All The Grocer articles in 20 December 2014 – Page 3
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NewsDigital war will overtake the price war in 2015
The digital war will “overtake the price war” in 2015, as the big four supermarkets try to avoid looking “dangerously homogenous”, retail analysts Planet Retail have predicted.
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NewsGrocery staples battered in savage supermarket wars
Fruit and veg sales down £450m as supermarket price war rages…
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NewsCo-op sells Portishead and Chatteris stores to Aldi
The Co-operative Group has sold a further two stores to Aldi as it continues the sell-off of its larger stores…
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Analysis and FeaturesInterview: Peter Hajipieris, director for corporate social responsibility, Iglo Group
Birds Eye owner Iglo Group has pledged to roll out the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) blue ecolabel on all its wild fish products across Europe by the end of 2015.
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Analysis and FeaturesWaitrose Love Life Beef Feijoada Soup: acid test
Launched as part of Waitrose’s Love Life range of healthy, low-fat recipes, this soup is based…
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Analysis and FeaturesWall's Gingerbread Sandwich: acid test
The ice cream sandwich is a popular format in some European countries, and Unilever is looking…
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NewsMy darling clementine - sales of easy-peelers boom
When children get to the bottom of their Christmas stockings next week, they could well find a clementine…
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Analysis and FeaturesTransformation of the Year: United Biscuits
Bet you thought it was the cute pets that did it for sales of McVitie’s Digestives?…
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NewsCASH survey finds half of pizzas contain 6g of salt
Some supermarket pizzas have overtaken their restaurant equivalents in the amount of salt they contain, according to a survey by health campaigners.
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Asda supply arm IPL lines up potato deals with Fenmarc and QV
Asda’s direct sourcing arm IPL is in exclusive negotiations to buy the potato assets of veg supplier Fenmarc…
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NewsPork Farms' Kerry Foods deal faces monopoly scrutiny
Pork Farms’ acquisition of the chilled savoury and pastry (CSP) business of Irish Food giant Kerry Foods…
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NewsAldi sales growth slows down to 'only' 22%
The rampant growth of the discounters has been one of the defining stories of 2014…
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NewsFamily spending power up £11, says Asda
Family spending power is up this Christmas, following the biggest annual increase to discretionary income in almost five years, according to the Asda Income Tracker.
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Comment and OpinionHow this week's reports highlight the mess we're in over food
This week, the fifth annual City Food Symposium focused on Sustainable Diets…
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Analysis and FeaturesJams & spreads: Nutella wins in a slow year
What sugar debate? Spreads seem unscathed by the controversy over Britain’s expanding waistlines…
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Grocer 33'Top-notch' Hamilton store gives Sainsbury's the win
Sainsbury’s won by a comfortable margin this week, scoring a whopping 14 points more than its nearest rival, Tesco…
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Analysis and FeaturesFresh fruit & veg: Lettuce takes greatest hit in veggie war
Fresh produce is a major weapon in the war between the discounters and the major mults, and the damage is plain to see…
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Analysis and FeaturesPetcare: treats fail to halt slide in sales
Not as bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as last year, petcare sales have slipped 0.8% in value on volumes down 3.1%…
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Analysis and FeaturesTobacco: rising duty pushes smokers to economy-brand and RYO
With the spectre of plain packaging looming ever larger and the final piece of the display ban puzzle…
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Analysis and FeaturesPaper products: loo roll goes down the pan in price war
The discounters and online giant Amazon are wiping the floor with the supermarkets when it comes to paper products…