All The Grocer articles in 23 February 2019 – Page 3
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News
Tesco would benefit from Sainsda competition loss, says CMA
The watchdog has published the findings of a 20,000-shopper exit poll carried out by Kantar Public
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News
Media Bites 25 Feb: Asda/Sainsbury's, Dairy Crest, Kraft Heinz
The American private equity giant that owns ticketing app Trainline is plotting a bid for Asda as the supermarket’s £14bn merger with rival Sainsbury’s teeters on the brink of collapse, according to the Sunday Times.
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City snapshot: Profits stabilise at Finsbury Food Group despite sales drop
Finsbury Food Group was back in profit in the first half of its financial year, though business closures meant headline revenues declined. Plus, ABF to shrug off sugar woes and post annual sales growth and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Dairy Crest to remain 'passionately British' despite sale, CEO Mark Allen insists
The Cathedral City owner is to be sold to Canadian dairy giant Saputo, in a £975m cash deal
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Northern Irish Nisa makes switch to sustainable packaging
Milestone Rathfriland Nisa Extra is now selling a large proportion of its take-home meals in new Vegware packaging
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Half of Brits want clearer recycling labelling, says survey
A fifth of consumers admit mistakenly throwing non-recyclable packaging into their recycling bin
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ABP aims for plant-based market with Equals brand
Equals will launch with a burger made from a mix of seasoned pea and soya proteins
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Grocer 33
Asda wins with cheapest price for two-thirds of our items
It’s been a tough week for Asda with the CMA’s damning provisional findings on its proposed merger with Sainsbury’s
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Grocer 33
Tesco Extra Brislington, Bristol: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘It’s really important to me that we develop our colleagues up through the ranks’
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Grocer 33
'Polite and helpful' staff win it for Tesco
Tesco in Brislington, Bristol had full availability and an ‘excellent range’ of services
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Analysis and Features
Crisp aisle hit by price hikes after effects of 2018 heatwave
Branded and own-label crisps prices have been affected by potato shortages
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Analysis and Features
NFU Conference 2019: what's in store for British farming?
Here is our round-up of key issues the conference thrashed out
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News
Profits slide at Divine Chocolate amid currency pressures
Profits dropped to just £9k in the year ended 30 June 2018
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Iceland trials delivery service for caterers
Retailer has begun sending marketing emails for the new Iceland Trade service
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News
Propercorn to switch to UK packaging supplier post-Brexit
The London snack brand’s plan to move from its current supplier in Italy arose during plans to ‘mitigate risk’ after 29 March
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Analysis and Features
Sugar prices could rise 'more than 100%' in event of no deal
If the UK leaves Europe with no deal, WTO tariffs could be applied to sugar imports
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News
Treasury Wine Estates celebrates 'female trailblazers' with Embrazen wine duo
The brand has two SKUs, Embrazen Red Blend 2017 and Embrazen Chardonnay 2017
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News
Cadbury launches first-ever Bournville dark chocolate sharing bag
The new format, Bournville Giant Buttons, is set to roll out next month
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Comment and Opinion
With the writing on the wall for Sainsda, what now?
The CMA’s findings are only provisional and Sainsbury’s and Asda will get an opportunity to challenge them, but the writing is on the wall
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The Big Interview
Jo Whitfield: Co-op's trailblazing 'Grocery Girl'
Co-op Food CEO Whitfield is pioneering a network to help women into successful grocery retail careers