All The Grocer articles in 2 May 2015 – Page 2
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Comment and Opinion
Brothers Green: Eats! A quirky, greasy take on student cooking
Most students are a little lost in the kitchen. A diet of burnt pasta, microwave mug cake and frozen pizzas is the norm…
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News
F1-inspired fridge technology rolled out at Sainsbury's
The rollout comes after The Grocer broke the news in January that the chain was testing the technology in its Buckingham Local outlet
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News
Bidvest 3663 buys Sandpiper CI's Cimandis foodservice division
Bidvest 3663 has acquired Cimandis, the foodservice division of Channel Islands operator Sandpiper CI…
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News
Londis increases support with new 2020 terms and conditions
Londis has introduced a new set of terms and conditions in a move designed to give its retailers greater value…
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News
Price war set to drive M&A consolidation, warns Grant Thornton
UK M&A volumes held up in the first quarter of 2015, but deal values were significantly down as small-scale consolidation dominated the market.
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Profiles and QandAs
Stuart Sunderland, City Pantry, on private jets and romance
“This interview was something my nine-year-old self did not take into consideration!”…
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Analysis and Features
Tesco BBQ Pulled Pork Bites: acid test
Pulled pork is one of the food trends of the decade – last year achieving one of the ultimate markers of mainstream…
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News
Mr Sherick's hits Crowdcube target after upping equity offer
The premium milkshake brand, founded by ex-M&S buyer Andrew Sherick, initially offered 16.97% for £250k via the Crowdcube funding platform, valuing the business at £1.47m
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Comment and Opinion
How do you become Britain's Biggest Brand?
What do brands need to do to become Britain’s favourite?
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Category Report
Focus on Crisps, Nuts & Snacks
With health-conscious shoppers dodging spuds, crisps have been outsold by savoury snacks for the first time
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News
Fiona McInnes made CEO at Clydebank Co-operative Society
McInnes moves up from deputy CEO, a role she has held since 2011. She was made acting CEO following the departure of Robert Sider last year
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Category Report
Crisps, nuts and snacks category report 2015
Why are crisps losing share to other savoury snacks? What kinds of snacks are enjoying the greatest growth and why? And what can brands do to rescue the humble potato crisp over the coming year?
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Comment and Opinion
As Sceti and Permira slope off what a relief BEIG found Nomad
Nomad’s emergence as a new player in the global food industry consolidation game is fascinating
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News
Funkin mixers for cocktails get a rebrand
The new packaging, which hits shelves from June, features a navy blue background with a spiral swirl of colour to evoke a top-down view of a cocktail glass
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Analysis and Features
Nomad Foods sets sights on frozen empire in wake of Iglo deal
Findus tipped but there are many candidates ripe for netting
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News
Alban Denton takes up MD role at salmon supplier Loch Duart
Denton, who joined this week, has been an MD and senior director in the poultry, vegetable and processed food industries in both England and Scotland
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News
First Milk announces job losses and restructuring
The turnaround plan for the business that will see it axe almost half its head office staff and introduce seven separate farmgate milk price formulas
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Comment and Opinion
Food fraudsters are shrewd, nimble supply chain managers
With horsemeat arrests on the Continent, food fraud is once again at the front of public consciousness…
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Comment and Opinion
Oregon sewage treatment company plans brew-up in a pissery
In ‘sounds like a great idea but I’ll have something else’ news, a group of American brewers…
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Analysis and Features
Brands increase deal numbers following unusually quiet Easter
The total number of deals this month is nearly 7% higher than in the previous four-week period and up 7.3% on the corresponding period last year