All The Grocer articles in 17 January 2015 – Page 5
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News
Oppo ice cream raises £300k through crowdfunding
Waitrose-listed Oppo ice cream has secured over £300k of crowd-sourced funding to support its ambitious expansion plans.
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Labour proposes restrictions on fat, salt, and sugar in food marketed to children
Restrictions on cheap alcohol also mooted as shadow health secretary announces possible measures
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Strong Christmas at Primark fails to sweeten profits at Associated British Foods as sugar woes continue
Further problems at Associated British Foods’ sugar business are set to hit profits in 2015.
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Horse meat scandal trader has court date set
WIlly Selten will appear in court in March, as Ducth authorities decide not to prosecute two colleagues
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Analysis and Features
Room for further upgrades and surprises at booming Greggs
Greggs shares are soaring again but has the high street darling got any surprises left up its sleeve for 2015?
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Asda shakes up top executive team
Vice presidential structure also undergoes shakeup as company prepares for departure of CCO Steve Smith
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Comment and Opinion
Ocado another growth story amid big Christmas for online grocery shopping
Could the fastpaced expansion of online grocery shopping see the UK get exciting new players like AmazonFresh?
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Feature Synopsis
Focus on: Tobacco: 14 February
Which cigarette and rolling tobaccos are enjoying the strongest growth at present and how?
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Feature Synopsis
Focus on: e-cigarettes: 14 February
Sales of electronic cigarettes have surged by almost 50%, but are grocers fully realising the opportunity?
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News
Glass manufacturer Encirc acquired by Spanish company for £316m
Company will retain managing director, improve position in European market
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Standard & Poor’s joins Moody’s in cutting Tesco’s ratings to junk
Tesco’s corporate credit ratings have been cut to junk status by Standard & Poor’s, following Moody’s action last week.
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Asda trialling new technology in York store
Company stresses new innovations pose no threat to existing jobs, aims to gather feedback
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Food cans supplier merger under competition investigation
Sonoco’s €286m acquisition of Weidenhammer Packaging Group is to face scrutiny from the CMA amid competition worries.
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C&C Group's shares plunge after weak third quarter trading
C&C Group’s shares fell more than 10% in early trading after it cut profits expectations and warned that third quarter trading was below expectations.
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Comment and Opinion
Where did it all go wrong for Dalton Philips?
Hailed as exactly what Morrisons needed five years ago, today Philips is on his way out
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Analysis and Features
Just how bad was Morrisons' Christmas trading?
Morrisons’ Christmas numbers were slightly better than expectations, so why did the axe fall on Dalton Philips?
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News
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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Tesco 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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Greenpeace 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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Bakkavor 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.