All The Grocer articles in 24 May 2014 – Page 5
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Dairy Crest profits bounce back as Cathedral City sales climb
Dairy Crest has reported a 1% increase in sales and a return to bottom-line profitability after “a year of consolidation” that saw it reorganise its business structure and slash costs by £25m.
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SABMiller’s UK beer sales grow despite tough global trading
SABMiller has reported a rise in full-year earnings, boosted by beer sales in emerging markets and the UK…
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Aldi seeks 5,550 staff as it opens training academy
Aldi is to hire up to 5,550 workers this year in order to keep up with rapid growth.
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Makro back in profit as Booker sales climb 17.3%
Makro is back in profit, Booker revealed today.
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UK convenience market grows as multiples overtake indies
The UK convenience market will grow in value from £37bn to £49bn by 2019, the IGD has predicted.
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B&M Bargains gears up for IPO as it eyes European expansion
B&M Bargains has today confirmed its intention to proceed with an IPO as it aims to become the “Dollar General of Europe”.
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Southern Co-op enjoys rise in sales and profits
Southern Co-operative has become the latest regional co-op society to report strong full-year trading figures.
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Tesco ditches sweets from checkouts as it clears 'guilt lanes'
Tesco is scrapping sweets and chocolates from all tills across the UK and the Republic of Ireland in a bid to help customers make “healthier choices”.
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Noble Foods faces competition probe over Manton’s acquisition
Noble Foods has reassured its customers it is “business as usual” after competition regulators placed an interim order on its acquisition of egg processor Manton’s.
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Morrisons to sell pre-chilled wines in new online range
Morrisons is to deliver pre-chilled wine to consumers as part of its new online offer.
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ASA refers ‘calorie-burning’ soft drink Aspire to Trading Standards
Fahrenheit60, supplier of a soft drink that claims to burn calories, has been reported to Trading Standards by advertising watchdogs.
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Golden Wonder owner Tayto expands Corby factory
Golden Wonder owner Tayto has completed a multimillion-pound investment in its Corby factory.
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Camelot reports Lotto sales back in growth after relaunch
Sales of the National Lottery’s flagship Lotto game returned to growth following its relaunch last year.
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Britvic profits surge as carbonates sales fizz
Profits at Britvic have surged as the Pepsi bottler recovers from the Fruit Shoot recall in 2012.
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Hovis names former Burger King boss Nish Kankiwala chairman
Former Burger King boss Nish Kankiwala has been appointed executive chairman of Hovis Ltd.
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Colgate aims to neutralise sugar with acid-battling toothpaste
Colgate-Palmolive is set to launch what it claims to be the first toothpaste made with technology that directly fights sugar acids.
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Alpro Rice Cream heads to supermarkets
Alpro has added a rice-based alternative to cream to its portfolio of plant-based products.
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Greencore commits to major food-to-go investment
Greencore has announced a major cash investment in its food-to-go business…
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M&S food sales strong despite fall in annual profits
Marks & Spencer has reported better than expected profits – boosted by another strong performance in food.
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Booths names own-label milk ‘Fair Milk’ and raises farmgate price
Booths is rebranding its own-label milk as ‘Fair Milk’ and increasing its farmgate milk price to 35.5 pence per litre