All The Grocer articles in 24 August 2024 – Page 2
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NewsBFREPA appoints Gary Ford as PR and policy advisor
Ford announced earlier this month he would be stepping down from his role as chief executive of the British Egg Industry Council
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NewsHolland & Barrett targeting garden centres as rollout continues
H&B is increasingly targeting smaller-format sites in secondary retail locations and supermarkets in order to reach new customers
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Category ReportPizza trends 2024: A slice for everyone
Pizza volumes are flagging, so brands are broadening their styles and toppings. Will this commitment to innovation boost sales?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Unilever is redrawing its packaging strategy
Under new CEO Hein Schumacher, Unilever has dropped or pushed back most of its packaging targets. Is the new strategy a sustainability sellout?
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NewsPasta Evangelists to open grab & go site in Manchester Airport
The new site opening in September will give customers a grab & go option
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Sophie Morbitzer, operational support manager, Arla
‘Connecting with people in the industry can offer valuable insights and advice from those who have already navigated the path you’re interested in’
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NewsLidl middle aisle ‘mystery boxes’ sell out ‘almost immediately’
Lidl put 1,000 of the boxes on sale from 10am on Thursday 15 August, containing anything from ‘coffee machines to ukuleles’
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NewsChelmsford Star Co-op ties up with Quadient on parcel lockers
The 37-store society has kicked off the rollout at its newly refurbished store on Bridge Street, Writtle, with an external three-metre locker
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NewsFerrero debuts Nutella ice cream in Morrisons
The NPD comprises hazelnut ice cream with ‘layers of Nutella throughout’
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NewsIceland Foods calls on food companies to give prisoners a ‘second chance’
Iceland has successfully hired 330 former offenders since the launch of its Second Chance rehabilitation scheme
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KVI TrackerCawston Press warns of further juice price pressures amid profits slide
The supplier said it did not expect a reprieve in raw material costs anytime soon
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NewsBottom-trawl fishing consultation launched in Scotland
The value of protecting the entirety of each marine protected area, rather than a piecemeal ‘features-based’ approach, should not be underestimated, said the charity
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NewsLidl launches tool to close banana supply chain wage gap
Lidl GB is launching the wage tool across its entire banana supply chain in September
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NewsTesco caught up in ‘pervert manager’ TikTok scam
The scam involves a series of TikTok posts made up of images of an individual in the supermarket’s staff uniform with text saying they had been fired from the company ‘because I rejected my pervert manager’
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NewsTyphoo Tea turnaround disrupted as losses balloon to almost £40m
Losses have spiralled to almost £40m at Typhoo Tea as trespassers occupied and damaged its mothballed factory in Merseyside, dealing an unexpected setback to the embattled company’s turnaround attempt
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Comment & OpinionLabour does not have time to dally on EPR fees
Defra is once again looking at how it calculates EPR fees. It doesn’t bode well for a new dawn of decisiveness under Labour
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NewsMedia Bites 21 August: McDonald’s, Diageo, Just Eat
McDonald’s plans to create 24,000 jobs in the UK and the Republic of Ireland over the next four years as it opens more than 200 restaurants in a sign of faith in the high street
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NewsCity snapshot: Mini-heatwave boosts supermarket sales as shoppers dine alfresco
Slowing inflation, a short heatwave and price cuts helped supermarkets record the biggest boost to sales so far this year, according to new data released this morning
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NewsM&S in tricky talks with suppliers over UPF ingredients in Eat Well range
The challenge of removing ingredients is understood to be proving difficult in the context of wider ongoing debate over what UPF means and how important it is to public health outcomes
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NewsCrediton sees profits jump on back of wider product range
The supplier saw profits after tax increase from £7.9m in 2022 to £9m in the year to 30 December 2023