6 December 2008
The Grocer
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Curry king and Unilever board narrowly escape Taj terrorism
06 Dec 2008
Curry king Sir Gulam Noon has spoken of the horror of being caught up in the terror attacks in Mumbai that left nearly 200 dead, including leading industry figure Andreas Liveras. Sir Gulam had booked a table in the Taj Mahal Palace hotel's...
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Dairy Crest loses dairies division MD
11 Dec 2008
Martin Oakes has resigned as managing director of Dairy Crest’s dairies division.
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Debbie & Andrew's tells Brits to try veal
06 Dec 2008
Debbie & Andrew's has developed a range of veal sausages in a bid to widen acceptance of the meat.The sausages contain veal, chicken and lean pork shoulder, seasoned with shallots, cream, salt, pepper and nutmeg.The company is...
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Dairy toddlers make healthy teenagers
06 Dec 2008
Toddlers who consume two servings of dairy produce daily are likely to have healthier bones as teenagers, a study has revealed. Researchers tracked the diets of children aged between three and five over 12 years. They found teenagers who had...
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DFB to slash staff and cut price paid for milk
06 Dec 2008
Dairy Farmers of Britain plans to axe more than a quarter of its headcount in a major restructuring programme to return the business to profitability.The troubled dairy co-operative announced this week that its restructuring plan could...
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Davis to scrutinise BP's convenience stores across Europe
06 Dec 2008
BP's convenience retail offering in Europe is set to be thrust under the microscope when Andy Davis steps into the role of head of European buying and supply chain on 1 January. Davis, who has been combining responsibility for Europe with...
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Editor's Comment: Is Tesco's discounter range really a mistake when even Ocado is distancing itself from premium?
06 Dec 2008
In the week that Morrisons reported an 8% increase in like-for-like sales, Tesco's 2.2% growth - and the discounter range that has arguably brought it about - looks neither big nor clever. While Sir Terry and his team argue it has deliberately...
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Dr Oetker's slice of frozen pizza pie at 21% with Schwan's deal
06 Dec 2008
Pizza giant Dr Oetker is expanding its base after signing a deal to buy The Schwan Food Company's European frozen pizza business, which includes the Chicago Town brand. Under the terms, agreed this week, Dr Oetker, which makes the Ristorante...
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Dunnes rules out any sale to Wal-Mart
06 Dec 2008
There are no plans to sell Dunnes Stores to Asda or anyone else, insists director Michael Heffernan, a key member of the family that controls Ireland's largest private retail chain.The son of company boss Margaret Heffernan broke the board's...
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End of the line for Woolies
11 Dec 2008
A closing down sale was launched across Woolworths’ estate this morning after its administrators failed to find a buyer for the whole business.
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