All The Grocer articles in 21 November 2020 – Page 3
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Comment & Opinion
Startups have a rare opportunity to snap up Christmas TV airtime for cheap
Rather than having a digital-first approach, these brands have a chance to develop ideas that work across online and offline channels, says Josh Clarricoats, managing partner at Hell Yeah
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News
Mults urged to capitalise on salad health halo this Christmas
Florette is expecting bumper seasonal sales over the past few years to grow further in light of pandemic shopping habits
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News
Christmas turkey rush could lead to shortages of British birds
Sales of joints and smaller birds are reported to have tripled year-on-year, according to one major retailer
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News
Sainsbury’s opens first Fresh Food Market store in Kent
Upgrade comes as part of a multi million-pound redevelopment of Sainsbury’s estate
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Analysis & Features
Inside a new Sainsbury’s ‘Neighbourhood Hub’ store
The new c-store format is designed to cater for a bigger-basket shop while saving customers a journey to the supermarket. How well does it fit the brief?
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News
Defra to brief wholesalers on post-lockdown plans next week
Response comes after wholesalers warn lead times must be sufficient for hospitality to restock
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News
M&S rolls out contactless click & collect trial to six further stores
The trial comes in partnership with Doddle, which also enables M&S.com returns at 280 Simply Food stores
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Comment & Opinion
We need to work together to drive healthier food choices for people and the planet
We need to move even faster as an industry to build a system which recognises a ‘better for you, better for the planet’ approach, says Andre Burger, VP of Foods & Refreshment at Unilever UK&I
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News
Heart of England Co-op teams up with Snappy Shopper for fast delivery
Some stores including its Allesley, Hinckley and Southam sites are also offering a click & collect service to shoppers within a five-mile radius
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News
Unitas launches PoS signage printing facility for members
The new facility is available to use free of charge via the buying group’s Plan for Profit website
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News
Unilever eyes €1bn of plant-based sales per year with new ‘Future Foods’ targets
It wants to achieve €1bn worth of plant-based meat and dairy alternative sales per annum within the next five to seven years
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News
BrewDog blasts ASA after carbon-negative ads banned
A complainant challenged wether the text was offensive and innapropriate for display in a medium where it could be seen by children
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Comment & Opinion
An EU deal may be close, but it makes little difference to preparation efforts
A deal is what the food industry has been waiting and hoping for – but it’s not out of the woods yet
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News
Asda reports online Christmas surge but customers cutting back on food
Sales of frozen turkey crowns, which typically serve three to four people, had increased by 230% year on year so far, Asda said
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News
Morrisons opens new Market Kitchen format in Edgbaston
The new Market Kitchen section has created 48 new chef and front-of-house roles
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News
Tesco claims ‘ground-breaking’ plastic reduction on cheese packaging
The supermarket is switching from a traditional square block shape to oblong packaging and also removing resealable zips from a raft of its products
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Videos
Watch: Jason Tarry, Tesco UK & ROI CEO on coronavirus, Brexit and the executive team changes
Editor of The Grocer Adam Leyland spoke to Jason Tarry about the new awards, the challenges of 2020 and what’s to come next year
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News
Heron Foods store opening programme ‘scaled back’ due to pandemic
The B&M-owned frozen food business has scaled back its ambitions to 15 new stores this financial year, rather than 20
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News
Retailer pig welfare policies ‘do not go far enough’, report says
World Animal Protection’s report singled out Iceland as the worst performer of the UK’s 10 biggest retailers
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News
Sainsbury’s boss asks suppliers to help deliver food-first strategy
In a letter seen by The Grocer, Roberts confirmed suppliers would play a ‘key role’ in delivering its new strategy