All The Grocer articles in 14 March 2015
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News
Waitrose profits slump as John Lewis pension costs bite
Waitrose pre-tax profits slumped 17.4% last year as the supermarket slugged it out in a brutal price war with the big four and the discounters.
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Aldi to create over 500 new London jobs with nine store openings
The discounter said it would open new stores in Ewell, Enfield, South Norwood, Tooting, Dartford, Ilford, Romford and Coulsdon during 2015
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Morrisons Portsmouth wins Easter #instorespot with unusual entry
Submitted by Nicola Bourne There was something a bit fishy about Morrisons Portsmouth’s entry into our Easter #instorespot contest, but the judges loved the unusual arrangement. “We thought the Morrisons Portsmouth fish bunny display was a worthy winner. You might question it, but the effort required to ...
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Analysis and Features
McVitie's DeliChoc: acid test
Launched in the UK this year, DeliChoc originated in France and Belgium as part of United Biscuits’ Delacre portfolio…
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Panesar Food agrees £7.4m bank finance package
A specialist sauce and condiment maker in the Midlands is set to expand its production capacity after securing a seven-figure bank funding package.
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McColl's bosses scoop share awards but miss out on annual bonus
Executives at newsagent chain McColl’s received a £5.3m share-related bonus last year after the company’s IPO on the London Stock Exchange, but missed out on a profit-based annual bonus.
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Apprenticeship Week: Premier among suppliers to up intakes
Premier Foods announced it would extend its 2014/15 commitment to double the intake of apprentices for a further two years
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French yoghurt cartel members receive huge fines
The cartel was found guilty by a competition watchdog of colluding to fix the price of supermarket own-label dairy products
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Diageo sees value in price-marked packs for Johnnie Walker
The supplier is rolling out 70cl (£16.49) and 35cl (£9.99) bottles of the blended whisky
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Business tax rate review announced by government
The review, set to report in 2016, would look at how businesses use property, what the UK can learn from other countries, and how to modernise the system
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Comment and Opinion
Sales promotions can withstand the demands of modern marketing
Simon White of Campaign Marketing illustrates why promotion marketing has remained a robust field since the ’80s
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GroceryAid Diamond Ball raises £280k
The ball was held last 6 March at the Hilton on Park Lane, London, and attended by over 700 people from across the grocery sector
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Co-op staff welcome 8.5% pay rise proposal
The proposal is worth in excess of £85m a year and will see minimum pay rates for a full-time employee increase
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City Snapshot: PureCircle sales climb as stevia goes mainstream
Sales at stevia producer PureCircle have climbed by 24% to $43.2m in the company’s first half
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Media Bites 16 March: GCA, high streets, Diageo
Whitehall emails show teething troubles for the Groceries Code Adjudicator; a report on the UK high street finds more shops close than open in 2014; and Diageo backs down on lengthening supplier payment days.
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Onken launches fruity Greek-style yoghurt
“We identified a gap in the market for flavour combination Greek-style yoghurts for a younger market of shoppers,”
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Category Report
Focus on IFE Exhibition Report
IFE is taking on a distinctly Latin American feel this year. But can brands with more adventurous tastes make it big?
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Comment and Opinion
Discounters force SKU hierarchy reappraisal
Private-label development in the UK has been characterised for some years now by the ‘good, better, best’ hierarchy…
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Comment and Opinion
Timeshift's story of how eating out went exotic
During the Second World War the strict rationing meant cooking at home became a daily struggle. The solution? Government-owned canteens, serving up puddings for two pence.
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Easter lamb to be cheap thanks to strong supply from UK & NZ
The increase in supply, combined with an expected round of promotional activity ahead of Easter, could see retail prices fall for lamb over the coming weeks