All The Grocer articles in 30 May 2015 – Page 4
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Analysis and Features
Brands put brakes on deals in wake of Easter activity
Easter is a distant memory to retailers who spent the May bank holiday weekend selling barbies and burgers…
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News
New Covent Garden Co Souper Booster pastes set for retail
New Covent Garden Soup Co is set to launch its range of cooking pastes into retail…
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The Big Interview
James Watt and Martin Dickie: BrewDog's kings of controversy
Controversy has been a key ingredient in BrewDog’s success almost from its 2007 inception
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Comment and Opinion
Foster's Brad and Dan reach the end of the road - a good call
“Well, this is it mate.” And so, two more ad characters we’re for some reason supposed to care about are gone…
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News
First Milk CEO says dairy co-op needs to focus on core business
A spokesman for the dairy co-op says that CNP’s newly appointed interim MD, Paul Miley, was undertaking a strategic review of the company
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Comment and Opinion
High-strength alcohol bans could breach competition law
Public authorities are increasingly asking retailers to help deliver social, health and other policy objectives
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News
Blend Bros launches with high-protein sauce powders
Available in flavours including kerala curry and tomato & chorizo, the Savoury Blend sauces are sold as a dry powder format to be added to hot water
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News
B&M aims for 60 new locations on back of huge profit rise
Maiden full-year results see pre-tax profit climb 55.5% from £86.7m to £135m and adjusted EBITDA up 33.6% from £130.4m to £174.2m
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News
Taylors of Harrogate aims to encapsulate Nespresso market
Taylors is also launching an online shop next month that will enable consumers to order the capsules
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News
Fifa arrests: sponsors Coca-Cola, AB InBev and McDonald's express concern
Key sponsors issue statements regarding ongoing controversy which has seen nine Fifa officials arrested
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News
Paypoint profits up, promises new services for retailers
Payment services operator shows 7.7% increase in full-year pre-tax profit from £46m to £49.6m on net revenue up 8.3% from £113.7, to £123m
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News
Campylobacter present in 73% of supermarket chickens, says FSA
No major UK retailer hits target for reducing contamination rates
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News
Bestway opens first two Well pharmacies acquired in Co-op deal
The Well brand will be rolled out across the entire pharmacy estate, which the cash and carry giant bought last July for £620m from The Co-operative Group
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News
Wham, Refreshers and Fruit Salad get 'Softies' gum varieties
“Softies is our most significant piece of NPD in recent years” said brand manager Gillian Clarke
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News
Cuticura turns 150, celebrates with new anti-bacterial range
Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Boots and various pharmacies will sell the new products, which claim to kill 99.9% of bacteria
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News
Applegreen looks to raise €70m in London and Dublin dual flotation
Petrol forecourt operator Applegreen has unveiled plans for the first Irish retail flotation since the onset of the recession.
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News
Co-op goes big on ales with regional range expansion
The launches were in response to Co-op research in which 71% of people surveyed said it was important for them to buy locally-sourced varieties
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News
City snapshot: Profits plunge by 30% at Tate & Lyle
Full-year profits and earnings have tumbled at sucralose producer Tate & Lyle after a “very challenging” year, revenues up almost 30% at B&M Bargains, Imperial Tobacco one of the FTSE’s biggest risers and the rest of the news from the City.
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News
Tesco tastes Malaysia with Matrade marketing
Matrade is running tastings in Southend, Pitsea, Amersham, Milton Keynes, Weston Favell, Southport, Cardiff, Brislington, Osterley, Surrey Quays
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News
Media bites 28 May: Tesco, Aldi, Imperial Tobacco
Tesco’s nightmare year has wiped $5bn off the value of its brand, new research has found