All The Grocer articles in 27 January 2018 – Page 4
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Frank Field MP blasts accounting 'deficiencies' at Palmer & Harvey
The chairman of the House of Commons’ work and pensions committee has blasted the management and auditors of Palmer & Harvey after a report by administrators revealed the failed wholesaler significantly understated its losses in the 2015/16 financial year.
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Comment and Opinion
Plug is pulled on robot shop assistant trial
In the future, we will doubtless be enslaved by sentient robots…
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McColl's uses Safeway to drive takeup of Plus loyalty scheme
The convenience retailer has now launched the Safeway brand in 25 stores in the north west of England…
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Birds Eye commits to front-of-pack traffic-light labels
The brand said it hoped the move would help promote recognition of frozen products as the nutritional equivalent of fresh…
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Fever-Tree overtakes Schweppes in battle for mults' mixer sales
A festive surge means it now holds a 39% market share on the off-trade, compared to Schweppes’ 31%
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Nisa insists availability is 'back to usual high standards'
Issues emerged afer Nisa took on extra business following the collapse of P&H
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Sainsbury's in-store jobs at risk in cost-cutting restructure
Deputy managers are set to be replaced with a smaller number of operations managers
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Itsu pours noodles into a more widely recyclable pot
Savings in costs have allowed the brand to cut the rsp of its overhauled core range
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P&H understated losses by £12.1m in 2015/16, administrators' report reveals
Palmer & Harvey significantly understated the extent of its losses in the 2015/16 financial year after a series of “omissions” and “misstatements”, according to a report into the collapse of the wholesaler by PwC.
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Comment and Opinion
Stock up on KFC's gravy cocktails
The chicken chain has come up with a trio of drinks to celebrate the quality of its brown stuff…
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Comment and Opinion
Eat up and wash up in Tokyo restaurant
Can’t pay for your meal? Then you’ll have to wash up!…
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Comment and Opinion
Poorly Pat puts out an honesty box... bad move
I have a little snuffle this week, which is no surprise I suppose
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Co-op to invest £50m in raft of in-store discounts
The retailer has slashed 600 prices by an average of 14%.The move follows plans to open 100 new convenience stores and to revamp a further 150 of its outlets
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Comment and Opinion
A shared vision on farming
Michael Gove still holds the Defra position and his speech was quite stunning in terms of content and vision…
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Analysis and Features
Soft drinks sugar levy webinar: meet the panellists
Our exclusive webinar on the implications of the soft drinks sugar levy goes live next Tuesday. So who will be joining The Grocer’s editor, Adam Leyland, on our panel of experts?
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Young's appoints Duncan McIntyre group operations director
McIntyre will begin his role on 12 March replacing Steve Lidgett, who retires in April
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James Hall recalls two pulled pork products amid salmonella fears
Routine testing identified the possible presence of salmonella in a small number of packs of Spar pulled pork
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Fuel10K moves beyond breakfast with raft of new lines
NPD includes the protein brand’s first nut butters and its debut in the kids’ lunchbox category
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Media Bites 24 January: Palmer & Harvey, Sainsbury's, P&G, SSP, Carrefour
The Guardian has followed up The Grocer’s scoop that Palmer & Harvey collapsed with debts of more than £700m. Plus, the latest proposed job cuts at Sainsbury’s fall under the media glare.
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City snapshot: WH Smith travel division fuels Christmas growth as high street continues to decline
The WH Smith travel division continued to grow from strength to strength over the Christmas period as sales at the retailer’s high street stores continued to decline. Plus, Hotel Chocolat records 15% sales growth over Christmas; and Fever-Tree once again expects full-year profits to be “comfortably” ahead of expectations after another year of soaring sales.