are stocking up on festive groceries earlier than ever with Asda reporting a surge in frozen turkeys and “lockdown proof” items alongside a slowdown in quarterly sales.
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NewsCity snapshot: Delayed harvests hit revenues at Origin Enterprises
International agri-services group Origin Enterprises has experiences a double-digit revenue drop in the first quarter as delayed harvests hit revenues. Plus, Wynnstay upgrades full year profit expectations, British Land loses £730m and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsQueen’s ham supplier Dukeshill Ham Co bought by PE player GC Investment Partners
Neale and Sarah Hollingsworth, who have led the fine foods business since 1998, will remain with the business and work alongside the new owners
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NewsPremium dog food brand Edgard & Cooper secures £16.5m to back European growth
The Belgian brand has received backing from international investors The Craftory and DLF Venture
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NewsMedia Bites 19 Nov: Coca-Cola/Schweppes, Inflation, Northern Ireland foods
Coca-Cola has quietly pulled the plug on its posh tonic as Schweppes 1783 has been scrapped
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NewsPandemic putting more food ‘at risk of going to landfill’
Retailer range reviews, coupled with unpredictable demand and foodservice closures, are driving high volumes of excess stock, according to the CEO of a new retail chain specialising in clearance
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NewsNestlé and JDE team up to give coffee pod recycling a huge boost
The scheme will offer kerbside collection of coffee pods alongside regular waste and recycling
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NewsAldi expanding Deliveroo trial to nearly 130 stores for Christmas
The service is now available from stores in Scotland and Wales for the first time
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NewsMedia Bites 23 Nov: Gu Puds, ‘Junk Food’ Ads, Black Friday
Gu Puds, one of Britain’s best-known desserts brands, is being put up for sale by giant egg producer Noble Foods
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NewsLDC exploring sale of Hill Biscuits after investment boosts
The private equity firm has engaged Clearwater International to explore its options
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NewsMars blames virus outbreak for 2020 profit and sales slowdown
The coronavirus crisis exacerbated a tough 2020 for the UK arm of the company
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NewsCity Snapshot: Danone to cut global SKU count by up to 30%
French food group Danone is to cut its product range by up to 30% in a cost-cutting effort to return to profitable growth in 2021
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NewsIceland marks 50th anniversary with hour-long documentary on chain’s history
The 55-minute YouTube video sees Iceland ‘dip into the archive and piece together the history’ of the business
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NewsGrocer Gold Store Manager of the Year stars in Morrisons ad campaign
Joanne Bennett-McNally, store manager of Morrisons Widnes, takes centre stage in the ad
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NewsIndustry reacts to PM’s announcement shops can reopen from 2 December
BRC chief Helen Dickinson said the move would preserve the economy
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NewsMedia Bites 24 Nov: Brexit, Danone, Diageo
A no-deal Brexit would cause more long-term damage to the economy than the coronavirus pandemic, the governor of the Bank of England has warned.
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NewsCity snapshot: Greencore raises £90m as coronavirus impact drives annual loss
Greencore has raised £90m in a share placement as the impact of the coronavirus outbreak led to a double-digit drop in annual sales and a pre-tax loss of more than £10m. Plus, on the busy morning, trading updates from Cranswick, Compass Group, Pets at Home and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsAldi introducing 100% recyclable packaging for own-label cereal
The discounter is to replace plastic inner cereal bags with a recyclable alternative by the end of the year
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NewsGreensand Ridge Distillery unveils spirit made with surplus Ribena berries
The brand has no official affiliation with Ribena, but is made with excess fruit from growers that supply the soft drinks giant after it ends pressing for the year in July
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NewsMedia Bites 25 November: Business rates row, Pets at Home, AO.com
Retailers that paid out dividends after a boost in sales during lockdown are under growing pressure to hand back millions of pounds of taxpayer support after the boss of AO World said that executives “should go and ask their mum if she would be proud”.