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NewsCity Snapshot: Sales and EBITDA climb in Q2 for Findus
Frozen giant Findus Group has released an update for its second quarter, with sales up 2% and EBITDA climbing 17% on a year ago.
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NewsMedia Bites 26 May: High street, M&S, Suntory, Costcutter
It’s a slow start to the week following the long bank holiday weekend with little in the way of grocery news in the papers.
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NewsIceland could 'open 70 stores in five years' in Ireland
The rollout will focus on the Iceland format, in stark contrast to the UK’s expansion programme, which is now centred on The Food Warehouse
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NewsPromo dynamic: half of supermarket deals now 'save' offers
New data shows the promotional landscape is becoming more straightforward
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Retailers told to get behind BRC agent and broker scheme
Retailers are being urged to commit to the BRC’s certification scheme for agents and brokers…
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NewsFrozen food retailer Farmfoods plans England store surge
London and the South of England is growing territory for the retailer, which currently has more than 300 shops nationwide
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NewsPayPoint and NFRN to meet over fee cap cuts
As The Grocer went to press, PayPoint sales director Andrew Goddard said he was hoping to meet NFRN CEO Paul Baxter on 22 May
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NewsPremier Foods' Gavin Darby hails return of volume growth
Premier Foods CEO Gavin Darby has hailed the return of volume growth at the supermarkets as a turning point…
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NewsSlaughterhouses meeting expectations, says FSA
Recent animal welfare incidents – including the Bowood expose - prompted the FSA to launch a programme of unannounced visits to abattoirs
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NewsFrance supermarket food waste law piles pressure on UK
The crackdown comes in a country which already redistributes 20 times more food to charity than the UK
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NewsFood waste: don't blame consumers, expert tells retailers
“There needs to be a shift away from passing the blame on to the consumer and to looking more at the retail and supply chain issues”
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NewsArla says market trends to blame for farmgate milk price cut
Arla Foods is reducing its global farmgate milk price by 1 eurocent per kg from Monday.
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NewsNestlé hits zero waste target at Fawdon site
New anaerobic digester converts four tonnes of solid waste and 200,000 litres of liquid into renewable energy and clean water every day
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NewsAldi and Lidl move to front in distribution space race
A report for The Grocer shows the two discounters have more than 80,000 sq ft of distribution floor space in planning
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NewsKarro bags £74m package to aid next stage of expansion
Pork supplier Karro Food Group has secured a £74m funding package to support UK and international expansion.
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NewsCharles Wilson on Booker deal - 'The Budgens and Londis supply chain is underutilised'
The deal, if approved by the Competition & Markets Authority, will create a symbol group with 4,907 stores
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NewsJames starts refit of franchise stores to Bargain Booze fascia
The 36 stores are situated across the Midlands and the North of England
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NewsBestway Xtra Local promos geared for small formats
Bestway’s retail club Xtra Local has launched a format for smaller stores…
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NewsReckitt Benckiser K-Y Jelly deal leads to more friction with competition watchdog
Durex owner Reckitt Benckiser’s attempt to acquire the K-Y Jelly brand is to come under more intense scrutiny from the UK’s deal watchdog as a result of concerns over higher prices for shoppers.
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NewsJonathan Taylor made north & NI retail director at Tesco
The fallout from Tesco’s management shake-up continued this week, with Jonathan Taylor replacing Gary Mills…