All The Grocer articles in 2 March 2013
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Horsemeat: Poland back in the spotlight after German allegations
The Polish meat industry is once again back in the spotlight over the horsemeat scandal, following reports that horsemeat found at German suppliers came from Poland.
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NewsCocoa, sugar and bananas boost Fairtrade sales by 19%
Fairtrade sales soared 19% to £1.57bn last year, according to new data from the Fairtrade Foundation to mark the start of Fairtrade Fortnight.
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NewsThorntons profits soar, but own store sales take a tumble
Thorntons has revealed a 70% boost in half-year pre-tax profits.
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NewsHorsemeat: Ikea meatballs test positive for horse in Czech Republic
According to news agency CTK, a batch of beef and pork meatballs intended for sale at Ikea has tested positive for horse DNA in the Czech Republic, according to the country’s veterinary office.
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ABF results to be boosted by UK sugar and Primark
Associated British Foods will report better than expected interim results next month, following “outstanding performance” at clothing retailer Primark and good revenues from UK sugar, despite the decline of UK sugar production. UK sugar production for the current year has fallen, the company said in the pre close trading update, ...
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NewsHorsemeat: Nestlé drawn deeper into scandal as beef from second supplier tests positive for horse
Nestlé is pulling six pasta products from Spain, after beef from one of its Spanish suppliers tested positive for horse DNA.
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Horsemeat: Ikea extends meatball sales ban
Ikea has widened the withdrawal of meatballs from its stores as an “extra-precautionary measure”.
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NewsTesco announces shake-up of its distribution network
Tesco has announced a major restructure of its distribution network in the UK, with the transfer of nearly 2,000 jobs resulting from the closure of sites in Harlow, Weybridge and Chesterfield and the opening of new RDCs in Reading and Dagenham.
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NewsHorsemeat: Ikea meatballs supplier challenges Czech test results
The Swedish company that manufactures meatballs for Ikea has insisted its meatballs are free from horse DNA, as the furniture chain today widened its meatball recall to 24 countries.
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NewsUB defends new chocolate digestive recipe after taste test criticism
McVitie’s has insisted it has not changed the recipe of the biscuit part of its chocolate digestives after blind taste test panel concluded the new version with more chocolate tasted worse.
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NewsHorsemeat: Tesco promises to source more UK meat in wake of scandal
Tesco boss Philip Clarke today admitted customers may be forced to pay more for products after he vowed the retail giant would source more of its meat from the UK, as a result of the horsemeat scandal.
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NewsProfits dive 70% at New Britain Palm Oil
One of the world’s largest integrated suppliers of certified ‘sustainable’ palm oil has suffered a 13.2% decline in sales as pre-tax profits plummeted 70.4%, despite it winning growing share of the UK market.
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Badger culls given final go-ahead for this summer
The planned badger cull pilots in West Gloucestershire and West Somerset will go ahead this summer now that final licence conditions have been met, Defra secretary of state Owen Paterson has announced.
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NewsAssociated British Foods slammed in Oxfam report
Associated British Foods has been slammed as the least ethical food and drink company in a report by charity Oxfam.
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NewsCompass Group launches Eatfair fairtrade range
Compass Group has launched a new Fairtrade retail range in a bid to help famers in Uganda become more sustainable in the way they produce coffee and food crops.
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NewsFinsbury to sell free-from business to Genius gluten-free brand
Finsbury Foods is selling its free-from business to gluten-free bread brand Genius for £21m.
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NewsCowboys and Indians better than computer games, kids claim
Make-believe games such as Cowboys and Indians or Doctors and Nurses are still considered the most popular with children today, research from Sainsbury’s has revealed.
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NewsNatural colours in food overtake artificial for the first time
The use of natural colours in food and drink is soaring in popularity and has overtaken artificial/synthetic colours globally for the first time, new research has revealed.
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NewsWing Yip crowns Young Chef of the Year
Wing Yip has named a Birmingham cook as its ‘2013 Young Chef of the Year’.
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Comment & Opinion
Shutting the stable door?
There’s just no pleasing some people. Philip Clarke had barely left the stage at the NFU conference in Birmingham…