All The Grocer articles in 25 February 2017 – Page 4
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Branded growth boosts profits at Arla
Global dairy giant Arla has boosted its bottom line through higher sales of branded goods despite the slump in milk prices hitting annual sales.
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White’s launches functional porridge and granola ranges
High in Protein and High in Fibre oats are geared towards health-conscious and active consumer
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Comment and Opinion
Reading the Brexit tea leaves at the NFU conference
The annual farming showpiece laid out its ambitions for a post-Brexit food sector as delegates discussed trade, labour and encouraging investment in agriculture
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Glanbia sells off Irish dairy division for £95m to form jv with farmers co-op
Glanbia has agreed to sell off a controlling stake in its Irish diary business to the Glanbia Co-operative Society for €112m (£94.8m).
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Bear Nibbles adds sour flavours to YoYos fruit snacks range
The NPD will be available in Strawberry & Apple, Mango & Apple and Blackcurrant & Apple variants
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Gillian Barker becomes part-time advisor at Bridgethorne
The former director general of GroceryAid will work closely with joint managing directors John Nevens and Andrew Cole
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Hotel Chocolat's Angus Thirlwell on cocoa, Brexit and online
Hotel Chocolat announced yet more positive results in the form of a 28% rise in pre-tax profits for the latest half-year of trading, we talk to the company’s CEO & co-founder
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Sainsbury's to remove all plastic from its cotton buds
Supermarket will use a biodegradable glue having already pledged to replace the plastic stick with paper by the end of 2017
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Poultry breeder suspends staff member over abandoned chicks
Some 1,500 day-old chicks were abandoned in a Lincolshire field last week
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Waitrose adds 10 biomethane-fuelled trucks to fleet
Each new truck cost Waitrose 50% more than the diesel equivalent, but offers fuel savings of up to £20,000 annually
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Park Garage Group profits slump after 'major' investment
Group expects a 46% increase in turnover from its car valeting service after installing new equipment
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Batchelors Super Noodles takes four flavours into snack pots
The launch is the first for the brand since last year’s strategic partnership between Premier and Nissin
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Media Bites 22 February: Asda, business rates, Burger King
Asda provided an update on its turnaround attempt yesterday, revealing like-for-like sales declined for the tenth quarter in a row with a 2.9% fall in the final three months of its financial year.
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City snapshot: Christmas hampers boost first-half sales and profits at Hotel Chocolat
Luxury chocolatier Hotel Chocolat has reported sweet growth in first-half sales and profits thanks to new store openings and strong Christmas trading.
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Air Wick kicks off £2m push for V.I.Poo loo spray
Available in Fruity Pin-Up, Lemon Idol and Rosy Starlet variants, the 55ml spray can be used up to 100 times
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Coca-Cola in shock move to back bottle DRS schemes
Coca-Cola is to swing its weight behind controversial plans for a bottle deposit return scheme (DRS) in the UK having been the focus of attacks by campaign groups and the media for spearheading opposition to the idea
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Innis & Gunn to supply its beer to China and Taiwan
Dxcel International will distribute the Scottish craft brewer’s flagship ale Original and golden ale Ossian
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Comment and Opinion
Asda’s quiet man Sean Clarke is right to focus on more than price
Today’s results provide some encouragement that Asda is at least heading in the right direction, but there’s still a long way to go …
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Asda's Project Renewal quietly wound up by Sean Clarke
Chain reports 10th consecutive period of like-for-like sales decline but rules out ’nuclear’ price option
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Leadsom plays down prospect of lower quality US meat flooding UK
Andrea Leadsom insisted the government would be ’clear’ in any free-trade discussions on production standards