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NewsCo-op's 'Fresh Three' gets grocer into price wars
The £125m promotion will see three popular products go half-price every three weeks
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NewsCity Snapshot: Co-op drops fruit & veg prices as it enters price war
The Co-operative Group has waded into the supermarket price war with £125m committed to slash the cost of fruit and veg across its 2,800 UK stores. Plus Rimmel mascara maker Coty is close to taking over $12bn worth of Procter & Gamble’s beauty assets.
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NewsMedia Bites 17 June: Co-op, Coty, Nestlé, Woolworths
The Co-operative Group is to invest £125m to cut the prices of fruit and veg in its 2,800 UK stores; Rimmel mascara owner Coty is close to taking over $12bn worth of Procter & Gamble’s beauty assets; and Nestlé is cutting 15% of its workforce across 21 African countries.
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NewsGreen's moves into luxury dessert kits
Each kit contains a sponge, pastry or biscuit crumb mix alongside other ambient ingredients
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NewsTesco gets ready for Ramadan in London
Supermarket’s religious festival activities include food donations, event sponsorship and a redesigned van
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NewsHeineken tackles £8.5m promotion push for Rugby World Cup
Limited edition packaging will offer consumers chance to win big RWC prizes
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NewsMilk prices could go up without affecting demand, survey suggests
A survey of 1,270 milk drinkers by Mintel found that 51% of consumers would be prepared to pay more than £1 for four pints
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NewsMark Allen set for £1.2m pay-out for 'transforming' Dairy Crest if Müller deal a success
Dairy Crest CEO Mark Allen is in line for a potential £1.2m windfall if the proposed £80m acquisition of its liquid milk operation by Müller gets signed off by the UK competition watchdog.
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NewsGrowing Majestic’s online sales is not the priority, says Rowan Gormley
A number of commentators predicted that Majestic Wine’s takeover of Naked Wines would enable it to supercharge its online growth
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NewsAlpen pushes into growing granola category
Alpen Oat Granola is being rolled out this week in three variants, contains wholegrain and is high in fibre
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NewsHigh street 'turns a corner' in survival battle
Research suggests fall in number of administrations and rise in administration survival rates
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NewsSenior grocery figures named in Queen's Birthday Honours
Three high profile food industry figures have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
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NewsFood waste figures could be forced upon supermarkets
Government debate reveals cross-party support for mandatory waste figures
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NewsTiger Tiger redesigns condiment range
Claiming Chippa was the UK’s only gluten and dairy-free condiment range, Tiger Tiger said it would change the perception that free-from brands are “worthy and dull”
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NewsCity Snapshot: Applegreen worth €300m after winning the backing of City funds
Irish forecourt operator Applegreen has revealed its flotation later this month will value the group at €299.7m (£218.8m) after winning backing
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NewsMedia Bites 16 June: Majestic Wine, Metro
All the papers follow The Grocer’s lead the morning with news that Majestic Wine is trialling selling single bottles of wine in the hope of winning new customers.
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NewsMajestic Wine to slow store rollout plans
Majestic Wine has cut its store estate expansion plans after announcing a 22.5% drop in pre-tax profits.
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NewsTesco launches special Pride t-shirts
The clothing will be sold in 15 stores along the parade route in London and is also available online for £6
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NewsIan Deste is new Burton's Biscuits UK & Ireland MD
Most recently commercial director at Premier Foods, Deste left the business last September, and has previous with spells at Premier Foods and CCE
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NewsBargain Booze launches ‘cheeky’ take on Aldi adverts
Bargain Booze has launched a “cheeky” advertising campaign reversing the successful series of Aldi price comparison adverts as the off-licence chain matches the price of Carlsberg Export and Smirnoff vodka with the discounter’s own-label products.