All The Grocer articles in 20 October 2007 – Page 4

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    spotlight - ther's money to bemade gowing and packing raw vegetables, according to successfull Yorkshire potato supplier Scholes.

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    The name Scholes has been associated with potatoes since Dad started the business in 1967. But in 2005 my brother Richard and I decided we could either continue the way we were, with a £10m turnover, or we could try to attract some new business by...

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    S&N 'may be forced to accept' Carlsberg-Heineken takeover

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) could be forced into accepting a proposed takeover by Carlsberg and Heineken, according to insiders. The British brewer reacted furiously to the proposed deal, announced on Wednesday, with a formal offer...

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    600+ jobs to go in Smarties production move to Germany

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé has announced it is to switch the manufacturing of Smarties from its factory in York to a factory in Germany by the end of the year with the loss of more than 600 jobs. The move comes just two weeks after Cadbury announced it would...

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    our man from drip Don Pumsey - 20th October 2007

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Ooo, how exciting. It appears we will soon be regaled with the provisional findings of the Commission for the Long Grass. Imagine, if you will, the scene in just a few days' time at Peter Freeman's barren Southampton Row HQ. On a podium crafted from...

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    Price Survey - 20th October 2007

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Asda has extended its run as cheapest retailer for a third consecutive week with a markedly cheaper basket that its rivals. The retailer romped to victory with its £47.03 basket - a whopping £4.44 less than the second cheapest retailer Morrisons....

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    What the papers said - 20th October 2007

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    ? The ban on advertising HFSS foods to children could be extended so such products couldn't be promoted during adult programmes such as The X Factor and Dancing On Ice, according to The Sun. The paper claimed Health Secretary Alan Johnson would...

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    Processors warn of 20% milk price hike

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Consumers could be facing another big rise in the supermarket price of dairy products, after processors gave the strongest indication yet that a 20% rise in farm gate milk prices is on the cards. Arla Foods Milk Partnership chairman...

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    In the can - 20th October 2007

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    European apple shortfall is 70% Europe's processing apple crop is twice as small as previously predicted, new figures from key producer Poland have revealed. It puts the true scale of Europe's apple shortfall at 70%, far worse than initially feared....