All The Grocer articles in 1 July 2017 – Page 4
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NewsVolvic targets millennials with £3m push for flavoured waters
The Let It Out campaign will run from 17 July until the end of August
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NewsMcBride refinances debt to cut costs by £2m a year
Private label consumer goods manufacturer McBride (MCB) has refinanced its existing banking facilities to buy back previously issued bonds and support its “Repair, Prepare, Grow” strategy.
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NewsNestlé launches £16.3bn share buyback as investor pressure mounts
Nestlé has announced a CHF20bn (£16.3bn) share buyback scheme as part of a new strategy after pressure
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NewsKettle unveils ‘unique’ Discoveries crisps range
Rolling out from this week, the NPD replaces Kettle’s Signature lineup
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NewsGroceries Code quiz looks to address supplier knowledge gap
One in four UK suppliers were either unaware of GSCOP or had a poor understanding of the code…
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NewsMedia Bites 28 June: Supermarket sales, Nestlé, Co-op Bank, BHS
The mix of warm weather and mounting food price inflation has driven supermarket sales growth to its highest point for five years.
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NewsCrawshaws upbeat despite 4.5% like-for-like sales drop in first 20 weeks
Listed butchery chain Crawshaw Group insists it is making “good progress” despite a 4.5% drop in like-for-like sales in the first 20 weeks of its financial year.
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NewsJJ Food Service adds to its range of frozen chips
JJ said latest chips would help fish and chip shops and mobile caterers save time, labour, and overhead costs
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NewsRight Guard opens outdoor gym made from recycled aerosol cans
The public facility at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London features 113kg of recycled aluminium
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NewsCommunity centres luring shoppers from 'out of town' stores
New report finds 78% of shoppers visited a community shopping centre at least one a week
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NewsHeck enters low-fat sausage market with Super Slim range
Sausages contain 27g of fat per 100g and went on sale into 500 Sainsbury’s on 28 June
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NewsWilliam Bain appointed to lead the BRC's Brexit strategy
Former Labour MP will assume the role of policy advisor and report into director of food policy Andrew Opie
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NewsMcVitie's donates 5p from Morrisons biscuit sales to charity
Supplier wants to raise £100,000 for cancer charity CLIC Sargent in the two-week Snack & Give Back campaign…
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NewsRed Tractor rubber stamps tougher standards
Amended standards include ’wholesale changes’ for growers and tougher rules on antibiotic and pesticide use
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NewsCoffee giants vow to act on faecal bacteria in ice
A BBC investigation found ice from Costa Coffee, Starbucks and Caffè Nero contained bacteria from faeces
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NewsTesco to axe 1,200 jobs at its head office
A quarter of staff at its Welwyn Garden City HQ are facing redundancy, a week after Tesco announced 1,100 jobs were to go at its Cardiff call centre
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NewsLiz Sutton appointed chair of Provision Trade Federation
Delamere Dairy founder replaces Rob Nugent as chair of PTF
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Comment & OpinionThe timing of this latest round of Tesco job cuts doesn’t look good
Can ’Drastic Dave’ justify these cuts and will Tesco’s promise that they are being done for good reason stand up to scrutiny?
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NewsPops links up with Pimm's for 4.3% abv popsicle
The NPD has an abv of 4.3% and contains 32 calories…
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Comment & OpinionGreater clarity as to what craft beer is can only be helpful
The US Brewers Association has launched a new seal of authenticity for craft brewers. Time for the UK to follow suit