All The Grocer articles in 29 April 2023
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Range PreviewVegan kebabs, tapas and brisket burgers: Sainsbury’s summer range 2023
A range of Mediterranean flavours and recipes are designed for the outdoors to save customers from ‘sad bangers and soggy salads at your summer BBQ’
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News
Fish Said Fred revamps packaging to highlight sustainability and accessibility
The new design focuses on the brand’s core messaging and USPs alongside the bright colours of its original pack design
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Category Report
Could looming inflation squeeze soft drinks? Category report 2023
While hedges have helped keep inflation down in soft drinks, some are warning of impending pressure on the cost base
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Category Report
Does Scotland’s DRS have a future? Soft drinks category report 2023
New first minister Humza Yousaf has pushed the scheme back to 2024. Are even more changes of plan on the cards?
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Range Preview
A crowned Letty and royal crumpets: the Asda coronation range
As the country gears up to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, Asda has launched a selection of products that would make any royal proud… if they knew what an Asda was.
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News
Meatless Farm unveils filled pasta products, sausages and burgers
The new lines are Chorizo-Style Sausages, New York-Style Cheezeburgers and the UK’s first branded pasta products filled with plant-based meat
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Analysis & Features
Why British apples are disappearing from supermarket shelves
With returns low, growers are withdrawing orchard investments
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News
Sainsbury’s beats market expectations but pledges continued price investment
Sainsbury’s annual profits beat market expectations and its outlook was rosier than City watchers had feared. However, shares fell on Thursday as the supermarket warned it would continue to invest in price to maintain market share.
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Asda launches Deliveroo Hop rapid delivery service
The trial will see a dedicated picking space in the back of the store as well as a team of Asda colleagues to prepare the orders
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Coffee logs supplier Bio-Bean collapses following on-site fire
The supplier, which makes fuel from recycled coffee grounds, appointed KRE Corporate Recovery as administrator this month
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Comment & Opinion
Challenger brands are proving there is still room for premiumisation in soft drinks
Is there a more fertile category right now than soft drinks?
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Analysis & Features
How the Apprenticeship Levy became a £3bn swindle
David Cameron’s pet project was meant to boost opportunities for apprentices, but companies say most of the money is disappearing into the Treasury’s pockets. What’s going on?
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Comment & Opinion
There’s a worrying new trend for brands: deinfluencers
As many as 79% of shoppers believe brands are involved in ‘greedflation’
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The Convenience Awards 2024: Date and venue revealed
The Convenience Awards will take place on 21 March 2024 at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester
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Analysis & Features
Sensei: the store that gets smarter with each shop
The Portuguese tech business has spent years perfecting a checkout-free store a grandmother could use. Its CEO explains why competitors like Tesco and Amazon are following suit
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Comment & Opinion
Marmite’s elaborate faux documentary causes confusion
We meet parents-to-be submitting to hospital tests to see if their babies will be Marmite lovers or haters
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Comment & Opinion
Gregg Wallace returns with hairnet and bags of enthusiasm for Heck tour
Despite having been to practically every factory in Britain, Wallace’s enthusiasm for everything he observes remains undiminished
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News
No progress on many chicken welfare commitments, finds report
Compassion in World Farming has launched its first annual ChickenTrack report to measure company progress towards higher welfare requirements
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Florette launches £1m summer marketing campaign
The campaign includes a sponsorship of Food Network and a TV advertising campaign
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Revibed wins Dragon’s Pantry award at Farm Shop & Deli Show 2023
Revibed’s range of superfood-inspired drinks was crowned the winner after founder Eugene Patterson impressed the judges
