All The Grocer articles in 17 January 2015
Previous issues.
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Feature SynopsisDigital Feature: 10 Things You Need To Know About… Bagged Snacks: 30 January
Do Brits really share ‘sharing bags’ of crisps? How many meals a week does the average Brit skip and what snacks do we use to fill the gap?
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NewsNivea launches new moisturiser aimed at "quick firming" for skin
The company describes the new product as the optimal solution for “quick firming when time is short”.
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NewsNew smaller cashless checkout system will increase choice for shoppers and retailers, say NCR
The new system, which is cashless, allows for greater flexibility in store planning
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NewsWaitrose to open 14 new stores, focus shifts outside London
Home counties and Greater London to receive new Waitrose properties this year
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NewsSouthern Co-operative records LFL sales drop
Company does claim 7.8% increase in sales over 2014, total sales up too
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NewsUnilever to donate to Comic Relief for every pack of PG Tips and Persil sold
The activity will be supported by two above-the-line campaigns for each brand next month, including digital and TV advertising
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NewsMornflake launches new gluten-free product
New oatmeal product certified by Coeliac UK, aimed at wider health-concious market
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Comment & OpinionThe yolk's on Mondelez after global Creme Egg backlash
Public objects to paying more for a five-pack than it did for a six-pack last year
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Analysis & Features3G lines up latest mega-deal
3G Capital is eyeing up its latest F&B targets but which is the best fit?
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NewsMorrisons CEO to step down as supermarket announces closures
Dalton Philips ”sad to be leaving”, says change was only finalised yesterday evening
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NewsMorrisons was Christmas' worst performing major grocer, 409 jobs at risk
Closures are all small supermarket format, company will look to accomodate employees in other areas
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NewsGreggs on a roll as sales soar over Christmas
Shares in Greggs have rocketed again this morning as the bakery chain reported a “very strong” finish to 2014 and said its full-year results would beat previous expectations.
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NewsSainsbury’s enjoys best Christmas of the big four according to Kantar Worldpanel
Each of the big four experienced a sales decline in the run-up to the Christmas period according to the latest market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, but Sainsbury’s posted the smallest year-on-year decline of the major supermarkets.
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NewsMaltesers' tie-in with Comic Relief urges the consumer to "bake yourself silly"
Charity push will see 5p donated from every pack of Maltesers sold
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NewsSainsbury's review results in loss of 500 store support roles
Strategic review, announced, November 2014, delivers cost-cutting verdict
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NewsBakkavor expands US convenience footprint with B. Robert’s Foods acquisition
International food group Bakkavor has built its US ready meals capababilities with the acquisition of North Carolina-based fresh prepared foods manufacturer B. Robert’s Foods.
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NewsGreenpeace cautions against new EU laws allowing "flexibility" over GMO crops
Environmentalists warn of giving “biotech companies the power to negotiate with elected governments”
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NewsTesco loses appeal in failed attempt to trademark Clubcard brand
IPO rules that the term ‘Clubcard’ is not distinctive enough to allow Tesco exclusive use
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Limited edition wine bottle has glow-in-the-dark label and a power button
The £35 rosé offers an interesting packing innovation with a luminescent label on an opaque black bottle
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Analysis & FeaturesJust how bad was Morrisons' Christmas trading?
Morrisons’ Christmas numbers were slightly better than expectations, so why did the axe fall on Dalton Philips?