All The Grocer articles in 11 July 2015 – Page 3
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Jamie Oliver chicken ready meal trio for Budgens
Budgens has introduced a range of Jamie Oliver ready-to-cook meals to its meat aisles…
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Yasmin Redman, Sainsbury's Clapham: G33 store of the week
Yasmin Redman, store manager at Sainsbury’s Clapham High Street, on rivals, free-from and management…
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Kiddylicious makes push into Australian and Japanese stores
The Kids Food Company, owner of children’s snacking brand Kiddylicious, has ramped up its overseas business with new listings in Australia and Japan.
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Müller to add 50 new jobs at Telford and Minsterley sites
Müller Dairy is to create up 50 new jobs at its Telford and Minsterley factories following strong growth in demand…
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What effect is Greek debt crisis having on Britain's buyers?
As pundits debate how best to get the financial wheels turning in Greece, some of the country’s food suppliers are just as concerned with lorry wheels.
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City Snapshot: Waitrose sales soar as sun shines
Sales at Waitrose soared 6% to £132.2m in the 22nd week of its current financial year thanks to “summer sunshine, British sporting heroics and US Independence Day parties”. Plus stevia producer PureCircle appoints two former Pepsi and Coke execs to the board.
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Media Bites 10 July: Bargain Booze, petrol prices, PepsiCo
Bargain Booze confirms its in the race for wine supplier Matthew Clark, fallout from the living wage announcement, Sainsbury’s and Tesco prices at the pump, PepsiCo beats market expectations and Procter & Gamble has agreed to sell 43 beauty brands to Coty.
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Nick Crofts elected president of The Co-operative Group’s Members’ Council
Two vice-presidents, Marc Bicknell and Dan Crowe, were also appointed following a council meeting where an additional 12 members were appointed to its Senate
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Comment and Opinion
Human touch can be the best marketing tool possible
Carlsberg’s Reddit AMA last week showed that, sometimes, the best way for a major brand to sell itself is on a human level
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Co-op apologises as customers get charged twice
Hundreds of thousands of customers who used debit or credit cards at the 2,700 Co-Operative stores on Tuesday, 7 July, have been charged twice due to an error
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E-commerce opportunities in fmcg are still huge, says Kantar
Kantar Worldpanel claims the UK is “trailblazing” in terms of repeat business, in a global online fmcg market where sales are set to reach £130bn
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Young's poised to cut 900 jobs as it moots closure of two Scottish processing sites
Young’s Seafood stands to axe more than 900 jobs as it considers closing two Scottish processing sites following the recent loss of a major fish contract with Sainsbury’s.
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Walgreens Boots beats profit forecasts for third quarter
Global pharmacy and health giant Walgreens Boots Alliance has beaten profit expectations in the third quarter as sales across its divisions grew following the official formation of the larger group.
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Procter & Gamble UK boss Irwin Lee to become Morrisons non-executive director
Morrisons has appointed Procter & Gamble UK boss Irwin Lee as a non-executive director to help turn around the company’s fortunes.
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Associated British Foods stock climbs as revenues grow
Shares have increased almost 5% at Associated British Foods after the group said revenues were ahead of last year.
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Sunmagic unveils Hydra schools-compliant drinks
Sunmagic has launched its first ever sub-brand – an 11-strong range of school-compliant soft drinks.
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Cut in wheat plantings not sufficient to raise flour prices, say millers
Millers have reassured buyers a reduction in wheat plantings in the UK and other countries will not, in itself, lead to higher flour and bread prices.
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City Snapshot: Conviviality Retail shares suspended on takeover talk
Conviviality Retail (CVR) has suspended trading in its shares “due to media speculation” it is seeking to acquire UK drinks supplier Matthew Clark
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Media bites: Budget, living wage, sunday trading
Under-pressure supermarkets and high-street retailers face paying out billions of pounds in extra wages and tax over the next five years after George Osborne’s budget.
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Conviviality Retail confirms reverse takeover talks with Matthew Clark
Conviviality Retail has suspended trading in its shares “due to media speculation” it is seeking to acquire UK drinks supplier Matthew Clark.