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NewsSurprise exit for First Milk chief Humphreys
First Milk boss Peter Humphreys has announced his surprise exit from the dairy business.
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NewsKraft closing in on Cadbury
The rumour mill continues to churn over Kraft Foods’ hostile bid for Cadbury, with Kraft reportedly set to post its offer documents for the confectionery giant ahead of the 7 December deadline.
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NewsAsda signs non-food delivery deal
Asda has agreed a “long-term” deal with Home Delivery Network for the distribution company to deliver its non-food home shopping.
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NewsMeat and dairy targeted in new FSA plan to curb sat-fats
The Food Standards Agency has announced sweeping plans for the reduction of saturated fat in consumers’ diets – including the reduction of sat-fats in meat products and an increase in marketing for reduced fat alternatives.
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NewsBulletin: 'Poison eggs' alarm... Tesco's festive Clubcard payout... C&C swoops on cider rival
Salmonella scare over Spanish imports; supermarket gets double PR points; Magners maker snaps up Gaymers
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NewsStorm brews over Twinings cuts as workers plan protest
Twinings Tea workers are planning a protest outside the shareholders meeting of brand owner Associated British Foods, scheduled for Friday.
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Bulletin: The Co-op unveils £200m cuts... Archie Norman denied M&B role... Hershey lines up Cadbury bid funding
Ethical supermarket trebles points for members; ex-Asda chief misses out on pub chairmanship; US confectioner unveils backing for approach
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NewsThe Co-op triples dividend in battle for Christmas loyalty
The Co-operative Group has gone head-to-head with Tesco Clubcard by announcing its first-ever triple dividend.
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NewsVenus deal saves Wine Rack but Threshers future looks bleak
The Wine Rack brand will continue to trade after the administrator of owner First Quench Retailing sold the rights to the fascia and 13 of its stores.
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NewsEx-Asda man Norman denied Mitchells & Butlers role
Former Asda boss Archie Norman has been blocked from becoming the chairman of Britain’s biggest pub chain, Mitchells & Butlers.
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World News 28/11/09
Albert Heijn is to expand its non-food range in the first quarter of 2010, with dedicated departments appearing in its larger stores for the first time.
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Saturday Essay: 100% British wheat? How very old fashioned!
Gary Sharkey on why Hovis is set to launch its first loaf made only with wheat from British farms in the new year
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NewsWomen In Grocery 2009: Here come the girls
Women now hold some of the most senior jobs in the grocery industry. Chloe Ryan and The Grocer team asked 35 of today's most influential women in food and drink how they did it and how far there is still to go
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Grocer 33: Waitrose in Newcastle impresses
The battle for the top store award intensified this week. Three retailers had strong availability, but Waitrose in Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, was the only retailer to entirely satisfy our shopper.
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Co-op axes 400 workers in DC closures
The Co-operative Group is to axe 400 jobs at Somerfield distribution centres. The group said the East Kilbride depot would close with the loss 160 jobs, while 140 jobs would be axed from the Bridgwater depot and 100 from Huntingdon...
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Harris and Sapin link to grow 50cl wines
Two wine suppliers have teamed up in a joint venture to add more upmarket variants to the burgeoning 50cl wine market.Distributor Roger Harris Wines and French-based supplier and bottler Paul Sapin SA are in talks with the multiples to...
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Harry Tuffins eyes £60m sales as it acquires two stores from The Co-op
Harry Tuffins has snapped up two Somerfield stores in Gloucestershire from The Co-operative Group. The shops, in Coleford and Lydney, takes the retailer's estate to nine and are its first stores in the county.
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NewsAcid Test: Loyd Grossman Classic Margherita pizza
I would normally buy Pizza Express-branded chilled pizzas as they are of a decent quality, but after trying Loyd Grossman's Margherita my loyalty has switched despite the fact that they are about...
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Daylesford Organic adds Ocado listing
Daylesford Organic has secured online distribution with Ocado for 57 of its products as it seeks to extend availability beyond its luxury shop estate.Condiments, jams, sweet and savoury biscuits, milk, drinking yoghurts and meals made...
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Barnes could share Aldi reins with CEO ‘partner’
Matthew Barnes will take control of Aldi UK and Ireland in March next year, but he may have to share the job with a partner, according to sources in the industry.
With the shockwaves still being felt from the exit of Armin Burger last…