All The Grocer articles in 21 December 2019 – Page 6
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Retail sales slump in the run-up to Christmas
UK retail sales fell back 0.6% in November, amid a continued slump in non-food sales.
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Annabel Karmel revamps frozen meal range with four new SKUs
The updated range will hit 203 Iceland and Food Warehouse stores from 2 January
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Ocado seeks to launch contempt case against Jonathan Faiman’s lawyer
Ocado is separately suing Faiman for “industrial espionage”
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Christmas food waste a key issue for shoppers, reveals Waitrose survey
More than half of shoppers want to reduce food waste this Christmas
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Heinz babyfood recalled after sharp metal fragments found in jars
The entire range of 7+ months Heinz By Nature 200g jars sold in Tesco has been recalled
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Dhamecha Group reports £40m increase in sales
Operating profits at the cash & carry operator rose 8.3% to £13m for the year
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St Peter’s Brewery reformulates its trio of 0.0% beers
The brand said “consumer motivations and tastes” had changed since launching its 0.0% brews
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CBD gin startup Muhu eyes £150k fundraise
The brand was launched by on a £1,300 budget earlier this year
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City snapshot: PayPoint CEO Patrick Headon steps down
PayPoint has announced that its chief executive Patrick Headon has stepped down from his role following an illness-related leave of absence.
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Media Bites 19 Dec: Inflation, Farmland IPO, Swine fever
UK inflation remained at a three-year low last month as a rise in grocery bills was offset by a slowdown in restaurant and hotel prices.
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Comment & Opinion
Brexit uncertainty is behind us! Oh no it isn’t…
We’re well into pantomime season as Johnson plans a pre-Christmas vote on the withdrawal deal – and puts no-deal back on the Christmas 2020 menu
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How will Johnson’s Whitehall merger affect Brexit trade talks?
Reports say Downing Street has plans for a new economic “super-ministry”, formed by merging the departments for business and international trade
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Gosnells debuts in low & no-alcohol with sparkling mead
The new drink would “reach out to those wanting big, exotically delicious flavours”, said the brand’s founder Tom Gosnell
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UK inflation remains at three-year low despite rising food and drink prices
Rising food and drink prices failed to shift the UK’s overall measure of inflationary growth from a three-year low of 1.5% in November.
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Fund for free-to-use ATMs set for £4m cash injection
Link set up a request for an ATM fund in October through which individuals and businesses could apply for a free-to-use cash machine
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Juul expands wholesale network with Dhamecha and United
The listings of a range of Juul products will go live across depots from 1 January 2020
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Aldi claims to offer ‘cheapest fresh turkey in the UK’ this Christmas
The discounter has slashed its cheapest fresh turkey price of £2.95 per kg – announced only yesterday – by a further six pence ahead of it going on sale tomorrow
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Lidl secures logistics partner as it explores online launch
IForce, an Eddie Stobart subsidiary, already works with Tesco, Waitrose, John Lewis and Aldi
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Tilda boosts fibre in Tasty Wholegrains range reformulation
They now contain 3.8g fibre per serving, compared to 2.1g to 3g in previous packs
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Gressingham and FareShare to distribute 2,000 surplus turkeys for Christmas
Gressingham Foods has diverted its surplus frozen birds to FareShare, which will redistribute them to groups across the UK