All The Grocer articles in 2 December 2017
Previous issues.
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Analysis & Features
Does Casino mean Ocado's hi-tech gamble has paid off?
The investment at Andover now looks prescient rather than risky
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Analysis & Features
Is the Waitrose of the north about to become just that?
Rumours over a Booths sale have put both John Lewis and Amazon in the frame, but stores are no longer such hot property
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Comment & Opinion
We should play up the breadth and depth of careers in grocery
Few students know which field they want to work in post education at 18
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Analysis & Features
Mobile ready hero images: the quest for a global standard
With more shoppers buying groceries on mobile devices, the humble pack shot is looking increasingly outdated. But agreeing on a common standard for what should replace it is proving surprisingly tricky
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Big Interviews
The Big Interview: Ben Pearman of General Mills shares his beliefs and values
General Mills boss Ben Pearman believes it’s still possible for a multinational to operate – and grow – like a startup
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News
East of England Co-op to sell food past best-before date
The East of England Co-op is set to start selling products beyond their best-before date to reduce food waste
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Category Report
The future of sandwiches? Food on the go category report 2017
Does Mike Coupe have what it takes to save the humble sandwich?
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Comment & Opinion
Who killed Palmer & Harvey?
From the 2008 MBO, Palmer & Harvey still chose to pay out £70m in interest payments to preferential shareholders. Why?
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Analysis & Features
Mobile ready hero images: Q&A with Unilever's Oliver Bradley
Unilever’s global e-commerce design director Oliver Bradley is on a mission to make product images in grocery more mobile friendly. Here he responds to key questions and challenges to the approach he’s developed with the University of Cambridge
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News
Tony Reed tells P&H colleagues and customers: 'I'm sorry'
Reed said he was ‘dreadfully sorry’ to all the stakeholders that he had been unable to save the wholesaler
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Webinars
The Soft Drinks Sugar Levy Webinar
What does the Sugar Levy mean? Everything you ever wanted to know and never dared to ask
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News
The Co-op launches Christmas ad with Blur Britpop classic Tender
The 60-second ad features performances by seven community groups from across the UK
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Comment & Opinion
We need businesses with the balls to be radical on waste
For something so tiny, date labels cause one hell of a lot of waste
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Comment & Opinion
The Apprentice's meal kit makers reveal how not to do it
Asking The Apprentice for insights into the food industry is like expecting the man behind the Amstrad Em@iler to spot a b…
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News
Retailers race to plug supply gaps in wake of P&H demise
The sudden collapse of Palmer & Harvey left its retail customers and major suppliers scrambling to shore up supplies
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News
Greencore steadies ship after year of 'building foundations'
Greencore’s share price had plunged by about 40% since March before releasing its annual financial results on Tuesday
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News
City snapshot: Pots & Co sells stake for £4.6m
Fast growing desserts supplier Pots & Co has sold a minority stake valuing the business at £36m. Plus a look at what else is in this week’s edition of The Grocer and all the latest news from the City.
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News
Media Bites 1 Dec: Fortnum & Mason, Greene King/Marston's, AB InBev
The boss of Fortnum & Mason, the 310-year-old upmarket grocer, has claimed that “brand Britain has been firmly damaged” by the uncertainty around Brexit
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News
Lindt leads charge of pre-Christmas chocolate deals
Bargain hunters will find better savings on Cadbury, Nestlé and Mars products than on Lindt
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News
English wine brand Chapel Down unveils trendy spirits range
It has launched a gin and a vodka, both made with grape skins from its 2016 harvest