All The Grocer articles in 7 January 2017 – Page 5
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City snapshot: Britvic expands in Brazil with £54.5m juice acquisition
Britvic has agreed a £54.5m deal to further grow its presence in Brazil with the acquisition of Bela Ischia Alimentos juice and concentrates business
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Media Bites 3 Jan: Retail pay, New Year footfall, 2017 share predictions
Retail pay dropped sharply in 2016, according to a new report.
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Warburtons joins Allied with launch of toaster-friendly NPD
The NPD comes on the back of a £53.4m loss in sales value for the Bolton bakery giant
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Into the Arctic: Climate change and cod in Svalbard
The Grocer travelled to the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard earlier this year. Watch our video to find out more
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Clipper Tea awarded Best Campaign in The Grocer Top Campaigns
Other notable winners included Aldi’s Team GB campaign, winner of Best Supermarket Campaign…
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Comment and Opinion
2016: a not entirely apocalyptic year for food & drink
While the rest of the world descended into strife and turmoil, actually it has been quite a good year for food and drink …
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Perfectly Clear water brand awarded Sugarwise kitemark
The brand is the first flavoured water range to be certified by the scheme
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Christmas click & collect spike at Tesco & Sainsbury's
Both supermarkets have invested in increasing their collection points
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Graham’s the Family Dairy keeps profits flat as sales fall
Sales fell by £1.43m but a series of supply deals helped keep profits flat
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PayPoint completes restructuring with £26.5m sale of mobile payments arm
PayPoint has sold its mobile payments business to Volkswagen Financial Services for £26.5m in cash, putting an end to its major restructuring project.
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Media Bites 23 December: Christmas, Weetabix, Champagne, Weight Watchers, Brexit
Supermarkets are braced for their busiest day of the year today, with shoppers expected to spend almost £900m on groceries for the Christmas break.
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City snapshot: Mega-deals fuel a 'vintage' year for food & drink M&A
Despite the surprises and shocks 2016 has thrown up - notably Brexit and a Donald Trump presidency - a senior City dealmaker argues that it has been a ‘vintage’ year for food and drink M&A.
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Free-from brand Delicious Alchemy boosts cereal offer
Wonderfully Berry Granola follows the launch of Wonderfully Nutty Granola earlier this year
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Edible Oils sales hit by deflationary pressures
The raging supermarket price war, as the supermarkets battle the discounters to win back customers, has hit sales at Edible Oils, the producer behind the Crisp n’ Dry, Mazola and Olivio brands.
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Eden Research commercialises natural pest killer
AIM-listed agro-tech firm Eden Research has signed an exclusive commercialisation agreement for its product, which kills worm that attack growing fruit and veg, with Taminco, a subsidiary of Eastman Chemical Company’s global crop protection division.
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Comment and Opinion
Farage, fishing and disentanglement from the EU net
Fish stocks don’t respect international boundaries but is Britain heading into stormy waters as it fights, post-Brexit, to save its fishing industry?
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Cook Trading battles 'shaky' start but delivers another record year
Revenues jumped 14% to £45.1m in the year to 31 March 2016 thanks to a strong finish in the last five months, including a “fantastic” performance at Christmas as shoppers sought out quality food..
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Price rises, shrinkflation and margin pressure - the year ahead
As Brexit-driven inflation begins to bites, PwC partner Stephen Oldfield examines the fallout for supermarkets and suppliers - and the opportunities and threats ahead in 2017.
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Lidl, Superdrug and Wilko make cotton bud commitments
The three retailers will join Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Aldi and Boots in switching to more environmentally friendly buds
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M&S suspends chicken suppliers over cruelty claims
A Peta investigation claims birds have been kept in ‘nightmarish’ conditions