All The Grocer articles in 7 February 2015
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NewsCity Snapshot: Discounts and healthy eating push grocery sales to 12-month high
Price cuts at the supermarkets and health-conscious consumers helped food sales to a year-long high but a reliance on discounting could be setting a risky precedent. Plus the latest City news and share price movements.
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NewsFood sales record best month since February 2014, finds BRC-KPMG monitor
The raft of January price cuts across the supermarkets helped food sales record their best performance for a year, according to the BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor.
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NewsCamden Town Brewery looks to the crowd to raise £1.5m for London expansion
Camden Town Brewery is hoping to raise £1.5m as part of a crowdfunding pitch to finance the opening of a new brewing site in London.
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Category ReportCooking sauces category report 2015
Households are getting smaller. More of us are cooking from scratch. The discounters are moving in.
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Analysis and FeaturesFocus on cooking sauces
With discounters marching on cooking sauces, brands are under fire. Now Fred and friends have come out fighting…
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NewsFruit Shoot launches kids' version of Tough Mudder endurance event
Britvic has joined forces with endurance event Tough Mudder to launch a version for kids.
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NewsStella Artois Cidre range expanded with peach and elderflower flavours
AB InBev is expanding its Stella Artois Cidre range with the launch of peach and elderflower variants.
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NewsFish fans in line to pay up as cod price leaps
The price of fish and chips could be about to go up as cod prices are on the rise as a result of tightening supplies…
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NewsMSC claims retailers are 'falling behind' on certified fish
Retailers have hit back at claims by the Marine Stewardship Council they are “falling behind” on providing certified fish…
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NewsMedia Bites 9 February: Tesco, Rexam, Poundworld
The fallout from The Grocer Code Adjudicator’s decision to launch a formal investigation continued over the weekend.
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NewsCity snapshot: New Britain Palm Oil moves to push through takeover
New Britain Palm Oil announced this morning it has cut the offer period for the takeover bid for Sime Darby, plus Tesco’s new demands on suppliers, the latest City news and what’s coming up this week.
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NewsDefra to rethink mandatory CCTV in UK abattoirs
Compulsory CCTV in UK abattoirs could be back on the cards, after the government this week signalled it was open to…
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Comment and OpinionCan the 'climate of fear' really change with new GCA powers?
The Tesco financial reporting misdemeanours have had fascinating repercussions…
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Analysis and FeaturesCoke's US milk venture: what can UK dairy learn?
It was a head-turning announcement: a US dairy farmer co-op this week launched a “game-changing” new milk stateside…
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NewsOcado divides City opinion despite turning first profit
Few companies split opinion more in the grocery sector than Ocado…
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NewsOnes to watch: MPs who'll decide food and drink future
Bookies make it odds-on for a hung parliament, and only the brave would forecast who will be in the driving seat come 8 Ma…
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Comment and OpinionEat Well for Less: Gregg Wallace doles out idiotic advice
Once the BBC crumbles, it’s hard to predict what will become of Gregg Wallace…
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NewsScott Chassels appointed head of sales at Fuel 10K
Fresh Marketing, the company behind energy breakfast brand Fuel 10K…
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NewsBritvic CEO Simon Litherland named new ISBA president
Britvic CEO Simon Litherland has been named the new president of ISBA – the Voice of British Advertisers…
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NewsCrowdfunding: food & drink companies pick up £1m this year
Food and drink companies have raised more than £1.2m on crowdfunding platforms so far in 2015 as this alternative source of finance continues to grow in popularity.