All The Grocer articles in 23 July 2016 – Page 2
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Media Bites 22 July: SABMiller, Unilever, Sainsbury's, Poundland
Activist hedge fund Elliott Management has raised concerns about the structure of its proposed £71bn takeover of SABMiller by AB InBev. The brewer’s chairman defended the takeover to shareholders at yesterday’s AGM.
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Premier Foods shareholders protest re-election of chairman over McCormick affair
Premier Foods shareholders have given chairman David Beever a rebuke at the AGM over his handling of the failed McCormick takeover with more than 12% objecting to his re-election to the board.
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Category Report
Home Baking Category Report 2016
Brits love a bit of self-mockery. So much so the hash tag ‘baking fail’ has been used more than 15,000 times on Instagram alone…
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New BRC chair Richard Baker calls for end to Brexit self-pity
Retailers must stop feeling sorry for themselves over Brexit and accept the public want change, new BRC chairman argues
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Central England Co-op pledges to continue food waste work
200-strong group will give out advice beyond the end of Wrap waste campaign
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Category Report
Home Baking Category Report 2016
Once they baked in the glory of Hollywood and Berry, but now brands are up against own label and range rationalisation
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Comment and Opinion
Why bakery brands can no longer rely on Mary and Paul
Is GBBO’s momentum running out?
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Organic sales back to pre-2008 levels as sales near £2bn
A third consecutive year of growth is set to push organic food past sales levels last seen before the 2008 financial crisis
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Comment and Opinion
What Amazon’s personalised video ads mean for grocery retail
Video personalisation is a natural progression for the online ad marketplace, says Adam Smith of Dunnhumby
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Sainsbury's launches same-day delivery service
Three stores are participating in trial with a planned roll-out to 30 by Christmas
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Pokémon Go craze helps boost footfall at Costa outlets
Coffee chain has seen 30% increase in customers since launch of app
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Southern Co-operative buys six My Locals
Southern Co-operative said it was maintaining as many of the c-stores’ existing special offers as possible
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NFU fake farms complaint 'unlikely to lead to prosecution'
NFU’s complaint to Trading Standards over ‘fake’ farm branding “unlikely” to lead to any prosecutions say legal experts
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Ban energy drinks for under 16s, new report says
UK policy makers should ban the sale of energy drinks to under-16s, a new report has urged
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Lidl and Aldi overtake rivals in customer satisfaction survey
ICS director Brian Weston says findings represent “serious challenges” for the established players
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Quaker Oats gets Super Goodness ‘enhanced’ porridge sachets
Quaker Oats aims to bolster a rise in sales with porridge sachets
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Price wars 'pushing free-range eggs below cost of production'
A supermarket price war on free-range eggs is threatening to “devastate” the sector
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Kraft Heinz spices up canned with Creationz
Heinz Creationz, launched on 15 July, comprises Mexican Beanz, Veg Chilli Beanz, Curry Lentils and Tagine Chickpeas
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Unilever posts 4.7% first half growth in “challenging markets”
Underlying growth was partly drive by a 2.2% rise in volumes
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Media Bites 21 July: Mondelez/Burton's, Dollar Shave Club, Brexit
Mondelez has reportedly approached Burton’s Biscuits, the owner of Wagon Wheels, with an offer to buy its Cadbury licence.