All news articles – Page 2014
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NewsTesco launches 'Farms' brands to replace Everyday Value lines
Move comes four years after a major relaunch of Tesco’s £1bn value range under Philip Clarke
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NewsLindsey Pownall joins Tesco as non-executive director
Pownall stepped down as Samworth Brothers chief executive in December
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NewsRadstock Co-op moves to cloud-based retail management system
Society looking into launching Click & Collect after installing new cloud-based tech
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NewsSmirnoff updates 'We're Open' campaign with deaf dancer ad
The promo will be backed by OOH activity from 28 March
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NewsMedia Bites 21 March: Sainsbury's, sugar tax, My Local, BHS, BAT
This weekend’s papers are dominated by Sainsbury’s coming out on top in the bid to buy Argos and the fallout from George Osborne’s controversial sugar tax, with soft drinks giants, led by Coke, preparing to sue the government. Plus My Local among bidders for 100 former Somerfield stores.
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NewsMPM Products seals £50m private equity deal
Premium petfood maker MPM Products has been snapped up by private equity firm ECI for about £50m
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NewsArla adds two new lines to Protein line-up
Launch of new youghurt variants the latest in long line of NPD from dairy co-op over past 12 months
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NewsSainsbury’s makes improved £1.4bn bid for Argos owner Home Retail Group
Sainsbury’s has confirmed it has made a tweaked £1.4bn bid for Home Retail Group after its rival in the bidding battle pulled out of the race today.
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NewsProduce Investments half-year profits grow by almost £1m
Interim results show increase in operating profits to £3.43m
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NewsSteinhoff pulls out of Home Retail bidding battle
South African retail group Steinhoff has decaled it has “no intention” of making a formal offer for Home Retail, leaving the coast clear for Sainsbury’s to take over the Argos owner.
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NewsMoy Park posts 1.4% full year sales growth on stronger volumes
Northern Irish Poultry producer has posted a 1.4% full year revenues increase in 2015 after 6.7% volume growth and strong trading in the UK.
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NewsWaitrose relaunches 'Grow and Sell' gardening kit scheme
Retailer is also launching its first gardening-themed customer magazine
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NewsGurr rumoured to succeed North at Amazon UK helm
North set to become president and chief executive at Shutterfly
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NewsHalls looks to 'invigorate' consumers with sugar-free range
The three-strong range is aimed at younger people wanting to feel mentally energised
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NewsGreek dairy group Olympus targets listings in the multiples
Processor is number one feta cheese producer in Greece
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NewsBenoit Testard, Tangerine CEO, dies at 60 after short illness
The former United Biscuits chief executive joined the board of Tangerine as a non-executive director in September 2013
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NewsCity News: Soft drinks producers up in arms
Osborne’s levy on high-sugar soft drinks caused an immediate sell-off of UK-listed beverage firms
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NewsNatural Immune Products offers Nurture Fruity Water+ for kids
Nurture Fruity Water+ comes in cherry & strawberry and orange & pineapple variants in 200ml pouch format
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NewsDairy's nutritional case is formidable
”The Dairy APPG report is a welcome contribution to the debate on dairy and health”
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NewsBryan Burger retires as Morrisons petrol chief
Burger will now take an extended break in his native South Africa