All The Grocer articles in 13 May 2023
Previous issues.
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Profiles and Q&As
My Alternative CV: CleanCo’s Connie Doak on jockeys, Bali and being red in the face
’There’s still a lot of barriers in the way in terms of how we activate in store. I think we should rip up all the rules and just start from scratch’
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Promotional Feature
How regenerative farming can change the shape of things to come
Fast forward to 2030. Imaginary cheese brand Silvo, made from cow’s milk and walnuts produced in close proximity, reveals the power of a circular design for food.
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News
Framptons seeks £5m cash injection after supply chain shocks
Recovery specialists at Resolve have been drafted in to explore options at the business, including finding a potential buyer.
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News
Government slammed for failing to use surplus to fight food poverty
New research found the 50,000 tonnes of surplus food redistributed to more than a million people across the UK every year by the charity saved almost £118m
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News
Montezuma’s searches for buyer as Inverleith heads for the exit
Upmarket chocolate brand Montezuma’s has hired advisors to find a buyer for the business and provide private equity owner Inverleith with an exit, The Grocer has learned.
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News
Better Nature launches £3m fundraising push
The plant-based startup has kicked off the fundraising to take its tempeh brand into the mainstream and support its first UK supermarket listing
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News
City snapshot: Artisanal Spirits Company strengthens board with CFO
The Artisanal Spirits Company has appointed Billy McCarter as chief financial officer, with immediate effect.
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Guide To
The Grocer Guide To Breakfast & Brunch
Demands for breakfast & brunch in a post-pandemic world extend beyond the busy on-the-go occasion to more leisurely at-home affairs, with consumers wanting healthy, convenient and indulgent options.
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News
Media Bites 16 May: Petrol prices, food inflation, John Lewis, BAT
The papers are filled with stories on claims retailers increased fuel prices to unnecessarily high levels.
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News
Symington’s profits increase despite drop in sales
The food group’s profits rose in its first full year under ownership of Newlat as it reduced ranges to focus on profitable categories
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News
Sapling Spirits closes seven-figure fundraising
Sapling Spirits has closed a seven-figure fundraising round to push ambitions to make the spirits industry more sustainable
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Category Report
The healthy snack incubator: category report 2023
Supermarkets and investors are pushing incubator schemes that encourage health credentials. What are the benefits on offer?
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News
Just Eat appoints new UK chief from John Lewis
Claire Pointon has spent just over three years as customer and digital boss at John Lewis, reporting to the CEO
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Reports
How HFSS rules are inspiring kids’ snacks
British children have a weight problem. By the time they get to primary school, 22.1% are either obese or overweight
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Reports
Brands, incubator schemes and why they work — or not
Of our four examples, one folded just six months after launching into retail
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News
Crackd launches trio of single-serve vegan quiches
The lineup is made with Crackd’s plant-based liquid egg alternative
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News
Media Bites 15 May: John Lewis Partnership, food price inflation, Tesco
More than half of the 61-strong partnership council of John Lewis have delivered a stinging rebuke to Dame Sharon White and her leadership
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News
City snapshot: British American Tobacco announces new chief executive
British American Tobacco has appointed Tadeu Marroco as successor to CEO Jack Bowles, who has stepped down from the board
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Analysis & Features
The facts and figures behind own-label grocery's incredible growth
Own label is not all about low prices. It’s home to quality, innovation and experimentation
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Comment & Opinion
In a difficult week for supermarket chairs Sharon White is safe for now
The JLP chairman comfortably survived a vote of confidence but she cannot afford to relax