All The Grocer articles in 5 August 2017
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NewsGreencore sees revenues soar 77% on convenience division growth
Sales in the UK and US were up to £636.5m in the sandwich maker’s third quarter
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NewsDanone growth held back by weakness in dairy division
French dairy giant Danone just about stayed in growth in the second quarter and first half of its financial year as it struggled to battle industry challenges in Europe and North America.
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NewsP&G defies US consumer gloom to post fourth quarter organic growth
Consumer goods giant P&G (PG) has shrugged off the malaise over the US consumer goods sector to report 2% organic sales growth in both its fourth quarter and full-year to 30 June. Following weak organic sales updates in recent days from Kimberly-Clark and Johnson & Johnson, P&G ...
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Elle Ponsonby, Rude Health
Elle Ponsonby of Rude Health explains why she chose a career in food, how she got her job - and what advice she’d give young people
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NewsTesco cuts sanitary product prices to end 'tampon tax'
Price of tampons and sanitary towels will fall by 5% from today, ahead of government plans to remove VAT…
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco delisting hurts Heineken volumes
Heineken has increased first-half sales by 5.7% to €10.5bn (£9.4bn) despite the delisting of its brands by Tesco holding back volume growth.
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NewsMedia Bites 31 July: Palmer & Harvey, Booths, Brexit, Scotch whisky
Beleaguered cigarette supply giant Palmer & Harvey has sent out an SOS cash call as a September debt deadline looms; and the family owners of Booths may have to pump more cash into the upmarket northern grocery chain.
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NewsBroadland Wineries plans new brand called French Anarchy
French Anarchy was “one of many innovative concepts Broadland is hoping to bring to market” a spokeswoman said
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NewsIcon Nutrition launches functional zero-sugar energy drink
Icon Go BCAA Zero is intended as an on-the-go alternative to powdered energy supplements
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NewsOne Stop franchise chief Andrew King exits Tesco
Andrew King is leaving as part of a wider restructure of Tesco operations, said the retailer
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NewsTesco to close accounts of tens of thousands of bank customers
Tesco Bank has written to Clubcard Plus account holders to warn them that all accounts will be closed
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NewsPalmer & Harvey understood to be seeking more financing
The delivered wholesaler has asked PwC to seek out new outside investors, according to The Telegraph
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NewsGovernment urged to retain high standards in food chain
The Eating Better alliance said the government faced an “historic opportunity” to reshape its food and farming policy
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NewsCleveland Meat Co collapses with loss of 68 jobs
The collapse of Cleveland Meat Co comes after the FSA shut the business down temporarily in June when it found evidence of “serious deficiencies” at the firm’s Stockton site.
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Analysis & Features5 tips for budding food entrepreneurs from people who have made it
Starting your own food business can be a daunting task. Thea Alexander of startup community Young Foodies rounds up key tips to bear in mind as you get your startup off the ground
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Comment & OpinionTesco should be recognised for taking a stand on the ‘tampon tax’
It’s not about the money – Tesco is taking a stand for its customers
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NewsAston Manor Cider credits strong performance to investment
Results demonstrated that Aston Manor was “back on track”, the business said
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NewsAnnie Young-Scrivner to take over as CEO at Godiva chocolate
The former PepsiCo executive will replace Mohamed Elsarky with effect from 14 September
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NewsFresh-Range smashes £300,000 crowdfunding target in 24 hours
Bristol-headquartered Fresh-Range has so far raised £343,000 from 135 investors on the Seedrs platform in return for an 8% stake, valuing the business at £3.5m.
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NewsFormer Morrisons exec takes up COO role at NFT
Eggleton spent nine years at Morrisons and began his career at Asda