All The Grocer articles in 2 February 2013
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NewsPremier Foods CEO Michael Clarke steps down
Premier Foods chief executive Michael Clarke has quit the role with immediate effect.
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NewsHorse meat: ABP announces shake-up of operations
ABP Food Group has announced a major shake-up of its Irish and UK operations in response to the horse meat contamination scandal.
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NewsHorse meat: Contaminated ingredient came from Poland
An imported meat ingredient from Poland is to blame for the horse DNA contamination scandal, the Irish government has revealed.
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NewsIndustry comes together to prevent surplus food going to waste
A number of food industry giants have teamed up to slash the amount of surplus food being wasted.
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NewsNeonicotinoids: Commission moves to legislate to protect bees
The European Commission has said it will take legislative action to protect honey bees from the effects of neonicotinoids…
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NewsAlcohol industry kicks off campaign to stop minimum pricing
Less than one in five people support the government’s plans for minimum pricing and even fewer think it will tackle binge drinking, drinks industry leaders claimed today.
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NewsHorse meat: Horse DNA found in Spanish burgers
A Spanish consumer rights organisation has found horse DNA in fresh burgers sold in Spanish supermarkets.
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NewsHall's brand bought by Browns Food Group
The Hall’s haggis and sausages brand owned by Vion UK has been bought by Scottish cooked meats supplier Browns Food Group for an undisclosed amount.
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NewsBAT hires former White House physician as non-exec
A former White House medic has joined British American Tobacco as non-executive director.
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NewsAsda's Christmas ad wasn't sexist rules watchdog
The ASA has thrown out complaints that Asda’s Christmas ad was sexist.
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NewsMars Petcare looks to close Whiskas and Pedigree factory
Mars Petcare is considering closing a factory in Peterborough, which makes Pedigree, Whiskas and Chappie.
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NewsBudgens loyalty card Love Local launched
Musgrave Retail Partners GB has confirmed the launch of a new loyalty card for Budgens retailers, as revealed by The Grocer earlier this month.
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NewsOFT gives fuel market a clean bill of health
The Office of Fair Trading has given the UK petrol market a clean bill of health, despite concerns from independent operators.
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NewsABP understands Tesco's Silvercrest delisting and vows to become DNA testing leader
Tesco will continue to source fresh beef from ABP despite dumping subsidiary Silvercrest Foods as a supplier because of the horse burger scandal.
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NewsRowntree's Randoms adds words to the mix with Squidgy Speak
Nestlé has extended its Rowntree’s Randoms brand with sweets based on words rather than objects.Squidgy Speak – the first range extension for Randoms - is rolling out now in impulse and sharing formats (rsp: 48p and £1.29). Each bag contains foamy fruit-flavoured sweets featuring a selection from 40 different random ...
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NewsM&S to increase milk price to farmers
Marks & Spencer is to increase the milk price paid to its dairy farmers by 1.322ppl from 1 February to reflect rising feed costs.
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Horse meat: The Co-op ditches Silvercrest after finding 17.7% horse in burger
The Co-operative Group has ditched Silvercrest as a supplier after finding 17.7% horse DNA in a frozen own-label burger produced by the ABP Food Group plant.
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NewsJackie Wharton promoted to Waitrose director of convenience
Waitrose has promoted commercial operations director Jackie Wharton to director of convenience, in charge of its Little Waitrose stores.
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NewsABP buys Debbie & Andrew’s from Vion
ABP Food Group has bought the Debbie & Andrew’s sausage brand from Vion UK, thegrocer.co.uk can reveal.
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McGuigan teams up with Masterchef's Torode for food matching app
Aussie wine brand McGuigan has teamed up with Masterchef presenter John Torode to launch a personal food and wine matching app to increase customer engagement with the brand and encourage upselling.