All The Grocer articles in 28 November 2015 – Page 2
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Analysis and Features
M&S cake sales slip as the discounters steal a larger slice
M&S may be the king of cakes but sales have slipped as the discounters encroach on its territory
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Analysis and Features
Piece of cake! Malt loaf and whole cakes push £30m growth
Cake is in rude health, with small and whole cakes driving 2.4% growth over the past year
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Analysis and Features
Licensing: a Force to be reckoned with
From Darth Vader to Elsa, Minions and Shopkins - licensing is big business in cakes & biscuits
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Analysis and Features
On-the-go is a 'major driver' for growth in cakes & biscuits
On-the-go means big business for brands, with Premier Foods splashing out £20m to utilise the trend
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News
The Saucy Fish Co goes solo with online 'Saucy Shop'
The brand says it has moved to ecommerce following feedback from shoppers
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News
Festive ads have convinced 12% of shoppers to switch
But there’s still all to play for as 33% are undecided on where to do their Christmas shop
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News
Bakers see off polymer thieves with glitter baskets
A novel way of tackling illegal recycling by polymer recyclers and equipment thieves
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Analysis and Features
Slower-growing Fast 50 is hungry for new challengers
The rate of sales increases across the UK’s fastest growing fmcg suppliers has slowed dramatically
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News
Soft drinks category 'taking lead' on sugar reduction
Embattled soft drinks makers this week released new figures showing they are leading the way on efforts to reduce sugar
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News
Media Bites 27 November 2015: Black Friday, Tesco, Co-op, SSP
All the focus this morning is on Black Friday, with updates, deal finders, live blogs and updates from the US, where the phenomenon started.
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News
Asda's #BecauseitsChristmas push to go live on Tumblr site
Asda is pushing its Christmas ad campaign on to one of the world’s biggest blogging websites
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News
City snapshot: Growth harder to come by for Fast 50
The UK’s privately owned fmcg suppliers have found it difficult to maintain the monster rates of sales growth of previous years, the new Grocer Fast 50 reveals today. But the same business still leads the way.
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News
Costcutter stores get social media training
Costcutter is rolling out social media training to all its retailers
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News
Sainsbury's hits the gym to tackle excess space issue
Sainsbury’s has applied for planning permission to give 12,000 sq ft of its 66,000 sq ft Preston Deepdale store to a gym
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News
Rippleglen warns of cost blow from national living wage
The government’s new national living wage will force CTN chain Rippleglen to cut staff hours and raise prices
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury's Milton Keynes: G33 store of the week
”We work really hard to spend time with colleagues right from their induction to show them what great customer service look”
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News
New Nairn's Fruit & Seed Oatcakes aimed at on-the-go market
Edinburgh-based Nairn’s Oatcakes has launched the first in a range of products targeted at the one-the-go market
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News
Meat industry steps up efforts to control 'antibiotic apocalypse'
The UK meat industry is ramping up efforts to control livestock antibiotic use amid warnings of an ‘antibiotic apocalypse’
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Comment and Opinion
Why Thanksgiving is a major missed opportunity for British retailers
Some aspects of Thanksgiving are already here, but the Brits are missing out on the best bit
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News
General Mills brings its $500m Fibre One brand to the UK
Häagen-Dazs and Green Giant owner General Mills is bringing $500m (£330m) US ‘megabrand’ Fibre One to the UK