All The Grocer articles in 29 June 2024
Previous issues.
-
Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Maddy Hooton, brand manager, Takis
Brand manager Maddy shares how she stokes the flames of gen Z’s viral obsession with spicy Takis
-
Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Frances Cope, innovation technologist, New York Bakery Co
Frances shares her journey into the world of bagels, including her role in the launch of NY Bakery Co’s newest NPD
-
Profiles and QandAsMonty Bojangles’ Andrew Newlands on teamwork, Ikea and Marilyn Manson
’Put 200% into everything you do. If you fail, at least it wasn’t because you didn’t try hard enough’
-
Analysis & FeaturesAs DCS Group hits £350m, what’s next for the distributor?
It’s been a significant year for DCS Group – the UK’s leading distributor of household, health and beauty products. Not only does 2024 mark its 30th anniversary but, for the first time, it has reached £350m, in a sales milestone. Through its operations in serving the wholesale and convenience sector, ...
-
Profiles and QandAsUnilever’s Georgina Bradford on food poverty, Elton John and Euro 2024
’I would really like to see the industry taking a more collaborative approach to eradicate food poverty in the UK’
-
Events & AwardsThe Grocer Cup winner Greggs CEO Roisin Currie on ‘a point of pride’
There have been few high street success stories to match Greggs’ pivot from take-home bakery to takeaway behemoth
-
Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Tesco takes The Grocer 33 Award for Price for the first time
For the first time since the birth of the Grocer 33 back in 1997, we have a new name on this award
-
Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Tesco eases to victory in The Grocer 33 Award for Availability
The UK’s biggest grocer was miles ahead of its rivals in terms of providing our mystery shoppers with full baskets this year
-
Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Waitrose takes The Grocer 33 Award for Service
The upmarket retailer picked up 16 Grocer 33 store of the week awards - down from the 20 it scored last year
-
Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Coca-Cola wins Consumer Initiative of the Year
Geo-targeted social media posts, plus influencer content and endorsements, sparked significant engagement and traction among younger consumers
-
Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Bestway wins E-Commerce Initiative of the Year
This groundbreaking real-time analytics dashboard for suppliers, gave them “unprecedented” visibility into their brand performance
-
Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Drylock wins Supply Chain Initiative of the Year
This logistics revamp led to a 10% efficiency gain on palletisation and a 75% reduction on greenhouse gas emissions versus standard trucks
-
Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Abel & Cole wins Sustainability Initiative of the Year
An intervention with the potential to deliver a “massive impact” in the battle against packaging waste, said our judges
-
Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: CJ Lang wins Technology Initiative of the Year
One Spar employee said “in all my 26 years’ service with this company, it is, in my opinion, the biggest game-changer to date”
-
Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: The Felix Project wins the Waste Not Want Not Award
With more than 1,000 volunteers, 105 tonnes of fruit was rescued that would otherwise have been left to rot
-
Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Moth is Drinks Brand of the Year
This brand has established itself as the market leader, now holding a 70% share of the ‘super-premium’ RTD segment
-
Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Dash Water is Soft Drinks Brand of the Year
The brand’s fun stunts have bolstered brand awareness and helped its social media following soar
-
Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Love Corn is SME Brand of the Year
Judges were impressed by the unique proposition, whose HFSS-compliant credentials managed to steal shelf space from the giants
-
Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Vadasz is Food Brand of the Year
‘Creating a new superfood category’ was the ambitious aim of this kimchi, fresh pickles and ferments brand
-
Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Flo is Health & Beauty Brand of the Year
The winner brings meaningful difference and much-needed excitement to the somewhat staid period care category