All The Grocer articles in 21 February 2015
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Category Report
Focus on Ready Meals
Ready meals have bounced back from Horsegate – and they’ve come back posher. So where does that leave the telly dinner?…
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News
ABF expects first half earnings dip as sugar weakness hits profits
Associated British Foods has announced it is trading in line with expectations in a pre-close statement, as the strong growth in Primark continues to be offset by weakness in its sugar business.
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News
Pot Noodle launches Sausage Casserole line
Unilever is looking to tap demand for comforting foods with the launch of a Sausage…
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News
Swiss drinks supplier Global Functional plans major UK push
Swiss soft drinks supplier Global Functional Drinks is launching a major push into the UK market…
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News
Media Bites 23 February: Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco
The big grocery sector news over the weekend was the emergence of former Tesco executive David Potts as the frontrunner to take up the daunting challenge of leading Morrisons’ turnaround.
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News
City snapshot: ABF reassures market over first half trading
Associated British Foods (ABF) has said that underlying trading remains in line with expectations as strong Primark sales have been negated by weakness in its sugar division. Plus, packaging firm DS Smith announces acquisition and all the other latest news from the City.
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News
Sainsbury's introduces Yammer social network for staff
Sainsbury’s has become the latest retailer to introduce internal social network Yammer for staff…
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News
Bidvest Fresh buys majority stake in Henson Foods
Bidvest Fresh has acquired a majority stake in meat wholesaler Henson Foods…
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News
Sugar total added up by mySupermarket.co.uk
Change4Life has joined forces with mySupermarket.co.uk for the Sugar Swap campaign…
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News
Red cabbage sales boosted nearly 50% by healthy shoppers
A surge in demand has seen red cabbage sales jump by almost 50%…
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Comment and Opinion
Ukip gets the party started with popcorn
Beer-loving smoking-in-pubs enthusiast Nigel Farage has been rallying his Ukip troops at a party conference…
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The Big Interview
Mondelez's Mary Barnard on Cadbury, Bournville and Creme Eggs
The first woman at the helm of Cadbury is determined to prove Mondelez is a sound steward of its UK operations…
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News
Spar looks to open YMCA-staffed store in Stoke-on-Trent
Spar has linked with the YMCA to open a store that will be staffed by residents of a YMCA centre in Stoke-on-Trent…
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News
Lucozade Sport launches mango & passion fruit flavour
Lucozade Sport is being expanded with a mango & passion fruit flavour…
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News
Beechdean launches licensed ice cream and lolly multipacks
Beechdean Ice Cream is expanding its licensed product line-up with a range of multipacks…
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News
Darren Jones named ABP UK commercial director
Darren Jones has been named the new commercial director of meat supplier ABP UK…
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News
Food product recall levels down 43% since before Horsegate
The number of food product recalls in the UK has plummeted by nearly half since before the horsemeat scandal…
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News
Christine Tacon: 'trade bodies must help suppliers with code'
Adjudicator Christine Tacon has accused trade organisations of doing too little to help suppliers present evidence…
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News
Pasta producers pessimistic over durum wheat outlook
Pasta producers are seeing core ingredient durum wheat fall in price after months of double-digit increases…
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News
Pasta and spuds to the fore as DH model cuts sugar... and fat
A new Eatwell plate developed by the DH has proposed consumers should bulk up diets with pasta, potatoes and bread…