All The Grocer articles in 30 October 2021 – Page 12
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NewsJames Convenience Retail sales and profits suffer due to pandemic
The retailer temporarily closed 12 shops for a period of the financial year due to the pandemic
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Grocer 33Asda cheapest for Halloween with fifth win in a row
Asda came out cheapest for 17 items, and exclusively cheapest for seven
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s stands out in a week of middling scores
Our mystery shopper highlighted the cleanliness of the store as well as the good atmosphere and polite staff
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NewsCompetition watchdog opens investigation into £7.1bn CD&R takeover of Morrisons
Any issues for the CMA are likely to centre around Morrisons’ forecourt operations and the CD&R-owned Motor Fuel Group
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Northfield, Birmingham: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘The net zero commitment is all part of our Plan for Better priority, which will drive change that is better for the planet and better for everyone’
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Comment & OpinionBisto girls enjoy gravy for generations
Through canny casting and/or clever CGI, ads that apparently follow people through their lives are now relatively common
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Analysis & FeaturesCan new roadmap deliver deforestation-free soy?
Supermarkets and NGOs have arrived at a ‘landmark alignment’
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Comment & OpinionPanorama picks apart Coca-Cola’s 100 Billion Bottle Problem
Brands are falling over themselves to make grand commitments around reducing their impact on the planet
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InterviewsInnocent’s Douglas Lamont on leading the quest to make business ethical
Innocent boss Douglas Lamont wants business to be a force for good. He’s making the case for legislation to that effect – and he’s practising what he preaches
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NewsVertical farm operator Fischer Farms starts work on ‘world’s biggest’ facility
Its site in Norfolk will open next May and will have the ability to produce the equivalent of 72,000 90g salad bags per day
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Comment & OpinionAlcohol duty law shake-up is progressive and persuasive – with one glaring exception
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s shake-up of alcohol duty laws in this week’s Budget is long overdue. And in the main both progressive and persuasive
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Promotional VideosBrand Success Stories: Cirio
Diego Pariotti, head of the export department at Cirio, explains how the tomato company plans to strengthen its message of Italian authenticity to British consumers in the biggest market for the category outside Italy.
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Category ReportSpaghetti in a spin: pasta category report 2021
The return to pre-pandemic demand is combining with a supply crisis to create stormy conditions for pasta. What’s the impact?
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Big Tobacco really ditch the cigarettes?
All the big tobacco companies have committed to selling fewer smokes. Are they genuine? And do their plans to move sales elsewhere add up?
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Comment & OpinionHow to prevent fractured messaging and create a single ‘brand truth’
Consumers are increasingly taken aback by weird, inconsistent and confusing marketing messages from their favourite brands, says Sid McGrath of Wunderman Thompson
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NewsDirtea partners with Bear Grylls to get mushrooms to the masses
Dirtea has received a seven-figure investment from Bear Grylls as part of a new partnership, with the television presenter and adventurer becoming a global ambassador for the functional mushroom challenger brand
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NewsMedia Bites 14 June: Labour manifesto, Brexit, Fuller’s
The release of Labour’s manifesto is the main news in this morning’s papers
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NewsTidal Rum returns to the crowd to help scale premium craft brand
Shorts Boy Distillery – founded by Harry Coulthard and Ben Clyde-Smith – launched the rum brand in 2019