All The Grocer articles in 15 November 2014 – Page 5
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Chris Whitfield named Co-op Group retail and logistics director
Tesco Lotus’s store operations director, Chris Whitfield, is taking up the new role of retail and logistics director for The Co-operative Group’s food business early next year.
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Peroni and Urquell drive 11% hike in Miller Brands UK revenue
A strong performance by world beer brands Peroni Nastro Azzuro and Pilsner Urquell has driven an 11% rise in Miller Brands UK revenues (less excise and similar taxes) in the six months to September.
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Asda will not react to short-term tactics, pledges Clarke
Grocery market upheaval including the continued rise of the discounters was today described as an industry “shockwave” by Asda boss Andy Clarke.
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Abergavenny aims to double its goats cheese production
Abergavenny Fine Food Company is aiming to more than double production of its goats cheese products…
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Aldi and Icelandic settle Saucy Fish 'copycat' case out of court
Aldi and Icelandic Seachill have reached an out-of-court settlement in their legal dispute over a copycat version of The Saucy Fish Co.
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Rowe's officially reopens its Cornish pasty factory
Family firm WC Rowe has reopened its pasty factory after a blaze forced it to halt production…
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Eat Natural aims at 'active' consumers with new protein bar
Eat Natural is hoping to tap the trend for protein-enriched products with a new snack bar…
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Comment & Opinion
Scaremongering sugar debate does not help children
I write in response to a report on sugar (‘Action on Sugar claims a quarter of kids’ juice drinks have as much sugar as Co…
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Bakkavor's UK growth outperforms the market with sales up 3.4%
Fresh prepared foods producer Bakkavor has seen its UK business outperform the market in its third quarter.
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Comment & Opinion
Sainsbury’s zeroes in on property, price and product
Sainsbury’s released its eagerly-awaited strategic update this morning
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Comment & Opinion
Christmas TV ads give Titania and team useful 'learnings'
Karoline (with a K) gathers us in the meeting room to go through all of this year’s festive retailer TV ads…
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Sainsbury's ad recreates WWI Christmas Day truce
Sainsbury’s has unveiled its 2014 Christmas ad offering - honing in on the 1914 Christmas Day truce between British and German soldiers in a highly-emotive advertising campaign
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M&S and Interflora trademark battle continues
The 2013 High Court injunction effectively preventing Marks & Spencer from bidding on the Interflora trademark in the Google advertising programme AdWords remains in place, at least temporarily, the Court of Appeal has said.
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Ocado on recruitment drive to fill 1,000 jobs
Online supermarket Ocado has taken a leaf out of the Dogs Trust slogan ’a dog is for life not just for Christmas’, in its latest recruitment drive.
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Analysis & Features
Greggs pasty tax victory only half the story of resurgence
Greggs is one of the British high street’s best-loved brands, a point that was reinforced when it took on Chancellor George Osborne…
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Morrisons to make availability key focus for Christmas
Morrisons is kicking off its Christmas marketing campaign on Friday with a 60-second ad - and has unveiled plans to make availability a key part of its festive strategy.
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Conviviality teams up with Scotmid for Scottish franchise
Scotmid Co-operative is poised to become Conviviality Retail’s exclusive Scottish franchise early next year.
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Comment & Opinion
Lost in Translation (wedi ei golli yn y cyfieithu)
News that Lidl had “banned” the Welsh language last week provoked outrage and threats of a boycott by disgruntled defenders
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Sainsbury's reports half-year loss as it sets out strategic review
Sainsbury’s has reported a statutory pre-tax loss of £290m for the 28 weeks to 27 September 2014, as it warns the UK grocery market is changing faster than at any time in the past three decades.