All The Grocer articles in 17 February 2018 – Page 7
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Central England Co-op announces new store and revamp plans
Society opened eight new food stores and relaunched more than 20 convenience stores last year at a cost of £15m
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Management buy UK bonded warehousing specialist MSX
The distributor of BWS and confectionery to travel retail is now owned by Peter Blatch, Rob Glanville and Mark Pullen…
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Feature Synopsis
Focus On Snack Bars: 10 March
Fuelled by more and more NPD targeting the healthy snacking trend, sales are booming with the category gaining an extra 500,000 shoppers and the big boys in confectionery are taking note.
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William Reed and Valassis to offer NCS visitors exclusive deals
The partnership comes after William Reed bought the trademark Pro-Retail from PwC last month
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Sandell threatens to derail Tesco-Booker at the 11th hour
Sandell Asset Management said it would vote against the proposed £3.7bn takeover because it was based on too low an offer
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Nestlé acquires plant-based brand Terrafertil
Nestlé has made further strides into the plant-based food sector with the acquisition of a majority stake in Latin American brand Terrafertil, which has a growing presence in the UK health market.
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Media Bites 12 February: Unilever, Tesco, Morrisons, 2 Sisters
Unilever creates waves this morning after threatening to pull marketing spend from platforms failing to tackle fake news, protect children, promote hate or create division in society. And a secret plan by Tesco to launch a discount chain dominates the weekend papers.
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City snapshot: Tesco plots launch of discount chain to rival Aldi and Lidl
Tesco is hatching a secret plan to launch a new discount chain in an attempt to level the playing field with Aldi and Lidl, it is understood. Plus, Heineken full-year organic revenues increase 5% to €21.9bn as momentum from the first half continued into the second and its flagship brand put in one of its best performances for year; and Nestle acquires a majority stake in Terrafertil, a company selling natural, organic, plant-based foods and healthy snacks.
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Fairfax Meadow withdraws meat products after unannounced FSA inspection
The FSA said the company had acted “properly and proportionately” in withdrawing potentially affected products from the market
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Feature Synopsis
Focus on Bottled Water: 17 March
Say bye bye to boring bottled water. Today’s consumers are looking for anything but bland.
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Comment and Opinion
It's not just BBC being swept up in gender pay gap maelstrom
Business won’t be able to ride this new heightened focus on how we treat, talk about, listen to and pay women by shoving its head in the sand
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G Simmons & Sons scores funding to meet pork scratchings demand
Pork scratchings manufacturer G Simmons & Sons has secured a six-figure bank funding package to help it expand operations to meet surging demand for its products.
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McCain unveils second We Are Family ad in £3.2m push
The slot marks the first time McCain chilled options have featured in TV advertising