All The Grocer articles in 15 November 2014
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NewsCo-op launches swipe and win promotion in food stores
The Co-operative Group has launched a new promotion called swipe and win through which members can win prizes every day for the next three weeks.
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NewsHaribo faces strike threat over Christmas hours
Haribo workers are to be balloted on official strike action next week in a dispute over compulsory working over Christmas.
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NewsGive FSA Food Crime Unit police-style powers, urges Elliott
The Food Standards Agency’s food crime unit should have the same police-style powers as its Dutch counterpart, Professor Chris Elliott has urged.
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Analysis and FeaturesGrocers outside the big four are also feeling the pinch
Today’s Kantar Worldpanel data on the grocers again shows an industry under pressure – but it is no longer just three listed supermarkets suffering in the fallout.
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NewsGrocery has an opportunity to take the lead in utilising wearable tech
The grocery industry will have an “enormous opportunity” to take the lead in using mobile and wearable technology to boost the shopper experience, the IGD has predicted.
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NewsUK bird flu outbreak confirmed as H5N8 strain
Defra has revealed the bird flu outbreak on an East Yorkshire duck farm is the same strain recently found in The Netherlands and Germany.
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NewsMarfrig confirms plans for 2015 Moy Park float
Marfrig has pledged to float Irish poultry business Moy Park in 2015 unless derailed by another decline in market conditions.
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NewsThe Low Sodium Sea Salt Company agrees Malaysian joint-venture
A company behind a low-sodium alternative to salt said it is bemused as to why UK supermarkets have given it a wide berth whereas Malaysians have lapped it up.
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NewsGoldman Sachs tells supermarkets to reduce store space by 20%
The UK’s listed supermarket giants are “totally addicted to space” and must slash their overall store space by about a fifth, Goldman Sachs has warned.
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NewsB&M in talks to buy stores after 30% first half growth
B&M European Value Retail is in talks with six retailers to buy more stores as it looks to match its rapid revenue growth by expanding its estate.
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Grocery market records 0.2% sales drop
The grocery market fell into decline last month, recording a 0.2% drop in sales for the 12 weeks to 9 November, according to Kantar Worldpanel.
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Analysis and FeaturesPharma spin-off should have no ill effects for RB
Reckitt Benkiser confirmed the City’s worst kept secret today by finally announcing the float of its pharma business.
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NewsWensleydale Creamery launches taster packs of popular cheeses
The Wensleydale Creamery has unveiled a range of 90g taster packs featuring three of the brand’s most popular blended chee…
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NewsDucks culled following avian flu outbreak in Yorkshire
Defra has ordered the culling of 6,000 ducks after an outbreak of bird flu was detected on a duck breeding farm in East Yorkshire.
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NewsIsigny Sainte-Mère rolls out Christmas cheese line-up
Normandy dairy co-operative Isigny Sainte-Mère has unveiled a Christmas range that includes a Camembert with truffles…
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NewsLovely plumage: Old Speckled Hen gets new look
Greene King is rolling out a fresh look for its Old Speckled Hen family of beers.
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NewsAlmondy survey shows high demand for free-from foods
New research has claimed 77% of women want more gluten-free products in stores…
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NewsIan Crawford and Ian Uren replaced at Bidvest 3663
Bidvest 3663 group finance director Ian Uren and group commercial director Ian Crawford have both left…
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NewsJohn Allaway takes up top job at Hipp Organic
Former Alpro UK commercial director John Allaway has been appointed general manager of babyfood supplier Hipp Organic…