All The Grocer articles in 14 February 2015 – Page 6
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Analysis & FeaturesGreen Giant Express Sweetcorn: acid test
Brand owner General Mills has promised to deliver “the same crisp flavour of Green Giant canned sweetcorn”…
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NewsWarburg Pincus nets £142m from Poundland shares sale
The majority shareholder of Poundland has netted £142m from the sale of almost half its remaining stake…
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NewsBooker leapfrogs P&H to take top spot on Big 30 rankings
The Grocer’s ranking of the UK’s 30 biggest grocery wholesalers has a new number one…
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Comment & OpinionThere's light at the end of the grocery tunnel
After about four years of perpetual gloom and doom for the British superstore scene…
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NewsRed Tractor sets out to fix beef standards 'Achilles heel'
Red Tractor Assurance (RTA) has defended plans to introduce tougher assurance standards for beef…
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NewsAli-A teams up with Mattessons for 'gaming gear' ad campaign
Kerry Foods is looking to boost sales of its teen-orientated Mattessons Fridge Raiders with a £4m multichannel campaign…
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NewsJBPs 'read like prenups' says Meijer: 30% will be annulled
Morrisons to slash number of joint business plans by 30% to free up buyer time…
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Analysis & FeaturesBeef cheap in Europe, but Brazilian price on the up
The deadweight price of beef is still falling in France, with low milk prices leading to increased dairy cow culling…
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NewsNI's longest-serving Costcutter retailer switches to Nisa
Walter and Gillian Millar, the longest-serving Costcutter retailers in Northern Ireland, have become the latest…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy is Poundland cosying up with neighbouring 99p Stores?
99p Stores has been touted for sale since 2011. So it wasn’t entirely unexpected when Poundland announced…
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Comment & OpinionWork: take a look around and consider doing what you love
Work. It’s such a terrible word. It’s got negative written all over it and should maybe be called ‘do something I really d…
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NewsHalf of shoppers search online but shop in store
Half of the visitors to online grocery sites are only researching, going on to buy in store…
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Comment & OpinionSmall businesses truly going the extra mile
As I write I am looking out at an idyllic snow-covered landscape in the Pennines…
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NewsWhitworths sees sales rocket following Equistone acquisition
Health food specialist Whitworths has reported booming sales in its first year under new private-equity control…
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NewsJoe Delucci's introduces gelato in see-through tubs to the UK
Frozen dessert brand Joe Delucci’s is hoping to bring a US trend to the UK gelato market…
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NewsNew UK guidance on illegal fishing is launched
Three organisations have launched guidance on how to keep illegal fish out of the supply chain…
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NewsCity Snapshot: 3G linked with potential $75bn takeover of SABMiller
SABMiller share price climbs as rumours emerge of a potential $75bn bid by 3G Capital. Plus a new candidate to become Tesco chairman enters the race and Ashbury Chocolates jobs saved in administration rescue deal.
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NewsMedia Bites 16 February: Tesco, SABMiller, CBI
What the papers are saying about the industry this morning
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer Says: 3G Capital’s rumoured SABMiller bid is a new take on an old story
Shares in global brewer SABMiller (SAB) were up by more than 2.5% this morning on weekend reports that Brazilian investment giant 3G Capital was eying up a swoop for the UK-listed firm.
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NewsReal Good Food profit warning sours share price as group mulls Napier Brown sale
Shares in Whitworths owner Real Good Food have fallen off a cliff this morning after the listed group issued a profit warning