All The Grocer articles in 9 August 2014 – Page 4
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News
Morrisons' online service rolls into Lincolnshire
Morrisons is now delivering online groceries to homes in Lincolnshire.
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News
Tesco Clubcard Boost rewards 40 millionth customer
Tesco’s Clubcard Boost scheme has reached its 40 millionth booking only 20 months after its launch.
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Analysis and Features
Nice & Nobbly Dark Choc Chips Granola Bars: Acid Test
The line between free from and mainstream is blurring as more consumers seek to avoid gluten…
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Analysis and Features
M&S Still Blackcurrant & Hibiscus Lemonade: Acid Test
There is a big opportunity for the further development of sophisticated soft drinks…
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Comment and Opinion
Click & collect on the road to domination
The age of click & collect is well and truly upon us, and it seems almost every week there’s a new development.
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Analysis and Features
Chocolatier Charbonnel et Walker snaps up rival House of Dorchester
Premium chocolatier House of Dorchester has been acquired by fellow up-market confectioner Charbonnel et Walker, The Grocer understands.
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CCE to keep stevia in UK Vitaminwater despite US U-turn
Glacéau Vitaminwater is to remain sweetened with stevia in the UK – despite Coca-Cola abandoning the use of the herbal sweetener in the US version of the brand.
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Kerry takes Cheestrings brand into spreads category
Kerry Foods’ Cheestrings brand is being extended into the cheese spreads category.
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Walgreens to complete Alliance Boots takeover
US pharmacy chain Walgreens has exercised its option to buy the entire shareholding of Alliance Boots.
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Dunbia nabs Tony O’Neill from Moy Park
Tony O’Neill has been appointed deputy chief executive at Dunbia.
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FSA campylobacter test results: food industry responds
Survey results published by the Food Standards Agency yesterday (5 August) revealed that 59% of fresh shop-bought chickens tested positive for campylobacter.
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ASA gives Tesco milk advertising the all-clear
Advertising watchdogs have ruled that adverts for Tesco milk did not misrepresent the company’s production methods and sustainability standards.
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Supermarket price cuts keep lid on food inflation
The supermarket price war is continuing to put the brakes on food price inflation, new figures have shown.
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Is the Great British Bake Off effect over? Fewer Brits bake at home
As the Great British Bake Off returns to the nation’s TV screens, the craze for baking at home may be past its peak, according to new data from Mintel.
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Morrisons burger ad rapped for failing to promote healthy eating
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned one of Morrisons’ TV adverts for failing to promote healthy eating.
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Tesco looks for new ways to describe wine at tasting event
Tesco is looking to generate ‘customer friendly’ wine descriptors to use in its marketing with the launch of a new ‘wine words’ tasting event.
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Analysis and Features
Supermarkets hold back from Scottish expansion
If the supermarkets could cast a ballot in next month’s Scottish independence ballot it’s a fair bet they might line-up alongside the ‘no’ camp.
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News
Tesco gaming site offers rewards to social shoppers
Tesco is rolling out a new direct selling channel on Tesco Direct that offers consumers the chance to earn rewards and deals by sharing with their social network.
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FSA releases first quarterly campylobacter results
Campylobacter has been found in 59% of fresh shop-bought chickens - and on the outside of the packaging of 4% of birds - according to the Food Standards Agency.
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World War I: The Grocer's editorial on the outbreak of war
Britain’s declaration of war on 4 August 1914 was discussed in measured tones by The Grocer’s editorial of the following issue, 8 August 1914, reproduced here in full.