All The Grocer articles in 23 August 2014 – Page 3
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The Big Interview
Ronnie Bartlett: Albert Bartlett's ruler of the Rooster potato
Ronnie Bartlett aims to get everyone munching more spuds by returning to the frozen aisle…
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News
Treasury Wine Estates hit by AU$100m loss
Troubled Australian wine company Treasury Wine Estates has seen profits tumble by 30% following a “challenging” year that saw it lose $100m.
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News
Waterless Hygiene to target younger festivalgoers with Equip
A start-up selling wet wipes targeted at people caring for the elderly is to focus marketing more on younger consumers…
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News
Chase Distillery launches RTD based on Marmalade Vodka
Chase Distillery is launching its first RTD cocktail this autumn – Chase Marmalade Mule…
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Comment and Opinion
Quality will be the next big trend in food and drink
There’s been so much talk about value-driving. Now I think we will start to see a serious counter-move back to quality…
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Comment and Opinion
Red meat assurance is more vital as ever
It seems barely a month goes by without some alleged crisis in the red meat industry hitting the headlines…
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Analysis and Features
Canadian mining spill prompts fears over sockeye salmon supply
Salmon suppliers have moved to reassure UK buyers about wild salmon after a major mine waste spill in Canada…
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Analysis and Features
Online demons lurking in the dark (store)
UK grocery home shopping is tipped to reach £14bn by 2018 – but a new report poses fears over economies of scale…
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News
Pre-cook meat before barbecues, FSA warns in food safety push
A new food hygiene consumer campaign by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) is urging people to pre-cook meat or poultry before throwing it on the barbecue.
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News
Pfizer brings Emergen-C healthcare supplement to Tesco
A Californian vitamin brand worth over $170m in the US has made its European debut in the UK.
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Comment and Opinion
'Selling' roles: there is a place for creativity in hiring
Working in sales recruitment, I face the challenge of selling a sales career to less-than-willing graduates…
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Comment and Opinion
Peter Andre takes Iceland back to the future
Iceland has announced the new face of its ad campaign will be none other than “TV presenter, songwriter and chart-topping singer” Peter Andre, of Mysterious Girl fame
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News
Symington's reports falling profits amid 'challenging' UK market
Pinched consumers, the cost of promotions and the rise of the discounters have led to slump in full-year profits at Symington’s.
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Comment and Opinion
Discounter disillusion: Aldi and Lidl have a long way to go
I have not been carried away by the current wave of enthusiasm for the German discounters…
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News
Scottish beef industry targets output boost by 2020
The beef industry in Scotland should aim to increase production by more than 11% by 2020, a group of experts has suggested.
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News
Heineken beer volumes boosted by the World Cup
Heineken saw overall beer volumes rise 3.1% and a “mid-single digit” figure in the UK as the World Cup and warm weather helped boost first half trading.
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News
Tesco gives Notting Hill stores a Carnival makeover
Tesco is supporting this year’s Notting Hill Carnival with in-store displays, offers and sponsorship of a float in the street party’s parade.
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My Alternative CV
My alternative CV: Patience Arinaitwe-Mugadu
At the age of nine, I was given the responsibility of making sure my mother’s pigs, ducks and chickens were fed and safe…
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News
Russia compensation scheme may widen to cover meat and dairy
As the fallout from the Russian trade ban on Western foods continues, the EC is considering extending its emergency fund for fruit and vegetable growers to meat and dairy producers.
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Comment and Opinion
Michael Mosley's blood pressure teaches us a valuable lesson
Guess what, bacon fans? Two rashers a day will knock two years off your life, according to Should I Eat Meat?…