All The Grocer articles in 3 October 2015
Previous issues.
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NewsFeel Free seeks £200,000 to expand gluten-free production
Food producer Feel Free is looking to capitalise on the growing trend for gluten-free with a £200,000 crowdfunding pitch
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NewsWine and beer producer Chapel Down Group grows profits 31%
Kent wine and beer producer Chapel Down Group grew sales by a third in the first half of 2015
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NewsMedia Bites 28 September: Megabrew, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons
There was much speculation in the papers this weekend that an official £70bn bid could be tabled this week by AB InBev for SABMiller. Plus, Tesco could pull the plug on the sale of Dunnhumby and Sainsbury’s gets set to report a further slide in sales for Q2.
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NewsCity snapshot: Aldi reveals online plan after another record year
Aldi has revealed plans to launch an e-commerce operation in 2016 after another year of record sales.
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NewsZeo sells limited edition for Breast Cancer Awareness
10p from each bottle will be going to the Pink Ribbon Foundation
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NewsThe Bluebeards Revenge grooming brand launches first beer
High-end male grooming brand The Bluebeards Revenge has done the opposite of Carlsberg
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NewsMaxiNutrition campaign features England rugby players
GSK has launched a £1.2m multichannel campaign for MaxiNutrition featuring England rugby players
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NewsCockburn's port ramps up Christmas focus with gift tins
Symington Family Estates is marking the 200th anniversary of Cockburn’s Port with the launch of three gift tins
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NewsThe Black Farmer launches roast-in-bag pork joint
The joint is going into The Co-op later this month
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NewsAccolade Wines promotes Paul Schaafsma to CEO
Schaafsma, currently general manager for UK & Ireland, takes up the role on 1 October and is succeeding John Ratcliffe
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NewsAldi to launch online offer as annual profits slide
Profits at Aldi have fallen as the discounter invested heavily in price and stores to stay ahead of its bigger rivals and grow sales to £6.89bn
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NewsBritish asparagus season to be extended with £600k tech trial
The project will evaluate if dynamically controlled atmosphere technology can be used to smooth out supply
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NewsPiper invests £6m in natural pet food brand Forthglade
Natural pet food manufacturer Forthglade has secured £6m backing from private equity house Piper as the brand aims to become a household name.
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NewsBrowns Food Group to increase exports with bank support
Scottish food group Browns has agreed a £20m funding package to support ongoing growth and investment as it increases sales 4.4% to £151.7m.
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NewsTesco culls Carlsberg lines as part of Project Reset
Tesco will only stock four-packs in 200 stores from now on
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Comment & OpinionOnline plans and dip in profits show Aldi is serious about investing in the future
Far from celebrating the dip in profits, rivals will know Aldi is playing the long game
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NewsPotts has time to turnaround Morrisons but must improve offer, says retail analyst
Morrisons still has the weakest retail offer of its competitors and will need more time and money to win back shoppers, Bernstein has said.
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NewsShake-up of rules for food & drink advertising to children planned by CAP
The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has launched what it said would be a far-ranging review of the self-regulatory system
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NewsDairy farmers to get one-off EU support payment
For English farmers, this equates to an average payment of £1,800 per dairy farmer