All The Grocer articles in 17 December 2016 – Page 3
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News
Yorkshire Poultry Products rescue deal saves 126 jobs
More than 120 jobs have been saved at a halal poultry processor after administrators at KPMG struck a rescue deal.
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Analysis and Features
Story of the year: love it or hate it, Brexit happened ...
It wasn’t until October that the ramifications of Brexit really hit home for food and drink
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Analysis and Features
Shrinker of the year: Toblerone loses triangles
Tabloids have been obsessed with chocolate’s vanishing act for years
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Analysis and Features
Intrigue of the year: what did Ronny do wrong?
Lidl replaced charismatic German with 34-year-old Härtnagel
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Analysis and Features
Social media froth of the year: Sainsbury's #sandwichgate
Woe betide anyone that comes between a Brit and their sandwich
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Analysis and Features
Dumbest discounter of the year: EasyFoodstore
EasyFood is comfortably one of the oddest extensions for someone who has always shown business savvy
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Analysis and Features
Crisis of the Year: Ferrero
The Sun revealed Ferrero was using child labour in Romania to assemble Kinder Egg toys
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Analysis and Features
Disintermediation of the year: Unilever and Dollar Shave Club
Cutting out the middleman doesn’t just appeal to trendy new startups
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Analysis and Features
Bandwagon jumper of the year: protein sweets
With producers cramming extra protein into pizzas, porridge oats and pancakes, it’s a wonder we aren’t all weightlifting
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Analysis and Features
Confession of the year: Mars admits Dolmio makes you fat!
Mars created a media storm by recommending some of its cooking sauces should only be eaten weekly
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Analysis and Features
Recall of the year: Mars acts fast on plastic problem
One pesky piece of plastic proved a spanner in the works for Mars in February
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News
US food and drink industry wary of UK future
The uncertainty of future trade arrangements with the EU is weighing more heavily on the US food and drink sector than any other, a report has found this week.
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News
UK food and drink makers must push harder into China - Leadsom
UK food and drinks suppliers should be doing more to trade with China as the UK gets set to begin the process of exiting the EU, Defra secretary told an export forum
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Beam Suntory acquires Sipsmith Gin ahead of global push for London craft brand
The maker of Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark has “ambitious” export plans for the brand
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Media Bites 16 December: Tesco, Heineken, Nestle, Rivington Biscuits, Just Eat
The Serious Fraud Office has told Tesco former group commercial director Kevin Grace that he will not face charges in its probe over a £326m hole in the UK retailer’s accounts. Plus, Heineken strikes a £400m deal for pub group Punch Taverns and Nestlé loses its EU trademark battle.
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City snapshot: Leadsom in China rallying cry to UK food and drink suppliers
UK food and drinks suppliers should be doing more to trade with China as the UK gets set to begin the process of exiting the EU, Defra secretary has told an export forum this week.
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Loch Arthur Creamery faces recall of listeria-linked cheeses
Recall comes less than six months after major e.coli outbreak was linked to raw cheese supplier Errington Cheese
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Avana Bakeries: Newport business expected to go under
Final day of production is expected to be 27 January, 161 workers told
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Simple Simon pulled out of administration by DDC
The owner of Simple Simon Foods has reacquired the business out of administration
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Roz Cuschieri made chairman of snack startup Emily Crisps
Her appointment follows last month’s sale by the brand of a ‘significant’ minority stake