All The Grocer articles in 23 November 2019
Previous issues.
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NewsSupermarkets on track to eliminate all own-label black plastic by end of 2019
This week Morrisons announced it had become the first major retailer to remove all black plastic from its own-brand food and drink packaging
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NewsTory plans to help high streets need to ‘go much further’ say BRC
The prime minister said today the party had an ambitious programme to “revitalise towns”
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NewsMorrisons to offer budget Christmas dinner for office parties
New independent research that showed 70% of UK workers expected cutbacks to their work parties this year
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NewsJuul to sell vaping products in Euro Garages forecourts across the UK
The agreement means Juul products will be listed in about 380 Euro Garages locations
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NewsProudfoot Group holds Christmas produce-sampling event to boost seasonal trade
The event allowed customers to sample produce and speak to local suppliers
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NewsM&S appoints NMPi as digital media specialist for international ads
NMPi will be tasked with increasing brand awareness for M&S in international territories
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NewsKitwave Wholesale snaps up Alpine Fine Foods
Hull-headquartered Alpine has a turnover of around £13m
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NewsMedia Bites 18 Nov: Cashless payments, Brexit, Business rates
People in the UK “tapped to pay” in more than 726m contactless transactions in August, underlining the continued boom in cashless payments.
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NewsCity snapshot: Top UK restaurant groups sink deep into the red
The biggest 100 UK restaurant groups have seen profits drop in the past 12 months as they suffered from higher overheads and plunging sales
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NewsMr Trotter’s moves into free-from with ‘revolutionary’ Skinny Dips
Each bag of Skinny Dips contains a pot of Bramley Apple dipping sauce
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NewsAlbert Bartlett ventures into children’s ready meals with Kiddyum investment
Albert Bartlett has acquired a 40% stake in frozen children’s food supplier Kiddyum for an undisclosed amount
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NewsPrime lands M&S, Selfridges and Ocado deals for protein beef snacks
Smokey BBQ, Fruity & Flavoursome and Sweet & Spicy variants will roll out from December
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NewsPea-based milk producer Mighty Pea smashes crowdfunding campaign
The company, which makes a dairy-free alternative to milk from yellow split peas, has so far raised £327k on Seedrs
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NewsWSTA taps Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Berry Bros in influx of new board members
It has welcomed two supermarkets, a fine wine and spirit merchant, a champagne house and a glass manufacturer into the boardroom
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NewsBloo launches first rim block with 100% recycled plastic basket
The products form part of the brand’s commitment to ’a more sustainable future’
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NewsIn The Buff turns to crowd to raise £107k
The investment will be in exchange for a 10% share in the business
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NewsLidl raises staff pay in £10m investment
The move makes the lowest Lidl pay rate 13% higher than the government-set national living wage
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NewsCentral England Co-op begins campaign to cut violence and aggression in stores
Retailer has recorded 275 incidents of threats/intimidation, 171 cases of verbal abuse and 72 assaults this year
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NewsSymonds Retail turnover rises following acquisition by MFG
The business was snapped up by forecourt giant MFG in October for an undisclosed sum
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NewsScottish Wholesale Association calls for DRS strategy representation
SWA said wholesalers would be fundamental to the success of the scheme