All The Grocer articles in 29 July 2017 – Page 2
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City snapshot: Carlyle Cardinal Ireland readies Lily O’Brien’s sale
Irish chocolate firm Lily O’Brien’s has been put up for sale by its owner Carlyle Cardinal Ireland. Plus, consumer confidence falls back to post-Brexit lows, what happened on the market’s ‘Super Thursday’ and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 28 July: Diageo, Nestlé, P&G, Boots
The world’s biggest drinks company rewarded investors for their patience during the turnaround of the past four years with a £1.5bn share buyback programme, writes The Times.
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Irish chocolatier Lily O'Brien's put up for sale
Irish chocolatier Lily O’Brien’s has been put up for sale by its private equity owner with a price tag of €50m (£45m)…
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Mult c-store food to go rakes in extra £36m
Food to go sales rose by 5% across the entire convenience channel
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Comment and Opinion
Bread is a barometer for Brexit Britain. And it is getting more expensive
So much for cheap food prices post Brexit … be prepared for less bread for your dough is the message coming out across the grocery industry
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Wrapped bread returns to value growth after four years of decline
Latest figures show that sales of a basic loaf continue to rise, due to soaring wheat prices and the impact of a weak pound
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Analysis and Features
How industry collaboration put cod back on the menu
Fish and chip lovers rejoiced last week as North Sea cod was given a clean bill of health by the MSC
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Brighton Gin rolls out rainbow packs to mark Pride event
Four hundred bottles of the spirit featuring rainbow labels and pink wax seals will be available across the East Sussex city
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Cut-price alcohol deal again steers Morrisons to G33 win
Morrisons’ £91.91 total was £3.94 cheaper than Sainsbury’s, which grabbed a surprise second place this week
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Tulip kicks off consultation at King's Lynn factory
The cuts are part of a restructure at the Danish Crown-owned business, which posted losses of almost £22m for the year to 30 September
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Lawrence Hene of Ocado on winning the G33 online star order
“We’ve done a lot of work this year on this both by looking at processes internally and working with the supply chain”
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'Excellent' Ocado website seals online 33 win
It only took 26 minutes to complete the order on Ocado’s “excellent” website
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Sainsbury's The Galleries, Washington: G33 store of the week
“All Sainsbury’s branches are being given iPads so management teams will be able to access everything we need on the shop”
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Sainsbury's large Washington store takes Grocer 33 win
Staff were “quick and willing” when asked for help and only one item on the list could not be found…
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Diageo share price surges on positive full-year results
Diageo’s organic net sales growth hit 4.3%, raising the group’s spirits
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Poor children increasingly likely to be obese says NHS Scotland
New report says “actions to reduce the ‘obesogenic’ environment are urgently needed”
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Comment and Opinion
The Apprenticeship Levy - a disaster or a triumph? You decide
Businesses must invest in order to obtain a thorough knowledge of what this latest government initiative means, says Jonathan Fitchew of Pareto Law
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Pepsi Max and R Whites standout performers for Britvic’s GB arm
The company today reported “a robust” global performance with increases in sales, volumes and prices
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Waitrose to cut carbon footprint with more biomethane trucks
A study by UK gas network Cadent found biomethane trucks emitted 84% less carbon dioxide than equivalent diesel vehicles…
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Analysis and Features
As bread prices rise again, how can sales be beefed up?
Less than half the population now eats bread daily. In this special report we look at ways to reinvent bread, see where baked goods’ biggest opportunities are and ask brands what they are doing to get a rise out of a loaf