All The Grocer articles in 26 October 2019
Previous issues.
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Analysis & FeaturesBoris Johnson’s Brexit deal: food and drink industry leaders react
MPs are set to vote on the deal in parliament tomorrow
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NewsLabour shortages will see DCs ‘struggle’ after Brexit
Wayne Brophy, managing director of Cast UK, said there was an across-the-board labour shortage in supply chain, logistics and warehouses
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NewsBurleighs Gin raises £500k to smash crowdfunding target
Burleighs Gin has smashed its crowdfunding target, raising just shy of £500k as it looks to upscale operations and break into the US market
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NewsOriginal Poundworld founders open ‘UK’s biggest pound shop’
The 12,000 sq ft Bradford store is the latest by new chain One Below, founded by father and son Chris Edwards Sr and Jr…
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NewsBorough Market links with Good Sixty to create online offering
It is claiming to be the first fresh produce market in the UK to offer delivery and click & collect online
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NewsM&S to open family-friendly Food Hall store in Nottingham
The Food Hall is likely to take the new format that M&S introduced in August at its Hempstead Valley store in Kent
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Feature SynopsisFocus On World Cuisine: 9 November
Brits are becoming quite the seasoned travellers. And seasonings are proving the passport to new destinations.
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NewsJust Eat shares fall despite 25% third quarter sales increase
Investors have been unimpressed despite double-digit increases in orders through Just Eat
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NewsFDF warns Brexit fatigue must not lead to lack of deal scrutiny
The FDF said it welcomed Oliver Letwin’s amendment, which delayed Saturday’s unexpected vote to allow more scrutiny of the proposals
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NewsIceland responds to young environmentalist’s request with sixth plastic reverse vending machine
The frozen food retailer has installed a new machine for customers to recycle plastic bottles in its recently opened store
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NewsCoconuts Organic returns to crowdfunding to fund exports and NPD
The non-dairy ice cream maker is now targeting £160k in exchange of a 6.3% stake in the business
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NewsSMEs and startups feel unsupported by fmcg industry, research finds
Four in five fmcg startups feel unsupported and abandoned by the wider industry, research by Young Foodies has shown
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NewsBrakes launches ‘Perfect for Pubs’ promotional campaign
A series of recipe videos will feature Brakes customer and Michelin-starred chef Mark Sargeant
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NewsCo-op looks to improve night shift worker wellbeing with sleep initiative
Night Club is the result of a partnership between the Co-op and health charity Wellcome
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NewsTech consultancy Happen acquired by Accenture
Happen has worked with a long line of brands and retailers to help identify market opportunities create of new products
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NewsMajestic Wine brings back ‘Classics’ in major range shake-up
The retailer hired former Tesco booze boss Rob Cooke to revamp its range earlier this year
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NewsP&G raises outlook after first quarter sales boost
Procter & Gamble first quarter sales were boosted by higher demand for its healthcare and beauty products
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NewsWinnow targets $1bn food waste reduction following £9m fundraise
The technology startup last week raised more than £9m in a funding round
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NewsSoft drinks maker Clearly Drinks buys Revolution Waves water
Soft drinks maker Clearly Drinks has acquired flavoured water brand Revolution Waves for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsMedia Bites 23 Oct: Just Eat, Uber Eats, Tariffs
Naspers, the South African tech conglomerate, has tried to gatecrash a merger of two of Europe’s biggest food delivery groups