All The Grocer articles in 21 December 2013
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Analysis & FeaturesChocolate: Cadbury Dairy Milk sales in marvellous 14% growth
Growing your volume sales by 10% when you are already one of the biggest fmcg brands in the UK, and the market leader, is no mean feat.
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NewsNon-fuel sales drive Euro Garages growth
Euro Garages has reported double-digit increases in full-year sales and profits, boosted by non-fuel sales.
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NewsOcado slaps ads on street outside rival grocers
Ocado has hit the streets of London to stencil ads outside Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose stores.
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NewsPrinces turnover jumps 15% as international sales grow
Princes has notched up a 15% increase in annual group turnover, rising to £1.74bn in the year ending 31 March
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NewsNew horsemeat scandal in France leads to 21 arrests
France has been hit by a new horsemeat scandal – this time involving the sale of horses intended for lab research and unfit for human consumption into the food supply chain.
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NewsFilippo Berio TV push plays up brand’s history
Filippo Berio will debut its first new TV creative in over six years tomorrow as part of a £1m marketing campaign.
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Analysis & FeaturesHot beverages: Tea tanks but Twinings makes a mint
How long can Britain claim to be a nation of tea drinkers?…
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NewsNappy sales plummet despite baby boom
Shoppers bought 128 million fewer nappies from stores in 2013 than they did a year ago – despite Britain being in the middle of a baby boom.
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NewsSainsbury’s enlists 'food lovers' for help with leftovers
Sainsbury’s has signed up four ‘food lovers’ to front a New Year campaign called ‘Make Your Roast Go Further’.
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NewsDiageo’s Grumpy Gorilla to promote safer drinking
Diageo is launching a humorous ad campaign to promote safer drinking as part of its sponsorship of free travel home on New Year’s Eve in London and Edinburgh.
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NewsBig four supermarkets lose share as shoppers flock to Aldi and Lidl
The big four all lost market share to the discounters in the past 12 weeks, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel.
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NewsLosses double at Boparan but sales climb upwards
First-quarter losses at Boparan Holdings have more than doubled to £12.1m, but the group has signalled a “solid start” to the 2013/14 financial year
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NewsBooths launches price-matching scheme for branded goods
Booths has launched a new price-matching scheme on branded groceries – exclusively for Booths cardholders.
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Analysis & FeaturesCider hits £1bn mark but fizz offers true sparkle
What is it they say about mixing your drinks? It certainly doesn’t end well if you combine the volume losses of the ale, lager, wine, spirits and RTD sectors in the past year.
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NewsClydebank Co-op switches supply from CRTG to JW Filshill
Clydebank Co-operative has switched supply from the Co-operative Retail Trading Group – ending a 10-year relationship with the buying group.
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NewsEU seeks to ban cloning of farm animals
Cloning of farm animals could soon be banned under draft laws proposed by the European Commission.
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Analysis & FeaturesFrozen food: Greggs excels in a chill year for frozen
The phrase ‘victims of their own success’ usually applies to showbiz casualties, but in 2013 it also applied to sausage rolls.
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NewsWalkers' standard crisps undercut by posher stablemates
The standard Walkers crisps brand is being significantly undercut by its more premium stablemates.
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NewsKopparberg offers London commuters a husky ride
Swedish cider brand Kopparberg is offering London commuters the chance to ditch the Tube or bus for a husky ride.
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NewsBBC Food Awards kick off search for innovative projects
The BBC has launched a nationwide search to find the initiative that’s done the most to improve the nation’s food.