All The Grocer articles in 24 February 2018 – Page 6
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NewsMedia Bites 20 Feb: Reckitt Benckiser, McColl’s, Russell Hume
“Swallowing rivals fails to fatten up Reckitt”, write The Times (£) as the consumer group’s flat-lining revenues hit its share price. Plus, McColl’s shares drop after P&H blow, Russell Hume collapses and more.
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NewsReynolds buys Wimbledon-based greengrocer Solstice
Solstice had been in administration before being acquired by Reynolds…
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NewsNew Birds Eye peas campaign brings back the 'pop' sound
The push for Garden Peas and Petits Pois launched today under a £4.2m investment that includes social media outreach and a packaging refresh
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NewsSupermarkets losing share of games, DVDs and music to online
Morrisons was the biggest loser in terms of market share
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NewsRussell Hume goes into administration
The meat supplier has been under investigation by the Food Standards Agency over labelling concerns since late January
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NewsDHL supply problems close hundreds of KFC restaurants
KFC had just gone live with DHL and QSL to manage supply and distribution to all 900 UK outlets
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NewsLow-cal ice cream Perfect World hits 55% of Seedrs target within hours
The business brand kicked off a 60-day Seedrs push this morning (19 February) with the aim of raising £100,000
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NewsCarrs Foods revamps Baker Street range of wrapped bread
Two SKUs – 4 Part Baked Petit Pain and 2 Part Baked Baguettes (rsp: £1) – are set to roll out to 330 Waitroses on 2 March
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NewsMorrisons buys Yorkshire egg supplier Chippindale Foods
The deal will allow Morrisons to bring forward the date at which all its eggs will come from non-caged hens
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NewsFood price inflation sees January volume sales fall
Volume growth for food fell for the sixth month in a row
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NewsEat operating loss driven up by increased investment levels
Like-for-like sales for the year to June were up 4.9%
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NewsHenderson takeover of McColl's stores gets CMA go-ahead
The CMA launched a phase one investigation into the deal last month
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NewsMcDonald's teams up with Mumsnet for new Happy Meal offering
A new menu item looks set to launch nationwide in the summer
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NewsHalfords' Dennis Millard made chairman of MRH board
Millard is also currently deputy chairman for Pets at Home
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NewsTony Houlston becomes head of sales at Select & Save
The symbol group resently appointed Andrew King as MD and Galen Levi as trading director
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NewsWaitrose Foundation invests in Costa Rican pineapple supplier
The Waitrose Foundation currently invests in farm workers’ community projects in Ghana, Kenya and South Africa
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NewsMedia Bites 19 February: Matt Davies, Tesco, Reckitt Benckiser, Greene King
The former UK boss of Tesco is to become one of the FTSE 350’s youngest chairman after landing a job at online retailer N Brown.
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NewsCity snapshot: Sales surpass £1bn at McColl's
Annual sales at McColl’s Retail Group smashed through the £1bn barrier last year thanks to the rapid expansion of its store portfolio. Plus, a return to growth in the fourth quarter failed to lift Reckitt Benckiser as the Dettol to Durex maker reported flat like-for-like sales for 2017.
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NewsFarmers need more Brexit clarity and support, Efra warns
The government should also consider setting up a fund to help the agricultural sector adapt to new circumstances, MPs suggested
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NewsHop Stuff brewery ends crowdfunding drive after smashing £400k target
It has raised over £700k from 968 investors to fund the brewery’s growing taproom estate.