All The Grocer articles in 19 February 2005

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  • News

    FSA confirms most Sudan 1 foods removed from shelves

    2005-02-25T08:40:00Z

    The Food Standards Agency has said that the vast majority of food that was contaminated with Sudan 1 has been removed from shops by the companies concerned.This was in response to the deadline given to food companies to meet their legal...

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    The Grocer publishes 7-page Sudan 1 Special Report

    2005-02-25T08:30:00Z

    The Grocer has published seven pages of news and features discussing the recent Sudan 1 crisis and what the biggest food scare since BSE will mean for businesses and brands.In its Sudan 1 Special Report news pages, The Grocer investigates...

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    Online grocery retailers quick to remove Sudan 1 foods

    2005-02-24T10:10:00Z

    Of the leading retailers, Asda and Sainsbury were quick to remove Sudan 1 contaminated lines from the lists of products they were offering online, while Waitrose also had a notice which offered information on the crisis on its online...

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    Heineken sees 1.9% drop in profits for 2004

    2005-02-23T08:39:00Z

    Dutch company Heineken, the world’s fourth largest brewer, has reported underlying net profit last year was down 1.9% at E791m (£550m) on turnover, which was up by 8.1% to E10bn.Heineken, whose brands include Amstel and Murphy’s has been...

  • News

    SABMiller buys further stake in Peroni brewer

    2005-02-23T08:37:00Z

    One of the world’s largest brewers, SABMiller, has announced it has acquired a further 39.8% of Birra Peroni that it does not already own, giving it a total of 99.8% of the company.SABMiller bought 60% of the company, which is the second...

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    Sainsbury charity halves its stake in chain

    2005-02-23T08:36:00Z

    The Sainsbury family’s main charity, the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, sold 45m shares, or a 2.6% stake, in the Sainsbury supermarket chain yesterday raising further speculation that the family may be prepared to sell to a potential...

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    Tesco pays out in Czech Republic

    2005-02-22T08:39:00Z

    Tesco has lost a seven-year battle in the Czech republic that could cost up to £50m, according to media reports.The retailer was ordered to pay £10m this month and is now being chased for damages in a long-running legal dispute over land...

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    Private label market share rises in UK

    2005-02-22T08:37:00Z

    Private label products account for an increasing portion of global retail sales, according to the latest report from Euromonitor International.‘The World Market for Private Label’ report shows that the global private label market grew by 6%...

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    NFU president slams abuses of power

    2005-02-22T08:37:00Z

    Farmers’ leaders yesterday attacked abuses of power by retailers when it comes to buying their products.Speaking at the National Farmers Union (NFU) annual conference, president Tim Bennett, said: “When we farmers look up the supply chain we...

  • News

    PepsiCo UK adds PJ Smoothies to its drinks line up

    2005-02-22T08:36:00Z

    PepsiCo UK, the maker of Pepsi and Gatorade, has bought UK fruit and smoothie brand PJ Smoothies for about £20m.PJ Smoothies sells 300,000 bottles of fruit juice and smoothies a week and is expected to turn over about £15m this year. It...

  • News

    Coca-Cola HBC buys Serbian water brand

    2005-02-21T08:35:00Z

    Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (CCHBC) has announced it plans to buy one of the lading Serbian mineral water companies in a joint acquisition with the Coca-Cola Company.The purchase includes production facilities at Surdulica in...

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    Redundancies ‘less than feared’ says Dungannon Meats

    2005-02-21T08:34:00Z

    Dungannon Meats Group has announced 60 job losses following Sainsbury’s decision last October to move to a single supplier for beef products, but it said new contracts won has minimised the scale of redundancies.Dungannon has won over £25m...

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    Vox Shop

    2005-02-19T00:00:00Z

    >>Be good to yourself range tops £180m…budgens sees a bright future for its Healthy Selection rangeSenior brand manager, BE GOOD TO YOURSELF, SainsburyThere is a growing demand for products that are both convenient and...

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    Tolerating revolution

    2005-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Free-from foods are seen as the successor to the organics boom, driven by a younger generation of consumersAlthough less than 1% of the population is diagnosed as having a food allergy, other, less severe reactions to foods are more...

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    Raising the wage stakes

    2005-02-19T00:00:00Z

    With the minimum wage set to rise, will independent stores be able to absorb the extra cost?This month could signal a tough year for some small businesses as they struggle to cope with higher costs. Wage bills in particular, which...

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    Q&A

    2005-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Tell us about your career: how did you get one of the top posts in Unilever?My first job was with Guinness where I enjoyed both sales and marketing. I joined Unilever, via Brooke Bond, five years later. I then had a spell in Germany,...

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    Opinion

    2005-02-19T00:00:00Z

    >> new research says government was wrong on childhood obesity>>THE ISSUES THAT MATTER, FROM THE PEOPLE INVOLVEDAnd now for the backlash? After spending much of last year reporting how the health debate was...

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    Research Notes

    2005-02-19T00:00:00Z

    >>Functional foods is growing by 47%Functional foods are those consumed as part of our normal diet, that have a particular function when ingested in regulating a particular body process. The biggest impact that these types...

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    Multiples are unruffled by name and shame threats

    2005-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Leading retailers claim they have nothing to fear after the new ‘gangmaster tzar’ this week threatened to name and shame supermarkets found stocking food prepared by illegal labour.Paul Whitehouse, the former Chief Constable of Sussex Police...

  • News

    McCoy’s takes on a special mission

    2005-02-19T00:00:00Z

    United Biscuits is throwing McCoy’s into new premium territory and aims to add £20m to its Hula Hoops brand in a shake up of its portfolio of bagged snacks. Next month, UBUK will take on Walkers Sensations and Kettle Chips by launching...