All The Grocer articles in 29 July 2017 – Page 4
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Comment and Opinion
Orange fool looks foolish
When YouTube cooking channel Townsends shared a recipe for ‘Orange Fool’, Donald Trump fans got angry…
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News
Bestway own-label sales rise following Best-one revamp
Bestway announced at the end of June it was relaunching its Best-in range under the Best-one name
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News
Plastic-free supermarket aisles backed by 91% of shoppers
Shoppers aged over 65 were most supportive of the initiative
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News
Asda/B&M: the latest plot twist in the battle for convenience
Momentous decision this year could transform wholesale and convenience beyond recognition
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News
City snapshot: Underlying sales rise at PayPoint despite third quarter volume decline
Group organic revenues are up 4.2% in the third quarter at payments specialist PayPoint despite a 4.5% reduction in volumes. Marston’s beer volumes boosted by warm summer weather, strong US growth boosts Compass Group, Fever-Tree breaks through 2,000p per share and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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News
Media Bites 26 July: Unilever, Fever-Tree, McDonalds
Unilever’s sale of its £6bn spreads division looks set to begin in earnest after two of America’s biggest private equity firms teamed up to make an offer.
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News
ASA raps Beer52 over ‘degrading’ YouTube video
The watchdog said the promotional film encouraged excessive drinking
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News
British American Tobacco ties up $49.4bn Reynolds deal
British American Tobacco has completed the acquisition of Reynolds American in a “transformational” deal as part of its long-term growth strategy.
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Comment and Opinion
So Coke’s Fairlife milk isn’t coming to the UK. But if it were, the environment would be favourable
Anything that promotes new thinking in the dairy market ’should be welcomed’, says the NFU’s Sian Davies. Can the Coca-Cola Company milk it for all it’s worth?
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News
Sainsbury’s hits salt reduction ‘milestone’ for own label beans
The 18-month reformulation project, which also includes tinned pasta, has achieved a salt reduction equivalent to 14.6 tonnes per year
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News
Currency devaluation in Nigeria hits sales at PZ Cussons
Full-year revenues have fallen at household and consumer products manufacturer PZ Cussons as currency devaluation in Nigeria, its largest market, continued to drag, as well as general tough trading conditions across the rest of the world.
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News
Fever-Tree shares pop 12% as posh mixer brand upgrades profits forecasts again
Shares have soared more than 12% at Fever-Tree today as UK demand for its posh mixers showed no sign of slowing, with first-half profits more than doubling.
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News
Refresco swallows Cott bottling business for £1bn
The deal will create the world’s largest independent bottler for retailers and brands in Europe and North America with a combined production volume of approximately 12 billion litres, Refresco said.
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News
Lindt held back by US woes but UK fuels growth in Europe
Lindt increased revenues by 3.1% to 1.5bn Swiss francs (£1.2bn) in the first six months of 2017 despite a stagnating chocolate market, partly thanks to “very good” results in the UK, but it cut full-year forecasts due to struggles in North America.
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News
Revenues up 182% for Euro Garages owner Intervias Group
Euro Garages accounted for the main bulk of the record revenues, with income up 163% to €2.9bn…
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News
Morrisons raises £1m for children and young people with cancer
The money has been raised in partnership with cancer charity CLIC Sargent
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Asda withdraws Little Angels nappies after baby reaction
The retailer is investigating a complaint by a father whose three-week-old son suffered a livid rash
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News
Coca-Cola registers UK trademark for Fairlife milk
The soft drinks giant has insisted it has ‘no plans’ to bring the US milk brand to the UK
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News
Sainsbury's extends Patisserie Valerie trial to six more stores
Three months after testing out Patisserie Valerie products at its cake counters, Sainsbury’s has widened the trial
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News
Waitrose adds three new local craft gins to stores
New listings come as Waitrose claimed its sales of craft gin had grown by 50% over the past year