All The Grocer articles in 11 January 2014
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NewsAsda takes on discounters with 50p offers on key lines
Asda is cutting the price of key products such as Kingsmill bread and Heinz soup to just 50p as it aims to make discount stores look expensive.
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NewsDavid Frost takes reins at Scotch Whisky Association
Former diplomat and BIS director David Frost has taken over as the new chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA)
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NewsEntertainment market grows in 2013 but discs no longer fly
Digital services such as Netflix and Blinkbox helped the entertainment market grow for the first time in five years – but physical products such as discs continued to decline.
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NewsScotland looks to boost poultry industry as it quizzes retailers
The Scottish government has asked UK supermarkets to clarify their poultry sourcing policies - the first step in its new plan to increase demand for poultry produced in Scotland.
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NewsSmart Swaps campaign offers money-off vouchers on groceries
People are being encouraged to switch to diet drinks and low-fat milk in a new government-backed Change4Life TV ad campaign.
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NewsABP ramps up Polish presence with second site
ABP Food Group has acquired a second production site in Poland, taking over a facility previously owned by Italy’s Ferrarini in the town of Klosowice in western Poland.
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NewsCharles Gordon, former William Grant & Sons chairman, dies at 86
Whisky distiller William Grant & Sons has announced its former chairman, and life president, Charles Gordon, has died aged 86.
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NewsWarburtons plots £20m bakery in Burnley
Warburtons is planning to invest £20m in a new bakery in Burnley.
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NewsWalmart recalls contaminated donkey meat product in China
Walmart has recalled a donkey meat product in China after it was found to contain fox meat DNA.
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NewsCornish Clotted Cream makers join battle over PDO change
Two of Cornwall’s biggest clotted cream producers are at loggerheads over an application to amend the EU specification for Cornish Clotted Cream.
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NewsBooker and Bestway launch January promos for indies
Wholesalers Booker and Bestway have both launched promotions to help independent retailers offer their customers deals throughout January.
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NewsCo-op Group raises £5m for Carers Trust
The Co-operative Group has hit its target of raising £5m for its charity of the year Carers Trust.
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NewsTesco petrol customers report payment problems
NatWest and RBS customers have experienced problems paying for petrol at some Tesco filling stations.
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NewsWaitrose sales jump in Christmas week
After a slow start to the Christmas trading period, Waitrose has enjoyed a bumper week of trading.
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NewsWeetabix On The Go breakfast drinks target shoppers in a hurry
Weetabix Food Co is this week rolling out a breakfast drink it says has “all the energy, fibre and protein of a Weetabix cereal in milk”.
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NewsConviviality Retail names David Adams as chairman
Conviviality Retail has named David Adams its new chairman, replacing Roger Pedder, who will step down at the end of the month after eight years at the company.
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NewsTesco Healthy Living range launches: in pictures
Tesco has rolled out a major revamp of its Healthy Living range, with more than 230 products reformulated to be lower in salt, sugar or fat.
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NewsNjoy e-cigarettes hit 2014 with new listings and ad campaign
Leading US e-cigarette maker Njoy has secured a raft of new listings as it looks to grab a greater share of the growing UK market.
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NewsAsda hails record Christmas footfall and online sales
December was a “very tough month for retailers”, Asda president Andy Clarke has said, but insisted the supermarket held its nerve to enjoy bumper Christmas footfall.
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NewsYoung’s Seafood to open pop-up fish and chip shop in Cambridge
Young’s Seafood is to open a ‘pop-up’ fish and chip shop in Cambridge to promote its responsible sourcing credentials.