All The Grocer articles in 7 October 2017 – Page 2
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NewsWilliam Grant & Sons revenues and profits soar in 2016
Sales and profits have leapt at William Grant & Sons as the Scottish spirits giant thanks to “significant” currency tailwinds in the wake of the weak pound.
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NewsInnis & Gunn adds three to its board in wake of private equity sale
Scottish craft brewer has added three directors to its board following the completion of its minority sale to global private equity house L Catterton last month.
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NewsSchweppes adds posh mixers and ‘skittle’-shaped bottle
The new look will be backed by a £6.6m marketing push
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NewsWaitrose includes half bottles in new own-label wine range
The mid-tier Blueprint range includes 38 wines, six of which come in a half-bottle size of 37.5cl
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NewsTechnical difficulties besiege Sainsbury's online grocery site
Shoppers took to Twitter this morning to complain about the site, which was running unusually slowly
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NewsFoodstars unveils 23 kitchens for food companies to rent
The new site will mean Foodstars has a total of 45 dark kitchens across London
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NewsMedia Bites 3 Oct: Tesco trial, Unilever, Coca-Cola
Three former senior Tesco executives carried on “conniving and manipulating” after a hole in Tesco’s accounts began “spiralling out of control” during the first half of 2014, a jury has heard.
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NewsCity snapshot: Greggs’ third quarter sales up 8.6% as better availability boosts trading
Bakery and food to go group Greggs has posted an 8.6% rise in total sales for the 13 weeks to 30 September, driven by strong like-for-like growth and new store openings. Plus, Refresco receives €1.6bn PAI offer, Britvic to shut Norwich factory, Coca-Cola HBC CEO dies and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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NewsGreggs launches first home delivery trial with UberEATS
The service was launched yesterday and is available exclusively through the UberEATS app
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NewsBritvic to close Norwich factory to ‘improve efficiency’
The plan to close the facility by late 2019 will affect 242 jobs
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NewsTesco target chase 'spiralled out of control' court told
The court heard that by July 2014 Tesco employees had made several attempts to highlight “unrealistic targets”
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News'Lack of understanding' over labour, warns Produce Investments
Government has failed to grasp severity of labour crisis, says supplier
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NewsMichael Gove signals government backing for deposit return scheme
Defra today launched a consultation on how reward and return schemes for drinks containers could work in England
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NewsTesco accounting scandal 'consumed life' of whistleblower
Court told two other Tesco employees quit their jobs over pressure to guard the “biggest kept secret”
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NewsUnilever mulls Norwich factory exit for Colman’s, after Britvic move
Unilever has announced that it is considering the potential closure of its Norwich factory after plant co-owner Britvic said it is to exit the site
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NewsBurts Chips increases capacity at Plymouth factory by 20%
Completing a £3m investment programme for 2017, a new high-speed potato frying line will help meet growing demand
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Greenvale technical graduate Annabelle May
Since entering the world of fresh produce, Annabelle has been pleasantly surprised by how varied the industry is. She even got to spend five months on sunny Jersey as part of a placement with The Jersey Royal Company
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NewsSainsbury's launches four-strong range of premium steaks
The four new SKUs are designed to cater for customers making steak nights ‘much more of an occasion’
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NewsSir Malcolm Walker crowned winner of The Grocer Cup 2017
Industry veteran Walker picked up the trophy before hundreds of attendees at the IGD Awards Dinner
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco hails turnaround as first half profits jump 27.3%
Tesco has declared its turnaround “firmly on track” after positing a 27.3% jump in first half group operating profit before exceptional items and its seventh consecutive quarter of sales growth. Plus, McColl’s founder James Lancaster steps away and all the rest of the latest news from the City