All The Grocer articles in 4 April 2015 – Page 4
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Tesco invests £5m in school cooking clubs in disadvantaged areas
The move will see its Tesco Eat Happy Project back the Children’s Food Trust network of school cooking clubs
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Tesco opens new concept 'food to go' store in London
The store in Villiers Street, close to the Charing Cross and Embankment stations, is the retailer’s second such concept store in the capital
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Steep fall in Scotch exports
The SWA said the decline – following flat value sales in 2013 – had in some areas been a result of political volatility and changes in stock levels
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Miller Brands Pilsner Urquell gets new retro bottle
The redesigned bottle uses traditional brown glass used to package the beer – though in a slightly lighter ‘amber’ shade. The bottle has a contoured shape.
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How grocery marked April Fools Day
The weird, the wonderful and the downright silly - how grocery marked 1 April 2015
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Media Bites 1 April: Business rates, executive pay, B&Q
Businesses in the North and Midlands stand to lose a “staggering” £2.3bn because of the Government’s two-year deferment of the business rates revaluation.
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City snapshot: Real Good Food explores Napier Brown sale
UK-listed Real Good Food is mulling the sale of its sugar business Napier Brown, PZ Cussons has bought out Glanbia’s 50% stake in Nigerian milk powder JV Nutricima and all the rest of the news from The City this morning.
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E-cigarette sales need regulation, says study
E-cig sales are sweeping through adolescent markets, the research claims, and calls for laws regarding sales to be brought in quicker
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Easter a holiday apart as health-conscious Brits indulge
Consumers express interest in low-sugar chocolate, but a lack of availability and a desire to indulge mean the Easter market remains a curate’s egg
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Ocado launches appeal for new app beta testers
The online grocer needs volunteers willing to try out their latest app innovations before they hit the general market
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Tesco partners with Beer Alliance campaign 'There's A Beer For That'
“The idea with this activity is to encourage Tesco customers to discover their perfect beer by introducing them to different styles and the food they perfectly pair with”
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Domaine Chanzy postpones IPO as it misses crowdfunding target
Burgundy wine producer Domaine Chanzy has pulled its plans to launch the first ever crowdfunded float on the London Stock Exchange after failing to hit its fundraising target.
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Scotmid and Seaton Valley co-ops to merge
Scotmid is Scotland’s largest co-op and has 350 stores, while Seaton Valley has five stores in Northumberland and Tyne & Wear
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Rustlers to drop 'laddish' image, expand into paninis
“Rustlers’ audience has changed and the brand is no longer the sole preserve of lads and young men,” said Kepak marketing director John Armstrong
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Marston’s acquires Wainwright and Lancaster Bomber beer brands
Brewer Marston’s has signed a deal with Daniel Thwaites to acquire its beer division, including Wainwright and Lancaster Bomber ales.
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Reckitt Benckiser CEO Rakesh Kapoor’s pay up 64% to £11.2m
The total pay packet of Reckitt Benckiser CEO Rakesh Kapoor rose by almost two-thirds last year to £11.2m less than a year after investors chastised RB’s pay policies at its 2014 AGM.
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Labour pledges business rates cut
Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls said today the party would bring in cuts in business rates for small businesses worth an average of £400
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David Cameron visits Sainsbury's new digital lab
The London-based digital lab is scheduled to open in the summer and will give developers, digital designers, product owners, engineers and testers a modern space to work
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Irish Dairy Board rebrands as quotas end
The new name Ornua is a derivation of the Irish Gaelic words ‘Ór’ and ‘nua’, which translates as ‘new gold’
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Free-from pet food Laughing Dog gets first major supermarket listing
From next month, two of the brand’s Wonderfully Wheat Free recipes – chicken and lamb - will be rolled into 200 Sainsbury’s stores