All The Grocer articles in 14 March 2015 – Page 5
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Category Report
Toys category report 2015
Everything is awesome in toyland, as the upbeat song from The Lego Movie chimes. Things are pretty good in the supermarkets as well.
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News
R&R Ice Cream buys Nestlé's South African ice cream arm
R&R ice cream, the third-largest ice-cream manufacturer in the world, has bought Nestlé South Africa’s ice-cream business for an undisclosed price.
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Sir Philip Green agrees to sell off BHS
The Arcadia boss is selling BHS to the investment firm after 15 years of ownership
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Waitrose operating profits tumble 23.4%
A significantly higher level of investment and one-off items have bitten a large chunk out of Waitrose’s operating profits
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Morrisons to close 23 M Local stores as it posts £792m loss
Morrisons has posted a £792m loss for the year to 1 February on the back of a £1,273m property impairment.
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Morrisons results: What the analysts say
Reactions to the Morrisons results are flooding in from analysts
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I Am Souper: ambient brand pledges to keep consumers full
Containing beans, pulses and grains - and fortified with pea purée - the soups offered between 2.5g and 4.7g per 100g of protein per pack
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Analysis and Features
Cadbury and Nestlé cut egg prices as Easter fight looms
The average price across the category is static, however, with own-label lines down 6% year on year
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News
Quorn to invest £40m in bid to become a £1bn food giant
Quorn Foods is embarking on a £40m investment drive to continue to fuel its rapid growth over the next 12 months on the road to becoming a £1bn business.
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Emmi bolsters Caffè Latte range with two new coffee drinks
Swiss dairy giant Emmi is to add two new flavours to its four-strong Caffè Latte chilled coffee range from next month
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Media Bites 12 March: Christine Tacon, plain packaging, Google Shop
The papers tackle the plain tobacco packaging furore this morning, alongside news about the strong pound and Google’s high street presence
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City Snapshot: Morrisons posts £792m loss, shares slip
The scale of the task facing new Morrisons CEO David Potts when he sits at his desk for the first time on Monday was laid bare this morning
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Adelie Foods acquired by HIG Capital
Urban Eat owner Adelie Foods was today snapped up by private equity house HIG Europe for an undisclosed sum.
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Procter & Gamble North Europe boss Irwin Lee to step down
Lee has been with P&G for 30 years, spending eight as UK MD and the past year setting up and integrating its Northern Europe businesses
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Comment and Opinion
Own-label gap between healthy options consumers want and what they get is still weighty
Research suggests that work needs to be done by own-label to satiate the appetite for products low in fat, sugar and calories
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Tyrrells rebrands popcorn range to 'Poshcorn', experiences 48.9% growth
In addition to the name change, the popcorn has a new look featuring a large crest in the centre of the bag, and black and white vintage photos
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Heineken expands Desperados and Bulmers ranges
Desperados Red will have higher caffeine content, while Bulmers gets a Zesty Blood Orange variety
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Ian Paisley claims plain packaging would ban tobacco security features, aid illicit trade
Paisley said the regulations for plain packaging would forcibly remove Codentify from current packs
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DEFRA appeals for farmer evidence on crop loss costs
Wrap, The Warwick Crop Centre and research consultancy 3Keel specifically want potato, lettuce and strawberry growers to get involved in the study
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Loyalty app will offer check-in till integration
Loyalzoo, a check-in-based app, negates the need for customers to scan barcodes to retrieve loyalty points, unlike with most loyalty apps