All The Grocer articles in 20 November 2021 – Page 7
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NewsHiggidy hires Wahaca marketing boss and launches first ad campaign
Sarah Jackson has joined the upmarket pie maker as marketing director
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NewsLyre’s valued at £270m in largest funding round for the alcohol-free brand
Alcohol-free spirits brand Lyre’s has closed its largest funding round to date as investors and consumers continue to drive a boom in the low & no drinks category
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Grocer 33Asda Chesser, Edinburgh: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Halloween and Bonfire Night drove sales really early and customers are doing the same for Christmas’
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NewsDiscounter Mere struggling to find enough products and buyers
The opening of the Russian discounter’s second and third UK stores, originally expected this year, has been delayed to next March
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NewsWilko gets a brand refresh across own-label ranges
The result is a more consistent design across 15,000 SKU
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NewsWall’s Pastry adds pair of vegan microwaveable slices to lineup
The duo would offer “a modern twist on the brand’s iconic product range of sausage rolls and other savoury pastries”, said the brand
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NewsJBS to build lab-grown meat research centre after buying Spanish startup
The Brazilian meat giant is spending $100m on the venture, with the aim of products hitting the market by 2024
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NewsUFit seeking funding for expansion plans
The process is still in its early stages, with advisors at Stamford Partners having sent out a teaser document to a range of potential buyers and investors
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NewsUnilever offloads global tea business to CVC in €4.5bn deal
The European private equity firm saw off competition from rival investment houses Advent and Carlyle in an auction that concluded yesterday afternoon. Unite called for urgent talks with Unilver about the sale.
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Category ReportPasties at dawn: savoury pastries & meat snacks category report 2021
The home lunch is proving an attractive battleground for savoury pastry brands, who are using new products to outgun their rivals
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NewsVegan brand Gold&Green launches ‘game-changing’ protein ingredients duo
The ‘incredibly versatile’ ingredients could be used in sandwiches, ready meals, bakery products and more, said Gold&Green
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NewsWeezy shuts five dark stores to stem losses as sales fall
Five of Weezy’s 22 dark stores in the UK have ceased operations, while two distribution hubs have been consolidated into a single site
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NewsCity News: Premier Foods weathers mini sell-off as it faces tough comparatives
As consumers returned to out-of-home eating, the business came up against last year’s Covid-elevated figures.
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Comment & OpinionGetting our hands dirty ahead of a non-wasteful Christmas
Last week, amid the array of meetings in Glasgow for COP26, the Rubies in the Rubble team hit the orchards
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Comment & OpinionThe Grocer’s New Product Awards show brands are meeting the needs of post-pandemic shoppers
In the darkest days of the pandemic there were real fears the coronavirus would put the kibosh on food and drink NPD
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Comment & OpinionDeliveroo ad causes Christmas confusion
Of course, traditional food is all very well, but the delivery giant’s seasonal ad reminds us of our perennial faves
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Comment & OpinionHow fmcg players are managing the triangle of inflation, pricing and elasticity
With both Eurozone and UK inflation reaching more than 4% in October, the cost squeeze is really starting to bite, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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NewsShopworker abuse: government ‘once again’ fails to bring in better protection
Shopworker abuse was debated in the Lords but it was the government’s position that existing powers were sufficienT
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NewsTesco adds quadruple-strength squashes in plastic-reducing revamp
Tesco is touting the move as being better value for shoppers and the planet
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NewsDefra to end AHDB grower levies and seek views on reform
Levy payers voted to drop the compulsory levies in AHDB’s horticulture and potato sectors earlier this year