All The Grocer articles in 8 September 2018 – Page 4
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NewsGusbourne raises £3.7m for capacity expansion
UK wine producer Gusbourne has raised a total of £3.7m through the issuance of new shares to invest in its existing vineyards and storage capacity.
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NewsMedia Bites 5 Sep: Amazon, John Lewis/Waitrose, McColl’s
Amazon has become the second public company in history to record a $1 trillion valuation.
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NewsPret A Manger sales jump 13% amid overseas expansion
The chain recorded a 13.2% increase in sales, to £878.5m, in the year ending December 2017, prior to its £1.5bn acquisition by JAB this May
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NewsEuro Garages buys US forecourt chain Minit Mart for $305m
The deal will add 225 Minit Mart branded stores to EG Group’s rapidly-growing international portfolio, adding to the 762 sites it bought from Kroger
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NewsASA orders Viva to amend ad over pig factory farming claims
The ad depicted a pig running in a field contrasted with groups of pigs in crowded pens
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NewsLidl appoints Winvic to construct its new London HQ
The new facility in Tolworth will be five miles from Lidl’s existing HQ in Wimbledon but much bigger
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Comment and OpinionWaitrose needs more than an ‘& Partners’ rebrand to excite staff and customers
In order to increase profits for all these partners, Waitrose needs to up its game in delivering for customers
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NewsMusclefood launches 'UK first' range of wonky steaks
Smaller and oddly shaped steaks are included in the range alongside those falling outside weight and thickness tolerances
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NewsTesco appoints Melissa Bethell as non-exec director
Bethell headed up global private equity firm Bain for more than 18 years
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Analysis and FeaturesCan UK business capitalise on advances in lab-grown meat?
The Adam Smith Institute has urged UK businesses to invest to become world leaders
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Feature SynopsisFocus on Cakes and Biscuits: 13 October
Cake is getting posh. When today’s shoppers indulge, they want their want their treat to be – in the words of Bake Off judge Prue Leith – worth the calories.
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NewsIceland adds over 200 branded and own-label SKUs
The new autumn range covers frozen, fresh, ambient, toiletries and alcohol lines
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NewsDefra plans Livestock Information Service to trace meat
The new service is set to track key traceability data for beef and dairy cattle, sheep, goats and pigs
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NewsWaitrose and John Lewis begin new corporate identity rollout
Supermarket will now be known as Waitrose & Partners
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NewsTesco to develop car park space into gyms and restaurants
The plan is part of a new deal with property company Supermarket Income REIT
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NewsM&S marks Scottish centenary with in-store campaign and food tour
The retailer will stock more Scottish produce across its stores and decorate its branches to mark the celebration
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NewsCMA identifies concerns in Motor Fuel Group-MRH takeover
CMA has identified “concerns” at 29 locations in the UK where MFG and MRH are close competitors
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NewsSupermarkets are top destination for back-to-school shops
Parents spent £915m on back to school in 2017, according to Mintel
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NewsAmanda Pierce made communications head at Philip Morris
In the newly-created role, Pierce will report directly to UK corporate affairs director Mark MacGregor
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NewsCity snapshot: McColl's like-for-like sales drop as P&H impact continues
Like-for-like sales dropped at convenience store chain McColl’s as it continued to feel the impact of Palmer & Harvey’s collapse last year, Tesco announces a new non-executive director and the rest of the City news